01 What makes it unique
The Cherokee Grey Wolf 23DBH is the line's compact family bunkhouse — a true eight-sleeper that stays genuinely half-ton-towable. A private front bedroom holds a walk-around queen (an RV king on some builds) with dual wardrobes; the rear corner is a double-over-double bunk room for the kids; and between them a large U-shaped dinette with full-length storage drawers and a chef's kitchen with a 10-cubic-foot 12V refrigerator handle daily life. Dual entry doors give direct outdoor access to the rear bath and the kitchen. It packs a full family floorplan into just 29 feet and 5,861 pounds dry.
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 is generous for the tier: a 15,000-BTU air conditioner, a 200-watt solar panel with a 40-amp controller, a tankless water heater, an electric fireplace and a full outside kitchen. A 52-gallon fresh tank supports family-size water use away from hookups.
At 5,861 pounds dry against a 7,712-pound GVWR it leaves a healthy 1,851 pounds of cargo capacity — unusually comfortable for an eight-sleeper this size, and enough that a well-equipped half-ton tows it without strain. For families who want a real bunkhouse with a private master, an outside kitchen and a fireplace, but who don't want a 35-foot trailer or a three-quarter-ton truck, the 23DBH is one of the most sensible plans in the Grey Wolf line.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 29' 3"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Exterior height
- 10' 8"
- Slide-outs
- 1
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight
- 5,861 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 7,712 lbs
- Cargo carrying capacity
- 1,851 lbs
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 712 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 52 gal
- Grey water
- 38 gal
- Black water
- 28 gal
- Refrigerator
- 10 cu ft (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
- 3-burner range
- Refrigerator
- 10 cu ft 12V
- A/C
- 15,000 BTU
- Water heater
- Tankless gas
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 8
- Primary bed
- Front queen
- Layout
- Front queen master, rear double bunks, U-dinette, dual entry, outside kitchen, 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 23DBH 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
A true eight-sleeper in 29 feet
A private front master plus a rear double-over-double bunk room sleep eight, yet it stays under 5,900 lb dry and half-ton-towable — a rare combination at this size.
Comfortable family payload
At 1,851 lb of cargo capacity it carries more than most eight-sleepers this length — room for water, gear and the outside-kitchen contents without crowding the rating.
Outside kitchen and fireplace standard
A full exterior kitchen and an interior electric fireplace come standard — features that are often options elsewhere in the value tier.
Starting MSRP is dealer-dependent
Forest River publishes no single fixed MSRP; advertised dealer MSRPs for the 23DBH range widely (roughly $44,000 to the high $40,000s in the US, higher in Canada) and selling prices typically run many thousands below. The figure shown is representative and flagged.
05 How it compares
The rear-living couples' coach with a Murphy bed — no bunks, lighter and cheaper, for two rather than a family.
The lighter mid-kitchen bunkhouse — also sleeps eight with a walk-around king and more cargo capacity, at a lower price.
The Forest River value-twin bunkhouse — a laminate I-beam build sleeping eight at a similar size and price.