01 What makes it unique
The Cherokee Wolf Pup 18RJBW is a small, light toy hauler that balances living space against cargo space. A front bedroom holds a queen bed with an overhead bunk above it; the middle is a galley and a dinette area with a chef's-kitchen layout; a functional bath serves the unit; and the rear is a garage with a ramp door for a motorcycle, ATV or gear. The exclusive Pup patio system turns the ramp door into an elevated outdoor seating deck, and an outside entertainment area with speakers and a TV bracket extends living out of doors. There is no slide-out, keeping the weight low.
Wolf Pup is Forest River's entry-lightweight, metal-sided line — built on Power Gear frame technology with a Space Saver Rail design, high-impact front metal in place of corrugated metal, a Tufflex PVC seamless walk-on roof and a five-eighths-inch tongue-and-groove plywood floor, riding on the Cherokee Stable Step. Standard equipment runs to an 8,000-BTU air conditioner, a 20,000-BTU furnace, a 200-watt solar panel with a 40-amp controller and a battery disconnect, a tankless water heater, a backup camera and a full-length power awning. The optional Black Label package adds frameless tinted automotive glass, gel-coat sidewalls, solid-surface countertops and Thermo-Foil Arctic insulation.
At 3,879 pounds dry against a 5,755-pound GVWR it leaves roughly 1,876 pounds of cargo capacity — the working number for a toy hauler, since that allowance has to cover both the toy and the family's gear — and the tandem-axle, sub-23-foot body tows behind a half-ton truck. Subtract the weight of a motorcycle or ATV from that 1,876-pound figure to see what is left for water, food and supplies, and weigh the loaded trailer. For an active family or couple who wants to haul a small toy in the lightest, most affordable hauler the Wolf Pup line offers — with a sleeping loft and a patio deck — the 18RJBW is the line's compact toy hauler.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 22' 8"
- Exterior width
- 7' 6"
- Exterior height
- 10' 6"
- Slide-outs
- 0
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight
- 3,879 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 5,755 lbs
- Cargo carrying capacity
- 1,876 lbs
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 655 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 26 gal
- Grey water
- 23 gal
- Black water
- 28 gal
- Refrigerator
- 12V*
Construction
- Frame
- Power Gear · Space Saver Rail
- Walls
- High-impact front metal · metal sided
- Roof
- Tufflex™ PVC · walk-on
- Floor
- 5/8″ T&G plywood
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem)
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull
- Entry
- Cherokee Stable Step
- Solar
- 200W + 40A controller
Galley & bath
- Cooktop
- High-output flush-mount
- Refrigerator
- 12V (size not published*)
- A/C
- 8,000 BTU
- Water heater
- Tankless on-demand
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 4
- Primary bed
- Front queen
- Layout
- Front queen + overhead bunk, mid galley + dinette, functional bath, rear garage with ramp door (Pup patio system), outside entertainment, no slide
- Awnings
- 1 (12' power)
03 Cherokee Wolf Pup floorplan family
The Cherokee Wolf Pup is Forest River's entry-lightweight travel trailer — the small, SUV-towable line that sits a step below the Cherokee Grey Wolf. It spans roughly fifteen-plus floorplans for 2026 across three families: full-feature wood-frame travel trailers, a lightweight single-axle "LP" sub-line on the T-9 chassis, and a small toy hauler. The 18RJBW on this page is highlighted; each other profiled plan links to its own page. The highest-demand layouts are detailed here and the rest are catalogued on the line hub.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16FQW | 22 ft | 3 | Single-axle front-queen couples, rear bath, no slide |
| 16BHSW | 22 ft | 5 | Bunkhouse family, front bed, rear bunks, no slide |
| 17JW | 24 ft | 8 | Slide-equipped family bunkhouse, U-dinette |
| 18RJBW | 23 ft | 4 | Toy hauler, queen + overhead bunk, rear garage ramp |
Every Cherokee Wolf Pup is built on Power Gear frame technology with a Space Saver Rail design, high-impact front metal in place of corrugated metal, a Tufflex™ PVC seamless walk-on roof and a 5/8-inch tongue-and-groove plywood floor, riding on the Cherokee Exclusive Stable Step. Standard equipment includes an 8,000-BTU air conditioner, a 20,000-BTU furnace, a 200-watt solar panel with a 40-amp controller, a tankless water heater and a 12-volt refrigerator; the optional Black Label package adds frameless tinted automotive glass, high-gloss gel-coat sidewalls, solid-surface countertops and Thermo-Foil Arctic insulation. The single-axle "LP" plans on the T-9 chassis drop the powered options for the lowest weight and price. Lengths, weights and equipment change with options, region and model year — always confirm against the unit's own weight sticker. Additional Wolf Pup travel-trailer, LP and toy-hauler floorplans are catalogued on the line hub.
04 What owners & reviewers report
A small, light toy hauler
A rear garage with a ramp door hauls a motorcycle, ATV or gear in a sub-3,900-lb trailer a half-ton tows easily — the line’s compact hauler.
The ramp door becomes a patio
The exclusive Pup patio system turns the ramp door into an elevated outdoor deck, with an outside entertainment area and speakers for camp living.
Sleeping loft over the queen
A front queen with an overhead bunk adds berths without adding length, so the unit sleeps four despite its compact footprint.
Cargo capacity is shared with the toy
The ~1,876-lb cargo allowance covers both the toy and the family’s gear — subtract the weight of a motorcycle or ATV to see what’s left, and weigh the loaded trailer.
Refrigerator size not published
The factory record confirms a 12V refrigerator but does not list its cubic footage on this plan; it is shown unverified and excluded from the completeness figure.
Starting MSRP is dealer-dependent
Forest River publishes no single fixed MSRP; advertised US dealer MSRPs run into the high $20,000s–low $30,000s with Black Label trim and selling prices run below; the figure shown is a representative base figure and is flagged.
05 How it compares
The fixed-bunkhouse alternative — rear bunks and a U-dinette slide instead of a garage, for families who want more beds rather than gear space.
The lighter, cheaper bunkhouse — rear bunks and an outside kitchen in a no-garage body for families not hauling a toy.
The step-up value-mid toy hauler — a bonded-aluminum-sidewall build with a larger garage, at more weight and cost.