01 What makes it unique
The Cherokee Grey Wolf 26SS builds a couples' coach around a rear kitchen. The galley anchors the back of the trailer with a spacious pantry beside the refrigerator, an air-fryer microwave and generous overhead cabinets, while the booth dinette sits on the slide and a sofa faces an electric fireplace with hidden shelves behind it for storage. The front of the trailer is a private master bedroom with an RV king bed and a side wardrobe, and a walk-through bathroom — tub/shower, toilet and a vanity with counter space — connects the living area to the bedroom. An outside kitchen lets a couple cook out of doors as well.
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. A 52-gallon fresh tank and 38-gallon grey and black tanks support a couple's water use away from hookups.
At 5,987 pounds dry against a 7,764-pound GVWR it leaves roughly 1,777 pounds of cargo capacity, comfortable for two, and tows easily behind a half-ton truck. The factory record does not publish the refrigerator's cubic footage, so it is flagged; one dealer listing quotes a heavier as-built figure once option packages are added, but the factory base weight is used here. For couples who specifically want a rear cook's kitchen, a private king master and a fireplace lounge — a galley-focused layout rather than a rear lounge or rear bath — the 26SS is the Grey Wolf line's rear-kitchen couples' plan.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 30' 11"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Exterior height
- 10' 8"
- Slide-outs
- 1
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight
- 5,987 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 7,764 lbs
- Cargo carrying capacity
- 1,777 lbs
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 764 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 52 gal
- Grey water
- 38 gal
- Black water
- 38 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
- 4
- Primary bed
- Front RV king
- Layout
- Front private master (RV king), rear kitchen with pantry, sofa + fireplace lounge, booth dinette slide, walk-through bath, 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 26SS 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 rear cook's kitchen, not a rear bath
The galley anchors the back with a full pantry and prep space — a layout for couples who cook, distinct from the line's rear-bath and rear-living plans.
Private king master plus walk-through bath
An RV king front bedroom and a walk-through bathroom connecting the living area to the bedroom — real privacy and an easy daily flow.
Base weight vs as-built
One dealer lists a heavier as-built weight once option packages are added; the figures here are the factory base unit (UVW 5,987 lb) — weigh the actual trailer once optioned.
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 $51,000 and selling prices run many thousands below. The figure shown is representative and flagged.
05 How it compares
The same value-mid tier with a rear full bath instead of a rear kitchen — a different daily flow at a similar length and weight.
The lighter, shorter rear-dinette couples' camper — easier to tow and cheaper, with a smaller galley and no walk-through bath.
The longer king-bed rear-living coach with a residential sofa — more lounge space, a bigger body to tow.