Forest River Cherokee Grey Wolf 26KF
Still in production. A used 2023 would run roughly $24,600.
dry weight 6,403 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 26KF's published weights changed mid-run.
The 49it doesn't fit
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~707 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~707 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~167 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~77 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~3,137 lb loaded
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: over by ~4,397 lb loaded
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~3,587 lb loaded
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,597 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~4,037 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~887 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~887 lb loaded
- Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: over by ~1,427 lb loaded
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,137 lb loaded
- GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~887 lb loaded
- GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~77 lb loaded
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: over by ~4,487 lb loaded
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: over by ~3,137 lb loaded
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~3,137 lb loaded
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~3,137 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,137 lb loaded
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~3,137 lb loaded
- Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~707 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: over by ~1,157 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,057 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: over by ~1,157 lb loaded
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,487 lb loaded
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,687 lb loaded
- Land Rover Defender '20-26: over by ~257 lb loaded
- Land Rover Discovery '17-26: over by ~257 lb loaded
- Lexus LX 600 '22-26: over by ~437 lb loaded
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~3,137 lb loaded
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: over by ~887 lb loaded
- Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~1,202 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,237 lb loaded
- Ram ProMaster '14-26: over by ~1,417 lb loaded
- Rivian R1S '22-26: over by ~707 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: over by ~3,137 lb loaded
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: over by ~4,487 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~3,137 lb loaded
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~4,487 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: over by ~3,137 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: over by ~2,237 lb loaded
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~3,137 lb loaded
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,137 lb loaded
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~2,237 lb loaded
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: over by ~4,487 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~1,787 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~1,517 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~3,137 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 bedroom bed(Permanent)—
- 1× Dinette converts to a bed(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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,830 lb | 6,583 lb | $46,589 |
| 2026– | 7,755 lb | 6,403 lb | $46,589 |
- 2025Introduced
- 2026GVWR revised to 7,755 lb
Findable: a few listed nationwide most weeks. Why: Forest River is a volume manufacturer; only 2 model years; still in production. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.
2025-on kitchen-forward plan; bed sizes not published in any accessible source.
Live listings for the 26KF 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 low-confidence record: figures are inferred and should be independently verified, retrieved 2026-07.