One trailer, two badges
Forest River's current Wildcat fifth-wheel page lists seven 2027 floor plans: 32CHILL, 33CHEF, 35CRIB, 36FL, 36FUN, 37GALLEY, and 38DEN. Every one of those codes is also a Cardinal plan, and the figures Forest River publishes beside each Wildcat plan are the figures it publishes for the Cardinal of the same code. Checked on 2026-09-12, the hitch weight, unloaded vehicle weight, cargo carrying capacity, and exterior length match plan for plan, with no exceptions across the seven.
RVBlueprints used to keep separate Wildcat records for the 32CHILL, 33CHEF, and 35CRIB. Those three pages carried the same GVWR, tank sizes, slide counts, and exterior heights as their Cardinal twins, so they added nothing a reader could use. Each of those addresses now sends you to the Cardinal record, which is the single place the plan is documented on this site.
Where each Wildcat plan lives
The rows below pair every Wildcat designation with its record. The figures shown are the ones Forest River lists on the Wildcat page itself, so you can confirm the match against the Cardinal record you open.
35 ft 3 in, 9,688 lb UVW, 1,765 lb hitch, 2,500 lb cargo. The shortest and lightest plan under either badge, with the living room at the rear.
Open record →Wildcat 33CHEFCardinal 33CHEF record38 ft 3 in, 10,558 lb UVW, 1,885 lb hitch, 3,327 lb cargo. The rear-kitchen plan, and the highest published cargo figure in the family.
Open record →Wildcat 35CRIBCardinal 35CRIB record42 ft 8 in, 11,953 lb UVW, 2,305 lb hitch, 2,352 lb cargo. Rear bunk room with its own shower, and the heaviest hitch figure of the seven.
Open record →Wildcat 36FLCardinal 36FL record44 ft 5 in, 11,283 lb UVW, 2,235 lb hitch, 2,952 lb cargo. Front living room, bedroom at the rear.
Open record →Wildcat 36FUNCardinal 36FUN record42 ft 9 in, 12,033 lb UVW, 2,095 lb hitch, 2,062 lb cargo. Two bedrooms and two baths, and the heaviest UVW in the family.
Open record →Wildcat 37GALLEYCardinal 37GALLEY record42 ft 9 in, 11,123 lb UVW, 2,080 lb hitch, 2,957 lb cargo. Kitchen in the front cap, bedroom at the rear.
Open record →Wildcat 38DENCardinal 38DEN record44 ft 5 in, 11,638 lb UVW, 2,235 lb hitch, 2,597 lb cargo. Rear loft den, and the highest published sleeping capacity of the seven.
Open record →What the published data does and does not separate
Nothing in Forest River's published specification separates a Wildcat from a Cardinal of the same code. Whatever distinguishes the two names on a dealer lot, it is not a weight rating, a tank size, a slide count, or a dimension. If a dealer quotes different figures for the two badges, ask which model year and which page they came from, because the manufacturer's own 2027 pages agree.
The one place the sources diverge is a third-party one. RVUSA's spec guides list the Wildcat 32CHILL at three sleepers and the Cardinal 32CHILL at four, and the Wildcat 35CRIB at eight against the Cardinal's seven. Forest River publishes no sleeping capacity for either badge. The Cardinal records carry the Cardinal guide's figure and say so in their source details.
Comparable Forest River lines
Cedar Creek starts at 12,254 lb UVW and reaches 18,000 lb GVWR across eight records, so it sits a full weight class above the 9,688 lb to 12,033 lb Cardinal and Wildcat range.
Open model guide →Compare withForest River Arctic WolfArctic Wolf is the lighter Forest River family, opening at 8,578 lb UVW with a 10,585 lb GVWR, and its four records are 2026 model-year pages rather than 2027.
Open model guide →What the source does not settle
Forest River labels UVW and cargo carrying capacity as estimated averages based on a standard build, so the certification label on the exact unit takes precedence over any figure on this page. An eighth designation, 36MB, appeared on the Wildcat page when it was checked on 2026-08-21 and is not on the page as of 2026-09-12; it has no Cardinal counterpart and no record here.