01 What makes it unique
The Cherokee Grey Wolf 26BRB is a roomy family bunkhouse built around a large living slide and a high sleep count. A front private bedroom holds a king bed, the rear corner stacks bunks for the kids, and the main living area — a full kitchen with a pantry, a dinette and convertible furniture on the big slide — sleeps the overflow, bringing nominal capacity to nine across 33 feet. Dual entry doors give direct outdoor access to the bathroom, and an outside kitchen handles cooking and mess out of doors, so a large family has both room inside and a real outdoor galley.
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 second is optional), a 200-watt solar panel with a 40-amp controller, a 20,000-BTU furnace, an air-fryer convection microwave, a tankless water heater and a 12-volt refrigerator, plus a 15-foot power awning. A 52-gallon fresh tank supports family-size water use away from hookups.
At 6,470 pounds dry against a 7,893-pound GVWR it leaves about 1,423 pounds of cargo capacity, which a full family fills quickly once water, gear and the outside-kitchen contents are aboard, so it rewards careful loading and a well-equipped half-ton or three-quarter-ton truck. The factory record does not publish the refrigerator's cubic footage, so it is flagged. For larger families who want a king bedroom, real bunks, a big living slide and an outside kitchen at a value-tier price — without a 37-foot trailer — the 26BRB is one of the most spacious mid-length plans in the Grey Wolf line.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 32' 8"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Exterior height
- 10' 8"
- Slide-outs
- 1
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight
- 6,470 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 7,893 lbs
- Cargo carrying capacity
- 1,423 lbs
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 893 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 (2nd opt)
- Water heater
- Tankless gas
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 9
- Primary bed
- Front king
- Layout
- Front king bedroom, rear bunks, large living slide w/ convertible furniture, 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 26BRB 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
King bedroom plus real bunks
A private front king and a rear bunk room give parents and kids their own space — with convertible furniture on the big slide pushing nominal capacity to nine.
Large living slide opens it up
The oversized slide carries the dinette and convertible seating, making the main living area unusually roomy for a 33-foot trailer — and adding sleeping space.
Watch payload with a full family
At ~1,423 lb of cargo capacity it loads up fast once water, gear and the outside kitchen are stocked — weigh it loaded and pack deliberately.
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 cluster around $49,000–50,000 and selling prices run many thousands below. The figure shown is representative and flagged.
05 How it compares
The shorter front-bed, rear-bunk bunkhouse — lighter and easier to handle, with a smaller living area.
The same length with a front kitchen instead of a large living slide — a different daily flow at a similar weight and price.
The 37-foot big-family bunkhouse with a full outdoor galley — more beds and outdoor living, longer and needing a bigger site.