Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf 26DJSE
Still in production. A used 2023 would run roughly $21,400.
dry weight 5,165 lb + fresh water (52 gal, full) 434 lb + propane + battery 200 lb + gear for 2 600 lb. Brochure dry weight omits water, propane, batteries and your gear; this estimate doesn't.
Judged the way the app judges: estimated loaded weight against each vehicle's rating less a 10% margin, per model year, because the 26DJSE's published weights changed mid-run.
The 28it doesn't fit
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~1,899 lb loaded
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: over by ~3,159 lb loaded
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~2,349 lb loaded
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~1,359 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,799 lb loaded
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~1,899 lb loaded
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: over by ~3,249 lb loaded
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: over by ~1,899 lb loaded
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~1,899 lb loaded
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~1,899 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~1,899 lb loaded
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~1,899 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~819 lb loaded
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~3,249 lb loaded
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~1,449 lb loaded
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~1,899 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~999 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: over by ~1,899 lb loaded
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: over by ~3,249 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~1,899 lb loaded
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~3,249 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: over by ~1,899 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: over by ~999 lb loaded
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~1,899 lb loaded
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~1,899 lb loaded
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~999 lb loaded
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: over by ~3,249 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~1,899 lb loaded
These verdicts assume 2 people aboard with typical gear. See the margin for your truck and your crew →
A missing row means the maker never published that figure: unknown, not zero.
- 1× Front queen bed(Permanent)60×80
- 2× Double bunks(Permanent)54×74
- 2× Double jack-knife sofas convert to beds(Convertible)—
Forest River (Caution tier): Budget stick-and-tin family trailer out of Forest River's volume Cherokee plant - cheap to buy, thin on QC and prone to the usual water-intrusion complaints.
| YEARS | GVWR | DRY | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–25 | 7,574 lb | 4,596 lb | $40,559 |
| 2026– | 7,639 lb | 5,165 lb | $40,559 |
- 2019Introduced
- 2026GVWR raised to 7,639 lb
Common: usually several for sale within a day’s drive. Why: Forest River is a volume manufacturer; 8-year production run; still in production. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.
Value bunkhouse with twin jack-knife sofas - no slide, so it stays light.
Live listings for the 26DJSE on the big marketplaces. Each search opens pre-filled with this exact floorplan:
Inventory varies by site and day. Slim pickings? search the whole Cherokee Grey Wolf line ↗
These are the facts. Whether it beats the other six thousand rigs for you depends on what you care about. Set your priorities as sliders, switch on your hard limits, and watch the whole market re-rank around them. Every exclusion explained, every margin shown.
See where it ranks for you →Data compiled from dealer and aggregator listings, retrieved 2026-07.