01 What makes it unique
The 287BH is the Arctic Wolf family plan built for a crowd on a light pin. It pairs a private front queen bedroom with a private rear bunkhouse (double bunks at 54 by 74 inches and a wardrobe), a U-shaped dinette, a tri-fold sleeper sofa, a 39-inch LED television, an electric fireplace, a walk-in pantry and a deluxe outdoor kitchen with a refrigerator and an LP griddle, under a single slide, sleeping up to ten. At a 1,325-pound dry pin it carries the lowest pin weight in the line, and at about 8,368 pounds dry it is half-ton-friendly. It rides the full Arctic Wolf build: a 2-inch full-cage aluminum frame, laminated exterior walls under the Elemental Protection Package, an enclosed heated underbelly and automatic leveling.
Forest River publishes an 8,368-pound UVW and a 2,027-pound CCC. Forest River publishes no GVWR for this line, so no loaded rating is quoted here, against the line’s lowest dry pin of 1,325 pounds. A 15,000-BTU central air conditioner (prepped for a second), a 35,000-BTU furnace, a 5,200-BTU electric fireplace, a tankless water heater, a 10-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator, solid-surface counters and an 81-gallon Niagara fresh tank are standard, with a mandatory 100-watt Juice Pack solar package (expandable to 500 watts), a Series 27 battery and a 30-amp charge controller, under a 20-foot power awning.
It is the family, multi-sleeper Arctic Wolf. For a family that wants a private front bedroom, a private rear bunkhouse, a U-shaped dinette and a deluxe outdoor kitchen — sleeping up to ten on the line’s lowest pin, towable behind a properly rated half-ton-plus or three-quarter-ton truck.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 35' 2"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Exterior height
- 13' 2"
- Interior height
- 6' 4"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 8,368 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published by Forest River for this line
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,027 lbs
- Dry pin (hitch) weight
- 1,325 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 81 gal
- Grey water
- 70 gal
- Black water
- 35 gal
- Refrigerator
- 10 cu ft 12V
Construction
- Frame
- 2" full-cage aluminum frame · high-density block-foam insulation · ToughBend rigid skirt metal
- Walls
- Laminated exterior walls (Elemental Protection Package) · high-gloss fiberglass skin
- Roof
- PVC roof membrane (lifetime warranty) · engineered-wood SuperTruss · 3/8" decking
- Underbelly
- Enclosed + heated underbelly · 12V tank heat pads · 5/8" T&G plywood floor
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem) · 7,000-lb or 8,000-lb group by plan · per-axle GAWR not separately published *
- Hitch
- Fifth-wheel (in-bed) · automatic leveling · 100W Juice Pack solar standard
- Brakes
- Electric · self-adjusting · Series 27 battery + 30A solar charge controller
- Tires
- Aluminum wheels · MORryde steps · outside shower
Galley & bath
- Cooktop
- 3-burner gas range · microwave · walk-in pantry · tankless water heater
- Refrigerator
- 10 cu ft 12V
- A/C
- 15,000 BTU (2nd 15K optional)
- Water heater
- Tankless · on-demand
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 10
- Slides
- 1
- Entries
- 1
- Awnings
- 1 (20')
- Primary bed
- Queen 60×80
Drawn to scale
Size, with end view
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
03 The Arctic Wolf floorplan family
Arctic Wolf is Forest River's value-mid full-size fifth wheel — a step below the brand's own premium-mainstream sibling Sandpiper, and the value entry to Forest River full-size fifth-wheel ownership. Six of the most distinct 2026 floorplans are profiled here in full. The 287BH on this page is highlighted; each other plan links to its own page.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27SGS | 30 ft | 4 | Rear living, dual opposing slides, lightest and shortest, under 10,000 GVWR |
| 289PANO | 35 ft | 4 | New for 2026, dual-opposing panoramic rear living, second A/C standard |
| 287BH | 35 ft | 10 | Front bedroom + rear bunkhouse, family plan, sleeps up to ten |
| 3250SUITE | 36 ft | 4 | Up-equipped rear-living suite, king bed slide, theater seating |
| 331BH | 38 ft | 10 | Two bedrooms + two baths, family bunkhouse-suite, sleeps up to ten |
| 38LEAH.G | 44 ft | 4 | RV News 2026 RV of the Year; washer/dryer standard, longest and heaviest |
Arctic Wolf is Forest River's value-mid full-size fifth wheel — a step below the brand's own premium-mainstream sibling Sandpiper, and the value entry to Forest River full-size fifth-wheel ownership. Six of the most distinct 2026 floorplans are profiled here in full; the remaining catalogued retail plans (285OPT, 387ML, 3650SUITE, 3750SUITE, 38DST, 3950SUITE) and one Dealer Stock Only plan (the rear-deck 3800DECK) are listed on the hub but not profiled. Every plan is built on a 2-inch full-cage aluminum frame with laminated exterior walls under the Elemental Protection Package, an enclosed and heated underbelly with 12-volt tank heat pads, automatic leveling, a 50-amp service, a tankless water heater, a 35,000-BTU furnace, a 5,200-BTU electric fireplace, a 15,000-BTU central air conditioner, solid-surface counters, an 81-gallon Niagara fresh tank line-wide and a mandatory 100-watt Juice Pack solar package (expandable to 500 watts) with a Series 27 battery and a 30-amp charge controller as standard. Hitch weight, UVW and CCC are published per plan on the Forest River factory page; GVWR is not published by Forest River for this line. The numeric per-axle GAWR is not separately published for Arctic Wolf (the line splits between 7,000-lb and 8,000-lb tandem axle groups by plan). UVW is a factory estimated average; real loaded pin weights run higher — always weigh the loaded coach and confirm against your truck's payload and rear-axle ratings.
