01 What the Cherokee Wolf Pup is
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 in the same Cherokee division. Where Grey Wolf is the volume value-mid line built on a wood-frame body with bonded aluminum sidewalls, Wolf Pup is the lighter, cheaper rung beneath it: a stick-and-tin trailer with metal sidewalls, built to the lowest weight and price in the family. It competes with Keystone's Hideout Mini and Passport SL, Coleman's lightweight plans and the other sub-4,500-pound entry trailers that first-time buyers and small-vehicle owners shop. (The similarly named Wolf Den is a separate, much larger Cherokee line of full-size coaches — not to be confused with the entry-lightweight Wolf Pup.)
For 2026 the line runs to roughly fifteen-plus floorplans across three families: full-feature wood-frame travel trailers (the "W" plans), a lightweight single-axle "LP" sub-line on Forest River's T-9 chassis that drops the powered options for the lowest weight, and a small toy hauler. Dry weights start under 2,000 pounds for the smallest LP teardrop and top out around 4,500 pounds for the largest wood-frame plan, with most of the popular bunkhouse and couples' plans landing between 3,500 and 4,300 pounds — squarely in mid-size-SUV and half-ton territory.
Construction is the entry-tier recipe: Power Gear frame technology with a Space Saver Rail design, high-impact front metal in place of corrugated metal sidewalls, a Tufflex PVC seamless walk-on roof with a lifetime limited warranty and a five-eighths-inch tongue-and-groove plywood floor, all riding on the Cherokee Stable Step. An 8,000-BTU air conditioner, a 20,000-BTU furnace, a 200-watt solar panel and a tankless water heater are standard on the wood-frame plans, and the optional Black Label package adds frameless tinted automotive glass, gel-coat sidewalls, solid-surface countertops and Thermo-Foil Arctic insulation. This is a lighter, more affordable, metal-sided trailer than the bonded-aluminum Grey Wolf or the laminate Salem/Wildwood lines — built to a price, for buyers who put low weight and low cost first.
02 Floorplans profiled in depth
Four representative Wolf Pup floorplans — spanning a single-axle front-queen couples' camper, the volume tandem-axle family bunkhouse, the line's only slide-equipped family bunkhouse, and the compact toy hauler — are profiled in full with factory-verified specifications. Together they cover the line's core: couples, family and toy-hauler use, across the popular 3,600-to-4,300-pound weight band. The remaining 2026 floorplans, including the lightweight single-axle LP sub-line, are catalogued below for reference and will be profiled in demand order as the catalog expands.
| Floorplan | Dry wt | Length | Sleeps | Layout | Starting MSRP* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FQW | 3,619 lbs | 21' 10" | 3 | Single-axle front-queen couples, rear bath, no slide | ~$22,000 |
| 16BHSW | 3,594 lbs | 21' 9" | 5 | Tandem-axle family bunkhouse, rear bunks, outside kitchen | ~$23,000 |
| 18RJBW | 3,879 lbs | 22' 8" | 4 | Toy hauler, queen + overhead bunk, rear garage ramp | ~$25,500 |
| 17JW | 4,311 lbs | 23' 11" | 8 | Slide-equipped family bunkhouse, U-dinette | ~$25,000 |
Dry weights, lengths, capacities and GVWR for profiled plans are verified directly against the Forest River factory floorplan records (2026 model year) — GVWR is published on each plan's factory page, not derived. Starting MSRP is a representative dealer-typical figure and is flagged (*) — Forest River publishes no single fixed MSRP, dealer-quoted 2026 MSRPs for the same plan vary widely (the 16BHSW alone is listed from roughly $35,000 to $39,000), and selling prices typically run many thousands below MSRP, commonly in the low-to-mid $20,000s. Options affect final weights — always confirm against the unit's own weight sticker.
