2026 Forest River Cherokee Timberwolf20OG

The Cherokee Timberwolf 20OG has 2,981 lbs of cargo capacity between 8,294 lbs dry and its 11,275 lbs GVWR, 26% of that rating; filling its 40-gallon fresh tank at 8.3 lb a gallon uses 332 lbs of it (how to read trailer weights).

Tongue weight is 1,075 lbs, 13% of the dry weight as published; it rises as the trailer is loaded and counts against the tow vehicle’s tongue-weight and payload limits (tongue weight by size).

Off hookups: 80 gallons of grey and black capacity against 40 gallons of fresh water, so fresh water runs out first (tank sizes by length).

Against the rest of the Cherokee Timberwolf roster this is the 2nd of 11 floorplans by dry weight, in a line that runs from 7,109 lbs to 12,589 lbs. It sits in the lighter third of the line.

Plan the tow on loaded weight, not the 8,294 lbs dry figure: half the published cargo capacity brings this plan to about 9,784 lbs, and the published GVWR of 11,275 lbs is the limit (how to read trailer weights).

Forest River’s line listing and this floorplan’s own factory page agree on all 4 shared figures. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the published GVWR exactly. A missing row means Forest River does not publish that figure (how figures are verified).

Forest River's own description of this floorplan reads: “Introducing the newest addition to the Mini Loft series by Timberwolf, the 20OG! This model is quite compact at just under 36ft and features a cozy rear patio. Other notable highlights include 2 king size beds, a dishwasher, combo washer/dryer, and a full-size fridge.” That is the factory's marketing copy rather than a specification, and nothing in it is treated as a verified field on this page - layout descriptions, sleeping arrangements and feature claims in factory copy are not carried into the spec table unless the factory also publishes them as specifications.

How the 20OG differs from the other ten Cherokee Timberwolf floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

• Dry weight, 8,294 lb: second-lightest of eleven, between the 16ML (7,109 lb) and the 39TN (8,854 lb).
• GVWR, 11,275 lb: second-lowest of eleven, between the 16ML (11,240 lb) and the 27MDK (11,924 lb).
• Tongue weight, 1,075 lb: second-lightest of eleven, between the 16ML (1,040 lb) and the 39DL (1,095 lb).
• Length, 35 ft 8 in: second-shortest of eleven, between the 16ML (27 ft 9 in) and the 27MDK (35 ft 11 in).
• Cargo capacity, 2,981 lb: third-largest of eleven, between the 39HBA (2,556 lb) and the 16ML (4,131 lb).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 26.4%: third-largest of eleven, between the 39HBA (19.2%) and the 39TN (32.7%).
• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 13%: shared with the 39TN; of eleven, seven smaller and two larger, nearest the 39DC (12.7%) and the 39NA (13.7%).
• Grey tank, 40 gal: shared with the 16ML, 27MDK and 39TN; of eleven, one smaller and six larger, nearest the 39DL (38 gal) and the 39AL and 39DK (70 gal).

Next to the 16ML, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 20OG is 1,185 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 35 lb higher, has 1,150 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 35 lb heavier and is 7 ft 11 in longer; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Next to the 39TN, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 20OG is 560 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 1,875 lb lower, has 1,315 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 75 lb lighter, is 4 ft 11 in shorter and stands 9 in taller; the two publish the same fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Timberwolf carries the widest cargo spread of any line in this group: 876 lb at the bottom of the roster and 4,296 lb at the top, a factor of nearly five, on trailers 7,109 to 12,589 lb dry. Two of the eleven published plans are in a separate mini-loft travel-trailer grouping and the other nine are destination trailers. Hitch weight stays between 1,040 and 1,614 lb across the whole range, so the hitch figure alone will not tell you which end of the line you are looking at - the cargo number will.

A full 40-gallon fresh tank is about 332 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 11% of the 20OG’s 2,981 lb cargo capacity, leaving 2,649 lb. Across 11 Cherokee Timberwolf floorplans the water share runs 8% to 38%, and 8 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Cherokee Timberwolf 16ML at 8% and Cherokee Timberwolf 39HBA at 13%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.3).