01 What makes it unique
The Westbrook 26RBXC has 1,757 lbs of cargo capacity between 5,863 lbs dry and its 7,620 lbs GVWR, 23% of that rating; filling its 42-gallon fresh tank at 8.3 lb a gallon uses 349 lbs of it (how to read trailer weights).
Forest River’s 2027 floorplan drawing for the 26RBXC shows, at the front, a camp king bed between wardrobes with overhead cabinets. Mid-coach: a jackknife sofa and dinette in a slide (theater seating is an option), an entertainment center with a fireplace, a hidden pantry, a fridge, and a kitchen with an air fryer below and a sink. At the rear: a full-width bath with a shower, a medicine cabinet and linen storage. It draws one slide-out and a 16-foot awning. Outside it labels an outside fridge and drop-frame super pass-through storage. Layouts change with options; check the unit itself.
Tongue weight is 620 lbs, 11% 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: 100 gallons of grey and black capacity against 42 gallons of fresh water, so fresh water runs out first (tank sizes by length).
Against the rest of the Westbrook roster this is the 6th of 8 floorplans by dry weight, in a line that runs from 3,149 lbs to 7,343 lbs. It sits in the heavier third of the line.
Plan the tow on loaded weight, not the 5,863 lbs dry figure: half the published cargo capacity brings this plan to about 6,741 lbs, and the published GVWR of 7,620 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 publishes no written floorplan description for this plan; the layout described above is read off Forest River’s own floorplan drawing for this model year. 26RBXC is a Westbrook designation, and this site does not decode the code itself into a layout claim.
How the 26RBXC differs from the other seven Westbrook floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 10.6%: second-smallest of eight, between the 25BHCC (10.1%) and the 21MLXC (12.5%).
- Dry weight, 5,863 lb: third-heaviest of eight, between the 21MLXC (5,318 lb) and the 27CC (6,413 lb).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 23.1%: third-smallest of eight, between the 18BHCC (19.6%) and the 27REXC (25.5%).
- Length, 28 ft 11 in: third-longest of eight, between the 25BHCC (28 ft 8 in) and the 27CC (31 ft 7 in).
- Grey tank, 66 gal: third-largest of eight, between the 21MLXC and 25BHCC (34 gal) and the 27CC and 27REXC (68 gal).
- GVWR, 7,620 lb: fourth-highest of eight, between the 25BHCC (7,490 lb) and the 21MLXC (7,665 lb).
- Cargo capacity, 1,757 lb: fourth-largest of eight, between the 16CC (1,666 lb) and the 21MLXC (2,347 lb).
- Tongue weight, 620 lb: fourth-heaviest of eight, between the 18BHCC (500 lb) and the 21MLXC (665 lb).
- Exterior height, 10 ft 8 in: shared with the 21MLXC, 25BHCC and 27CC; of eight, three lower and one taller, nearest the 16CC, 16RBCC and 18BHCC (10 ft 4 in) and the 27REXC (11 ft 1 in).
Next to the 21MLXC, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 26RBXC is 545 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 45 lb lower, has 590 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 45 lb lighter, is 3 ft 1 in longer and has a grey tank 32 gal larger; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank and black tank.
Next to the 27CC, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 26RBXC is 550 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 185 lb lower, has 365 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 185 lb lighter, is 2 ft 8 in shorter and has a grey tank 2 gal smaller; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 28' 11"
- Exterior height
- 10' 8"
- Exterior width
- 96"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 5,863 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 7,620 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,757 lbs
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 620 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 42 gal
- Grey water
- 66 gal
- Black water
- 34 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Axles
- Not published by Forest River
- Tires
- Not published by Forest River
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Forest River
- Awnings
- 16'
How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: travel trailer tongue weight by size; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.
Drawn to scale
Weight budget
Size, with end view
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
Towing it
Check your vehicle. Enter the ratings from your owner’s manual and the door-pillar placard.
Compares your figures with this page’s published GVWR (7,620 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,143 lb, a rule of thumb). Your vehicle’s placard and the trailer’s own weight label govern.
Loaded range: 10–15% of GVWR on the tongue, a rule of thumb, not a measurement of this unit. No truck ratings or hitch classes (why; NHTSA, DOT HS 809 433).
03 The Westbrook floorplan family
Westbrook is one of the few lines on this site where every published floorplan clears the bar for a full profile: eight plans, no dealer-stock-only entries, and dry weight plus cargo capacity equal to the published GVWR on all eight. The roster splits into single-axle and tandem-axle groupings and runs 3,149 to 7,343 lb dry on lengths of 20 feet 4 inches to 34 feet, with tongue weights of 415 to 1,060 lb.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Dry weight (lb) | GVWR (lb) | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16CC | 20' 4" | 3,149 | 4,815 | Single Axle Travel Trailers |
| 16RBCC | 21' 6" | 3,339 | 4,850 | Single Axle Travel Trailers |
| 18BHCC | 23' 3" | 3,939 | 4,900 | Single Axle Travel Trailers |
| 25BHCC | 28' 8" | 4,853 | 7,490 | Tandem Axle Travel Trailers |
| 21MLXC | 25' 10" | 5,318 | 7,665 | Tandem Axle Travel Trailers |
| 26RBXC | 28' 11" | 5,863 | 7,620 | Tandem Axle Travel Trailers |
| 27CC | 31' 7" | 6,413 | 7,805 | Tandem Axle Travel Trailers |
| 27REXC | 34' 0" | 7,343 | 9,860 | Tandem Axle Travel Trailers |
Westbrook is Forest River's entry-price travel trailer, published in single-axle and tandem-axle groupings across eight floorplans. Forest River publishes dry weight, GVWR, cargo capacity, tongue weight, all three exterior dimensions, all three tank capacities and awning size for every one, and dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the published GVWR exactly on all eight. Sleeping capacity, axle count, tire size and MSRP are not published in this channel and are absent rather than estimated.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Forest River does not publish for this line
Sleeping capacity, axle count, tire size and MSRP are not in Forest River’s specification channel for Westbrook, so this page does not publish them and does not estimate them (how figures are verified).