03 The rest of the 2026 range
The Wolf Pup line is broad for an entry lineup. Beyond the four profiled plans, these are additional 2026 floorplans by family, length and weight — the remaining full-feature wood-frame travel trailers and the lightweight single-axle "LP" sub-line on the T-9 chassis. Each will be profiled in demand order as the catalog grows.
| Floorplan | Family | Length | Dry wt | Configuration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14CCW | Wood-frame TT | 19' 3" | 3,314 lb | Compact couples, single-axle, no slide |
| 16CM | Wood-frame TT | 23' 10" | 3,820 lb | Walk-through bath couples |
| 16KHW | Wood-frame TT | 23' 9" | 3,989 lb | Front-bed couples, larger galley |
| 17SC | Wood-frame TT | 23' 10" | 4,164 lb | Sofa/dinette couples |
| 18PB | Wood-frame TT | 23' 10" | 4,459 lb | Heaviest standard TT plan |
| 9CELP | LP single-axle | 12' 5" | 1,944 lb | T-9 teardrop, lightest in line |
| 12SBLP | LP single-axle | 14' 6" | 2,309 lb | Lightweight sofa-bed |
| 14BHLP | LP single-axle | 17' 2" | 2,654 lb | Lightweight bunk, queen + storage |
| 14RKLP | LP single-axle | 17' 4" | 2,654 lb | Lightweight rear-kitchen |
| 16LP | LP single-axle | 21' 7" | 3,039 lb | Lightweight bunkhouse |
| 17LP | LP single-axle | 23' 11" | 3,104 lb | Double-size bunks + queen |
A reference list of additional 2026 Wolf Pup floorplans; weights, lengths and hitch figures are verified against the Forest River factory brand page, and configurations summarize the layout. The "LP" plans are lightweight single-axle units on the T-9 chassis that drop the powered options (solar, backup camera, power awning, tankless water heater) for the lowest weight and price. Black Label trim variants (such as 17JWBL and 18RJBWBL) add equipment over the base plans and are not listed separately.
04 Line notes & data flags
Construction: stick-and-tin, a tier below Grey Wolf
Wolf Pup trailers are built with high-impact front metal and metal sidewalls over a Power Gear frame with a Space Saver Rail design, a Tufflex PVC walk-on roof and a plywood floor — a true entry-tier "stick-and-tin" build. This is deliberately lighter and cheaper than the Cherokee Grey Wolf's wood-frame body with bonded aluminum sidewalls, and lighter than the laminate Salem/Wildwood lines. The optional Black Label package upgrades the glass, sidewall finish, countertops and insulation. Construction figures on the model pages follow the Forest River factory feature lists.
GVWR is published, not derived
Unlike the Grey Wolf and Salem/Wildwood value lines, each Wolf Pup factory floorplan page publishes a plan-specific GVWR directly. Those published figures are used here, and they reconcile exactly with unloaded weight plus cargo carrying capacity on every plan checked — so the cargo numbers are plan-specific rather than a shared axle ceiling.
MSRP is dealer-dependent — flagged throughout
Forest River publishes no single fixed MSRP for Wolf Pup, and dealer-quoted 2026 MSRPs for the same floorplan vary widely — the 16BHSW alone is listed from roughly $35,000 to $39,000 — with selling prices commonly in the low-to-mid $20,000s. Starting prices here are representative dealer-typical figures, flagged with an asterisk.
Single axle on the lighter plans
Several Wolf Pup plans — the 16FQW and the entire LP sub-line — ride on a single axle to keep weight and tire cost down. A single axle tows fine for a small trailer but leaves no spare axle if a tire fails; the tandem-axle plans (16BHSW, 17JW, 18RJBW) add stability and a second axle. The axle count is noted on each model page.
Some fields not published per plan
Refrigerator cubic footage is published on the wood-frame bunkhouse and front-queen plans (a 10.3-cubic-foot double-door unit) but is left unlisted on the toy hauler and the 17JW, and the 17JW's factory page lists its exterior height as TBD. Those fields are shown unverified on the affected model pages and excluded from each plan's completeness figure.