04 Notes on this floorplan
Family plan, lowest pin in the line
A private front bedroom plus a private rear bunkhouse sleeping up to ten, on the line’s lowest dry pin of 1,325 lb — a half-ton-friendly family coach.
Private rear bunkhouse + walk-in pantry
A dedicated rear bunkhouse with 54-by-74-inch double bunks and a wardrobe, plus a walk-in pantry — real separated kids’ space and galley storage.
Deluxe outdoor kitchen standard
A deluxe outdoor kitchen with a refrigerator and an LP griddle — a full second galley at the campsite, standard on the family plan.
Single slide, but a big floorplan
It sleeps up to ten on a single slide, so confirm the live-in feel suits you; a dealer listing once typo’d the dry weight (8,750) and payload (1,645), but the factory UVW is 8,368 lb and CCC 2,027 lb.
05 How it compares
The bigger family plan — two bedrooms and two baths with dual opposing slides instead of a single-slide front-bed-plus-bunkhouse layout.
Keystone’s bunkhouse fifth wheel — a mainstream family cross-shop a tier across.
Forest River’s premium-mainstream full-size fifth wheel a tier above — a richer package at a higher price.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 81-gallon fresh tank is about 676 lb of water, 33% of the 287BH’s 2,027 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,351 lb (135 lb per rated berth). Across 15 Arctic Wolf floorplans the water share runs 11% to 35%, and 1 gives up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Arctic Wolf 27SGS at 32% and Arctic Wolf 331BH at 35%.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Arctic Wolf 3550SUITE, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 7 fields both publish (this plan first): length 35 ft 2 in vs 38 ft 1 in; dry weight 8,368 lb vs 9,568 lb; cargo capacity 2,027 lb vs 2,077 lb; dry hitch weight 1,325 lb vs 1,445 lb; fresh tank 81 gal vs 49 gal. They match on grey tank and black tank.
| Arctic Wolf plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry weight (lb) | 8,368 | 4 of 15 | 7,583–12,563 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 2,027 | 2 of 15 | 1,931–3,757 |
| Dry hitch weight (lb) | 1,325 | 3 of 15 | 1,140–2,360 |
| Length | 35 ft 2 in | 5 of 15 | 29 ft 11 in–43 ft 6 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 81 | 10–15 of 15 | 49–81 |
| Black tank (gal) | 35 | 1–11 of 15 | 35–70 |
| Sleeps | 10 | 5–6 of 6 | 4–10 |
Either side of it by dry weight: Arctic Wolf 291RL is 10 lb lighter (8,358 lb dry); Arctic Wolf 327MB is 810 lb heavier (9,178 lb dry).
| Nearest Arctic Wolf siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Wolf 287BH | 35 ft 2 in | 10 | 8,368 | — | 2,027 | 1,325 | 81 |
| Arctic Wolf 3550SUITE | 38 ft 1 in | — | 9,568 | — | 2,077 | 1,445 | 49 |
| Arctic Wolf 291RL | 33 ft 6 in | — | 8,358 | — | 3,097 | 1,255 | 49 |
| Arctic Wolf 27SGS | 29 ft 11 in | 4 | 7,893 | — | 2,102 | 1,525 | 81 |
| Arctic Wolf 331BH | 38 ft 3 in | 10 | 9,914 | — | 1,931 | 1,645 | 81 |
| Arctic Wolf 327MB | 37 ft 2 in | — | 9,178 | — | 2,562 | 1,540 | 49 |
All 15 Arctic Wolf floorplans: Arctic Wolf line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by dry weight | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 287BH | — | 8,368 | 10 | 35 ft 2 in |
| Eagle 26REC | 9,995 | 8,355 | 2 | 29 ft 2 in |
| Cougar 29BHL | 11,000 | 8,345 | 10 | 33 ft 4 in |
| Reflection 28RL | 10,995 | 8,400 | 4 | 31 ft 0 in |
| Rockwood Ultra Lite Fifth Wheels 2621WS | — | 8,289 | — | 30 ft 5 in |
| Avenue 28BH | 10,495 | 8,518 | 6 | 32 ft 11 in |
| Roamer Light Duty 28DBSS | 9,995 | 8,525 | — | 34 ft 6 in |
Against the 287BH: the Eagle 26REC is 13 lb lighter and 6 ft shorter and sleeps 8 fewer; the Cougar 29BHL is 23 lb lighter and 2 ft shorter; the Reflection 28RL is 32 lb heavier and 4 ft shorter and sleeps 6 fewer.
08 Common questions about the 287BH
How much can the 287BH carry?
2,027 lb. A full fresh tank uses 676 lb of it.
What is the pin weight of the 287BH?
1,325 lb dry, 16% of the dry weight (median across 386 fifth wheels here: 19%).
How many people does the 287BH sleep?
It is rated to sleep 10. No other Arctic Wolf floorplan here is rated for more.
What are the tank capacities on the 287BH?
Fresh 81, grey 70, black 35 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 287BH?
35' 2" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
17 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 287BH. Not published: GVWR, tire size (a description is published, a size is not).
Values marked with an asterisk are arithmetic on published figures or come from a single source; the flag travels into the downloadable spec sheet.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: forestriverinc.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 2 recall campaigns and 3 owner complaints against the Arctic Wolf line. They are counted separately: a recall is a confirmed defect with a remedy, a complaint one owner’s unverified account.
Too few reports to show a pattern. 3 complaints have been filed on this line — not enough to say what fails most often. They cover structure and wheels.
Recall coverage here is not complete, and complaints are owners’ unverified reports (how this record is built). Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Arctic Wolf line page.