Forest River CHEROKEE GREY WOLF 20RDSE reviews

We have had this travel trailer four years, camping 20-25 nights a year. We have only camped in NC, longest trip being 5 hours. In four years my only repair has been a broken curtain bracket. We had zero issues from new and everything has worked perfectly. I tow it with a six cylinder truck and it tows very easily. I do use the Husky anti-sway system. I wish it had a battery cutoff switch, but I haven’t added one yet. The water heater is inconvenient to winterize. The refrigerator is excellent. The heater works well. The AC is a bit loud but has always worked. I have had no cause to contact factory support but that choice wasn’t given on the review. I have never been back to the dealer and it was bought out by a big chain, so I won’t be back. No, the trailer does not have expensive amenities like an airstream, but it cost less than most little teardrops. I couldn’t be happier. Show less

What a nightmare. We purchased the Grey wolf and have had nothing but issues. The trailer was never winterized by the manufacturer so the kitchen faucet broke the first week home. Do not believe the stickers saying winterized by manufacturer! The door wouldn’t shut right. It took two trips to the dealership to get it fixed. First trip out we found the black tank flush was hooked to the grey tank. The kitchen sink wouldn’t drain and the shower leaked onto the bathroom floor. You can tell it was thrown together without any quality check. I will NEVER consider buying anything from forest river again. We were so excited to do a lot of camping this year and it has been so stressful and incredibly disappointing. Zero stars!! Show less

I understand that in this market many people are taking what they can get. that said, we shopped for a travel trailer for a couple years. At least a year before COVID and all the market mayhem. we decided we wanted a 20RDSE for the floorplan and features. after purchasing a different model and returning it because it had very serious and potentially deadly safety problems, an RDSE became available. after a bit of price gouging "The Dealer marked it up another grand over advertised price" we took the unit home to find that there was no, and I mean zero, dealer prep done on the unit and due to this pretty much every system in the unit either didn't work or didn't work properly. Every space was full of construction debris, heater vents disconnected, plumbing leaks everywhere. furnace wouldn't fire. propane hose not secured and sagging down to touch the axel under the trailer. third brake light on bright all the time and blinks about every 5 seconds, no power to back up camera. Range hood didn't work and one of the most annoying parts to this all is and probably the most avoidable is the fridge door installed so it would hit the wall and not open enough to pull the shelves out to adjust them. But wait! there's more! We discovered that of the advertised 42 gallons of fresh water capacity, which was one of the reasons we wanted this model, only about 25 gallons was usable before the pump went dry. Due to the positioning of the vent and the draw tube it would leave the rest inaccessible. The only response from the dealer after all these issues was "drop it off, but you wont get it back for at least a month" and "this is an entry level unit, if you want something better you can trade up" and of course they said "you have to warranty components directly with the appliance manufacturer" So I have spent several days troubleshooting and repairing this brand new trailer. I've got everything working and hope to have a trouble free dry camping experience this weekend. We went in to this after doing a great deal of homework and research thinking we should expect a basic level of quality. The component manufacturers have been great helping me troubleshoot the issues and feel lucky that I have the skills to figure this stuff out. We would be at the whim of the not so diligent dealer and their dismissive attitude if I were not the "handy" person I am. We have not found this basic level of quality in Forest River or any sort of customer service from their dealer network. We may end up with Forest River for our next rig but will be much more diligent buyers. Show less

We bought this in April 2019 as used. Got a pretty good deal. We have not had one issue with it. Everything on it has worked from day one. Used it on at least 10 weekend trips and all is good. I see a lot of negative reviews about Forest River rv's, however this one is excellent. Show less

Been traveling with this camper for 6 months now, love everything about it! The rear dinette window and farmhouse sink are definitely the highlights for us. We put in a new bed but other than that it’s been great, even had a guest sleep on the dinette once and they enjoyed it too. Every now and then have to tighten something up, but no major issues yet. Originals tires have been fantastic too (I think the nitrogen fill really helps). We don’t use the shower much because we use planet fitness to save on grey water space, but it works whenever we’ve used it despite being a little tight. Plenty of storage space! Highly recommend! Show less

The price is about the only thing I believe I really liked. The first thing pitch the matters. If your not lite weight you'll have to rebuild the bed. Make sure you check the fitting on all water connection,the pump under the bathroom sink the plastic cap on the pump was loose and pumped water all over the bathroom floor down under the tub soaked everything main floor Had to run a fan for days. Blue lights in the speakers quit working blue lights in the awning all came down.The carefree awning very cheap and now I read the seams might come apart. My Furrion camera quit working some where in Florida ? But they did replace it. SO the Warranty is up in June So I'm looking for the siding and roof to blow off next. Other then that we Love it. But it will be our 1st and our last Forest River Grey Wolf Show less