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2027 Forest River Westbrook26RBXC

a 28-foot travel trailer that leaves the factory at 5,863 lbs dry and is rated to carry 1,757 lbs of cargo.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2027

5,863lb
Dry Weight
7,620lb
GVWR
620lb
Tongue Weight
28ft
Length
1,757 lb cargo Travel Trailer · Tandem Axle Travel Trailers Built by · Forest River Model year · 2027

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

Loaded weight budget for the 26RBXCHorizontal bar. Dry weight 5,863 pounds, then cargo capacity 1,757 pounds, against a GVWR of 7,620 pounds. Tongue weight 620 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 7,620 lbsDry 5,863 lbsCargo capacity 1,757 lbsTongue weight 620 lbs — same scale

Size, with end view

Scale outline of the 26RBXCScale outline of the 26RBXC. Overall length 28' 11", overall height 10' 8", overall width 8' 0".end view8' 0"28' 11" overall length10' 8"

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the 26RBXCHolding tank capacities: fresh 42 gallons, grey 66 gallons, black 34 gallons.Fresh42 galGrey66 galBlack34 gal

Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.

Towing it

Tow rating needed7,620 lb
Published tongue weight620 lb
Loaded tongue weight, rule of thumb762–1,143 lb
Receiver hitch rating needed7,620 lb towed / 1,143 lb tongue
Payload check. Budget loaded, not dry: subtract the loaded range, every passenger, the bed and cab load and a weight-distributing hitch from the payload on your tow vehicle’s door-pillar placard (49 CFR 571.110 S4.3).

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).

Check this floorplan against your own vehicle’s numbers

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.

FloorplanNominalDry weight (lb)GVWR (lb)Notable
16CC20' 4"3,1494,815Single Axle Travel Trailers
16RBCC21' 6"3,3394,850Single Axle Travel Trailers
18BHCC23' 3"3,9394,900Single Axle Travel Trailers
25BHCC28' 8"4,8537,490Tandem Axle Travel Trailers
21MLXC25' 10"5,3187,665Tandem Axle Travel Trailers
26RBXC28' 11"5,8637,620Tandem Axle Travel Trailers
27CC31' 7"6,4137,805Tandem Axle Travel Trailers
27REXC34' 0"7,3439,860Tandem 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

Lighter
Westbrook 21MLXC

5,318 lbs dry against this plan's 5,863 lbs, a difference of 545 lbs.

Heavier
Westbrook 27CC

6,413 lbs dry, 550 lbs more than this plan, and 1,392 lbs of cargo capacity against this one's 1,757 lbs.

Most cargo in the line
Westbrook 25BHCC

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 plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)7,6205 of 84,815–9,860
Dry weight (lb)5,8636 of 83,149–7,343
Cargo capacity (lb)1,7575 of 8961–2,637
Hitch weight (lb)6205 of 8415–1,060
Length28 ft 11 in6 of 820 ft 4 in–34 ft 0 in
Fresh tank (gal)424–8 of 841–42
Grey tank (gal)666 of 830–68
Black tank (gal)344–8 of 830–34

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 siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Westbrook 26RBXC28 ft 11 in—5,8637,6201,75762042
Westbrook 27CC31 ft 7 in—6,4137,8051,39280542
Westbrook 21MLXC25 ft 10 in—5,3187,6652,34766542
Westbrook 25BHCC28 ft 8 in—4,8537,4902,63749042
Westbrook 27REXC34 ft 0 in—7,3439,8602,5171,06042
Westbrook 16RBCC21 ft 6 in—3,3394,8501,51145041

All 8 Westbrook floorplans: Westbrook line hub.

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
26RBXC7,6205,863—28 ft 11 in
Cherokee Grey Wolf 19SM7,6165,076—24 ft 3 in
Puma Tracks 2580RBSS7,6286,013—32 ft 8 in
Cherokee Alpha Wolf 25RKX7,6105,468—26 ft 11 in
Campsite Reserve 25CY7,6305,178—29 ft 2 in
Viking 25QBH7,6305,048—30 ft 5 in
Wildcat 221CHEF7,6055,613—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.