2026 Forest River Wildcat35CRIB

The 35CRIB is Wildcat’s bunkhouse-and-crib family plan and the tallest coach in the line. It pairs a rear bunkhouse (a 54-by-74 bunk, an upper bunk, a loft and a desk) with a mid living room (a super sofa, a kitchen island, two pantries and a coffee bar) and a private front queen bedroom with a walk-in closet, served by two full bathrooms and opened by three slide-outs, sleeping eight. At 13 feet 6 inches it is the tallest plan in the profiled line, two inches above the 37BEST. 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 an 11,953-pound UVW, a 2,352-pound CCC and a 14,305-pound GVWR (the published GVWR equals UVW plus CCC exactly), against a 2,305-pound dry pin. It carries the line’s larger 76-gallon grey and black tanks (matched to its two full bathrooms). A 45,000-BTU three-air-conditioner system, 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, with a 200-watt rooftop solar prep; Forest River does not yet publish an awning size for this plan on the factory floorplan record.

It is the two-bath, crib-and-bunkhouse Wildcat. For a family that wants a rear bunkhouse with a loft and desk, a private front queen bedroom and two full bathrooms on the tallest plan in the line — towed behind a properly rated three-quarter-ton or larger truck — the 35CRIB is the line’s bunkhouse-and-crib plan. It is sold as the Cardinal 35CRIB under a sister badge.

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 35CRIB on this page is highlighted; each other plan links to its own page.

A full 60-gallon fresh tank is about 500 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 21% of the 35CRIB’s 2,352 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,852 lb (231 lb per rated berth). Across 10 Wildcat fifth-wheel floorplans the water share runs 15% to 24%, and 1 gives up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Wildcat 402BEDS at 20% and Wildcat 36FUN at 24%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.3).

Closest sibling: the Wildcat 402BEDS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 42 ft 8 in vs 42 ft 3 in; dry weight 11,953 lb vs 12,353 lb; GVWR 14,305 lb vs 14,800 lb; cargo capacity 2,352 lb vs 2,447 lb; dry hitch weight 2,305 lb vs 2,175 lb. They match on sleeps, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Either side of it by GVWR: Wildcat 35FL is 190 lb lighter (14,115 lb GVWR); Wildcat 36MB is 30 lb heavier (14,335 lb GVWR).

All 26 Wildcat floorplans: Wildcat line hub.

Against the 35CRIB: the Eagle 370FBTS is 5 lb lighter and 2 ft shorter and sleeps 4 fewer; the Cedar Creek 291RW is 45 lb heavier and 8 ft shorter.

17 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 35CRIB. Not published: awning, tire size (a description is published, a size is not).

Values marked with an asterisk are arithmetic on published figures or come from a single source; the flag travels into the downloadable spec sheet.

Sourcing rules: methodology.