01 What makes it unique
The Cherokee Grey Wolf 22MKSE is one of the lightest family bunkhouses in the line. A front RV king bedroom with dual wardrobes and USB ports sits up front, double-size bunk beds stack the kids or guests at the rear, and a booth dinette in the main room doubles as dining and sleeping for one or two more — so the practical count runs from six to eight depending on the build. A full bathroom with a hybrid tub and shower surround handles a family's needs, and a full kitchen with an included air fryer rounds out a layout that stays under 4,900 pounds dry in just over 26 feet.
Grey Wolf builds it on a wood-frame body with aluminum sidewall construction, riding on the Cherokee Stable Step, with the widely stocked Black Label trim adding Thermo-Foil Arctic insulation, high-gloss gel-coat sidewalls and frameless tinted automotive glass. Standard equipment includes a 15,000-BTU air conditioner, a 12-volt refrigerator, an air-fryer convection microwave, a tankless water heater and a 15-foot power awning, with a 200-watt solar package available for off-hookup nights. A 52-gallon fresh tank supports family-size water use away from hookups.
At 4,869 pounds dry against a 7,675-pound GVWR it leaves roughly 2,806 pounds of cargo capacity — unusually generous, and a genuine benefit for a family loading water, gear and toys — and its low weight makes it towable by many SUVs as well as any half-ton truck. The factory record does not publish the refrigerator's cubic footage, so it is flagged. For a family that wants real bunks and a king bed in the lightest, most affordable bunkhouse the Grey Wolf line offers, the 22MKSE is the compact-bunkhouse value.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 26' 6"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Exterior height
- 10' 6"
- Slide-outs
- 1
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight
- 4,869 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 7,675 lbs
- Cargo carrying capacity
- 2,806 lbs
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 675 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 52 gal
- Grey water
- 38 gal
- Black water
- 28 gal
- Refrigerator
- 12V*
Construction
- Frame
- Wood-frame body
- Walls
- Aluminum sidewall
- Roof
- Walk-on · one-piece
- Insulation
- Thermo-Foil Arctic*
Running gear
- Axles
- Per plan (see above)
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull
- Entry
- Cherokee Stable Step
- Solar
- Solar prep / pkg
Galley & bath
- Cooktop
- High-output cooktop
- Refrigerator
- 12V (size not published*)
- A/C
- 15,000 BTU
- Water heater
- Tankless gas
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 6–8
- Primary bed
- Front RV king
- Layout
- Front RV king bedroom, rear double-size bunks, convertible booth dinette, full tub/shower bath, 1 slide
- Awnings
- 1 (15' power)
03 Cherokee Grey Wolf floorplan family
The Cherokee Grey Wolf is Forest River's highest-volume value-mid travel trailer — the company calls it the number-one-selling RV in its lineup. It spans roughly twenty travel-trailer floorplans for 2026 plus toy-hauler and fish-house variants. The 22MKSE on this page is highlighted; each other profiled plan links to its own page. The highest-demand layouts are detailed here and the rest are catalogued on the line hub.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19SM | 24 ft | 8 | Double-queen family, two queens + bunk, rear queen slide |
| 20RDSE | 25 ft | 4 | Compact rear-dinette couples, front queen |
| 22CE | 26 ft | 4 | Rear-kitchen + rear-bath couples, front king |
| 22MKSE | 27 ft | 8 | Compact bunkhouse, front king + rear double bunks |
| 23DBH | 29 ft | 8 | Compact bunkhouse, front master, dual entry |
| 23MK | 29 ft | 4 | Rear-living Murphy/kitchen couples |
| 23MS | 29 ft | 8 | Compact bunkhouse, front king + rear bunks, outside kitchen |
| 26DJSE | 29 ft | 7 | Lightweight bunkhouse, walk-around king, mid kitchen |
| 26LP | 29 ft | 6 | Lightweight bunkhouse, front queen + double bunks, big payload |
| 26SS | 31 ft | 4 | Rear-kitchen couples, king master, walk-thru bath |
| 27GH | 31 ft | 4 | Front-kitchen couples, private rear king, outside kitchen |
| 26DBH | 32 ft | 6 | Double-bunk family, dual entry, outside kitchen |
| 26LK | 32 ft | 6 | Rear-bath couples, front king, fireplace lounge |
| 26BRB | 33 ft | 9 | King + bunks family, large slide, dual entry |
| 26KF | 33 ft | 9 | Front-kitchen bunkhouse, king + bunks, dual entry |
| 27LH | 34 ft | 3 | King-bed rear-living couples, residential sofa |
| 29QB | 37 ft | 7 | Two-bedroom coach, front + rear queen, dual entry |
| 29TE | 37 ft | 8 | Big bunkhouse, full outside kitchen, dual entry |
| 29NM | 38 ft | 9 | Two-room family coach, king bedroom + rear bunkhouse |
Every Cherokee Grey Wolf travel trailer is built on a wood-frame body with aluminum sidewall construction and rides on the Cherokee Stable Step; the Black Label trim adds Thermo-Foil Arctic insulation, gel-coat sidewalls and frameless tinted windows. Lengths, weights and equipment change with options and model year — always confirm against the unit's own weight sticker. Wolf Pup and Wolf Den lightweight spin-offs and the Arctic Wolf fifth wheels are documented separately.
04 What owners & reviewers report
Real bunks in a sub-4,900-lb trailer
A front RV king and rear double-size bunks make it a genuine family bunkhouse at one of the lightest dry weights in the line.
Unusually high payload
At ~2,806 lb of cargo capacity against a 7,675-lb GVWR it carries a lot of family gear and water — and the low weight keeps it within reach of many SUVs.
Flexible berth count
The booth dinette converts for one or two more sleepers, so nominal capacity runs from six to eight depending on the build and how the dinette is used.
Refrigerator size not published
The factory floorplan record confirms a 12V refrigerator but not its cubic footage; it is shown unverified and excluded from the completeness figure.
Starting MSRP is dealer-dependent
Forest River publishes no single fixed MSRP; advertised US dealer MSRPs vary widely and selling prices run many thousands below. The figure shown is representative and flagged.
05 How it compares
The double-queen family camper — two queens and a bunk instead of a king-plus-bunks bunkhouse, a shorter body with similar berth count.
The lighter couples' camper — a rear dinette for two rather than a family bunkhouse, at a lower price.
The dedicated bunkhouse with a private front master, a U-dinette slide and dual entry — more separation and living space, a longer body to tow.