01 What makes it unique
The 32LIVE is Wildcat’s entry point and the lightest, shortest coach in the line, on the line’s lowest GVWR. It is a rear-living plan built around a rear living room with theater seating and a tri-fold sofa, a kitchen island, a private front king bedroom and an electric fireplace, opened by three slide-outs, sleeping four (one dealer lists five maximum). At about 10,363 pounds dry it is the lightest Wildcat, on the line’s lowest published GVWR of 13,500 pounds. It rides the full Wildcat build: a 2-inch vacuum-bonded aluminum-framed sidewall structure, a one-piece molded fiberglass front cap, a PVC roof membrane with a lifetime warranty, a heated and enclosed underbelly with 12-volt tank heat pads and sectioned ABS armor, and 4-point automatic leveling.
Forest River publishes a 10,363-pound UVW, a 3,137-pound CCC and a 13,500-pound GVWR (the published GVWR equals UVW plus CCC exactly), against a 1,935-pound dry pin. An 18,000-BTU ducted air conditioner (a 45,000-BTU three-A/C system is optional here, with a third 13,500-BTU unit available), a 35,000-BTU furnace, a 5,000-BTU electric fireplace, a 60,000-BTU tankless water heater, a 16-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator, a 21-inch 2-in-1 oven range, a 30-inch over-the-range microwave and a 60-gallon fresh tank are standard, under two power awnings (15 and 11 feet) with a 200-watt rooftop solar prep.
US street pricing has commonly run in the high $50,000s, with an MSRP placard near $96,000 to $99,000 (street pricing runs far below placard). It is the entry, easiest-towing Wildcat. For a couple or small family that wants a rear living room, a kitchen island and a private front king bedroom in the shortest, lightest, lowest-GVWR coach in the line — towed behind a properly rated three-quarter-ton or larger truck — the 32LIVE is the line’s value entry plan. It is sold as the Cardinal 32LIVE under a sister badge.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 36' 5"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Exterior height
- 13' 3"
- Interior height
- 6' 5"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 10,363 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 13,500 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 3,137 lbs
- Dry pin (hitch) weight
- 1,935 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 60 gal
- Grey water
- 38 gal
- Black water
- 38 gal
- Refrigerator
- 16 cu ft 12V
Construction
- Frame
- 2" vacuum-bonded aluminum-framed sidewalls · high-density block-foam insulation · welded aluminum structure
- Walls
- Laminated aluminum-framed walls · one-piece molded fiberglass front cap · residential fiberglass roof & floor insulation
- Roof
- PVC roof membrane (lifetime warranty) · 5" arched roof rafters · 6′ 5" upper-deck height
- Underbelly
- Heated & enclosed underbelly · 12V tank heat pads · sectioned ABS underbelly armor · 5/8" T&G plywood floor
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem) · per-axle GAWR not separately published *
- Hitch
- Fifth-wheel (in-bed) · 4-point automatic leveling · 200W rooftop solar prep
- Brakes
- Electric · self-adjusting · 50-amp service
- Tires
- Aluminum wheels · outside shower · dual 20-lb LP
Galley & bath
- Cooktop
- 21" 2-in-1 oven range · 30" OTR microwave · 60K tankless water heater
- Refrigerator
- 16 cu ft 12V
- A/C
- 18,000 BTU ducted (45K 3-A/C optional)
- Water heater
- 60,000-BTU tankless · on-demand
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 4
- Slides
- 3
- Entries
- 1
- Awnings
- 2 (15' & 11')
- Primary bed
- King 66×80
03 The Wildcat floorplan family
Wildcat is Forest River's mid-profile affordable-luxury fifth wheel — a step above the brand's own value-mid Arctic Wolf and a step below its premium-mainstream Sandpiper. Six of the most distinct 2026 floorplans are profiled here in full. The 32LIVE on this page is highlighted; each other plan links to its own page.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32LIVE | 36 ft | 4 | Rear living + kitchen island + front bedroom, lightest and shortest, lowest GVWR |