Weigh it before you tow it
Forest River calls its unloaded weight an estimated average for a standard build, and options and dealer add-ons change it, so weigh your own trailer loaded the way you travel (how figures are verified).
05 How it compares
5,318 lbs dry against this plan's 5,863 lbs, a difference of 545 lbs.
6,413 lbs dry, 550 lbs more than this plan, and 1,392 lbs of cargo capacity against this one's 1,757 lbs.
2,637 lbs of cargo capacity, the highest of the 8 Westbrook floorplans profiled here. If payload rather than length is the binding constraint, that is the plan to compare against.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 42-gallon fresh tank is about 349 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 20% of the 26RBXC’s 1,757 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,408 lb. Across 8 Westbrook floorplans the water share runs 13% to 35%, and 4 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Westbrook 21MLXC at 15% and Westbrook 16CC at 20%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Westbrook 27CC, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 6 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 28 ft 11 in vs 31 ft 7 in; dry weight 5,863 lb vs 6,413 lb; GVWR 7,620 lb vs 7,805 lb; cargo capacity 1,757 lb vs 1,392 lb; hitch weight 620 lb vs 805 lb; grey tank 66 gal vs 68 gal. They match on fresh tank and black tank.
| Westbrook plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 7,620 | 5 of 8 | 4,815–9,860 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 5,863 | 6 of 8 | 3,149–7,343 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,757 | 5 of 8 | 961–2,637 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 620 | 5 of 8 | 415–1,060 |
| Length | 28 ft 11 in | 6 of 8 | 20 ft 4 in–34 ft 0 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 42 | 4–8 of 8 | 41–42 |
| Grey tank (gal) | 66 | 6 of 8 | 30–68 |
| Black tank (gal) | 34 | 4–8 of 8 | 30–34 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Westbrook 25BHCC is 130 lb lighter (7,490 lb GVWR); Westbrook 21MLXC is 45 lb heavier (7,665 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Westbrook siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westbrook 26RBXC | 28 ft 11 in | — | 5,863 | 7,620 | 1,757 | 620 | 42 |
| Westbrook 27CC | 31 ft 7 in | — | 6,413 | 7,805 | 1,392 | 805 | 42 |
| Westbrook 21MLXC | 25 ft 10 in | — | 5,318 | 7,665 | 2,347 | 665 | 42 |
| Westbrook 25BHCC | 28 ft 8 in | — | 4,853 | 7,490 | 2,637 | 490 | 42 |
| Westbrook 27REXC | 34 ft 0 in | — | 7,343 | 9,860 | 2,517 | 1,060 | 42 |
| Westbrook 16RBCC | 21 ft 6 in | — | 3,339 | 4,850 | 1,511 | 450 | 41 |
All 8 Westbrook floorplans: Westbrook line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26RBXC | 7,620 | 5,863 | — | 28 ft 11 in |
| Cherokee Grey Wolf 19SM | 7,616 | 5,076 | — | 24 ft 3 in |
| Puma Tracks 2580RBSS | 7,628 | 6,013 | — | 32 ft 8 in |
| Cherokee Alpha Wolf 25RKX | 7,610 | 5,468 | — | 26 ft 11 in |
| Campsite Reserve 25CY | 7,630 | 5,178 | — | 29 ft 2 in |
| Viking 25QBH | 7,630 | 5,048 | — | 30 ft 5 in |
| Wildcat 221CHEF | 7,605 | 5,613 | — | 27 ft 9 in |
Against the 26RBXC: the Cherokee Grey Wolf 19SM is 4 lb lighter and 5 ft shorter; the Puma Tracks 2580RBSS is 8 lb heavier and 4 ft longer; the Cherokee Alpha Wolf 25RKX is 10 lb lighter and 2 ft shorter.
08 Common questions about the 26RBXC
How much does the 26RBXC weigh?
5,863 lb dry; 7,620 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the 26RBXC carry?
1,757 lb, 23% of its GVWR (median across 855 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 349 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the 26RBXC?
620 lb as published, 11% of the dry weight (median across 1,205 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the 26RBXC need?
A tow rating of at least 7,620 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
What are the tank capacities on the 26RBXC?
Fresh 42, grey 66, black 34 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 26RBXC?
28' 11" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
11 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 26RBXC. Not published: interior height, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, refrigerator, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: forestriverinc.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.