| 33CHEF | 38 ft | 4 | Rear kitchen + front bedroom, couples who cook and work remote, lowest pin |
| 402BEDS | 42 ft | 8 | Two queen bedrooms + two full baths, dual entry, unique family plan |
| 36MB | 43 ft | 10 | Mid-bunk + loft family plan, fireplace, longest awning, highest pin |
| 35CRIB | 43 ft | 8 | Rear bunkhouse + front queen + two full baths, tallest in the line |
| 36FUN | 43 ft | 8 | Rear king master + front bunkhouse suite + two full baths, dual entry |
| 37GALLEY | 43 ft | 6 | Front kitchen + king suite + bath-and-a-half, galley-and-entertainment |
| 37PUB | 43 ft | 4 | Front living + kitchen island + bath-and-a-half, the front-living sibling |
| 35FL | 43 ft | 6 | Front entertainment/living + rear bedroom, biggest cargo capacity, four slides |
| 37BEST | 44 ft | 10 | Bunk beds + bath-and-a-half + dual entry, heaviest, longest, highest GVWR |
Wildcat is Forest River's mid-profile affordable-luxury fifth wheel — a step above the brand's own value-mid Arctic Wolf and a step below its premium-mainstream Sandpiper. Ten of the most distinct 2026 retail floorplans are profiled here in full; only two Dealer Stock Only plans (34CRIB, 35FUN) are listed on the hub but not profiled. Every plan is built on a 2-inch vacuum-bonded aluminum-framed sidewall structure with a one-piece molded fiberglass front cap, a PVC roof membrane with a lifetime warranty, residential fiberglass roof and floor insulation, a heated and enclosed underbelly with 12-volt tank heat pads and sectioned ABS armor, seamless roto-cast holding tanks, 4-point automatic leveling, a 50-amp service, a 35,000-BTU furnace, an 18,000-BTU ducted air conditioner (a 45,000-BTU three-A/C system is standard on most plans), a 60,000-BTU tankless water heater, a 16-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator, a 5,000-BTU electric fireplace, a 60-gallon fresh tank line-wide and a 200-watt rooftop solar prep. Hitch weight, UVW, CCC and GVWR are published per plan; the published GVWR equals UVW plus CCC exactly on every profiled plan. The numeric per-axle GAWR is not separately published for Wildcat. UVW is a factory estimated average; real loaded pin weights run higher — always weigh the loaded coach and confirm against your truck's payload and rear-axle ratings. Wildcat is badge-engineered as the Cardinal under a sister badge.
04 What owners & reviewers report
Lightest, shortest, lowest GVWR in the line
At about 10,363 lb dry and 36 feet 5 inches on the line’s lowest published GVWR of 13,500 lb it is the most towable Wildcat — the entry to the line.
Rear living + kitchen island + front king
A rear living room with theater seating, a kitchen island and a private front king bedroom, opened by three slide-outs — a couple’s and small-family layout.
Affordable-luxury equipment standard
A 16-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator, a 60,000-BTU tankless water heater, a 21-inch 2-in-1 oven range, an electric fireplace and a 200-watt solar prep come standard — a well-equipped mid-profile coach at the line’s lowest price.
Third A/C is optional on this plan
Unlike most of the line, the 45,000-BTU three-A/C system is optional rather than standard on the 32LIVE (and 33CHEF); the base build is an 18,000-BTU ducted unit. Confirm the A/C configuration on the specific unit if full cooling matters.
05 How it compares
The rear-kitchen sibling — a similar light coach built around a rear galley instead of a rear living room, for couples who cook.
Forest River’s value-mid full-size fifth wheel one tier below — a lighter, lower-priced coach with a leaner equipment package.
Forest River’s premium-mainstream full-size fifth wheel a tier above — a richer construction and equipment package at a higher price.