Forest River Wildcat Maxx 26FBS
We recently visited Poulsbo RV's location in Everett, Washington, and looked at three rear-bath model travel trailers. First up for review is the Wildcat Maxx 26FBS. The Wildcat has an overall length of 29'11" and a dry weight of 6,837 pounds.
Kitchen
There is decent, but not abundant, counter space. The counters are solid surface and there is a single basin, undermounted stainless steel sink. There is a covered countertop cut out for a trash can. We saw this previously in Lance trailers, but the trash cans were tiny. The Maxx takes it a step further with a full-size kitchen trash can that can be accessed from outside the trailer when it's time to empty it. The three-burner gas range includes a 22" oven, which is huge compared to the 17" oven so many manufacturers are installing. The biggest con in the kitchen is the lack of pantry space and no logical space to store the large bin we'll use for dog food. Yes, we can store it in the bed of the truck, but that's not very convenient.
Living/Dining
The unit we looked at had the garden room slide, i.e. floor to ceiling windows in the dining area of the slide. Which is only available, obviously, on units that have the optional dinette as opposed to booth seating. We have a difference of opinion on booth dinettes. Chuck favors the freestanding table and chairs, and Paula favors booth dinettes. Quite honestly, this model would benefit from the extra indoor storage you get with a dinette, but the garden windows more than make up for the loss of storage.
The unit included a tri-fold (not a jack knife) sleeper sofa. There doesn't appear to be an option for theater seating.
Bathroom
Another thing in addition to the garden room that makes this model stand out from some of the others is that there's no outdoor kitchen, so the bathroom runs the entire width of the trailer. This leaves room for some really impressive bathroom storage. Bathroom counterspace was adequate, but just barely.
Bedroom
The biggest con of this model is (in Paula's opinion), that it's not a walk around bed. The consolation prize is that it's a full 60"x80" queen. It's not a deal breaker, but it's not ideal. Other than that, the bedroom is unremarkable.
Other Pros
Kitchen
There is decent, but not abundant, counter space. The counters are solid surface and there is a single basin, undermounted stainless steel sink. There is a covered countertop cut out for a trash can. We saw this previously in Lance trailers, but the trash cans were tiny. The Maxx takes it a step further with a full-size kitchen trash can that can be accessed from outside the trailer when it's time to empty it. The three-burner gas range includes a 22" oven, which is huge compared to the 17" oven so many manufacturers are installing. The biggest con in the kitchen is the lack of pantry space and no logical space to store the large bin we'll use for dog food. Yes, we can store it in the bed of the truck, but that's not very convenient.
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| Look at those windows! |
The unit we looked at had the garden room slide, i.e. floor to ceiling windows in the dining area of the slide. Which is only available, obviously, on units that have the optional dinette as opposed to booth seating. We have a difference of opinion on booth dinettes. Chuck favors the freestanding table and chairs, and Paula favors booth dinettes. Quite honestly, this model would benefit from the extra indoor storage you get with a dinette, but the garden windows more than make up for the loss of storage.
The unit included a tri-fold (not a jack knife) sleeper sofa. There doesn't appear to be an option for theater seating.
Bathroom
Another thing in addition to the garden room that makes this model stand out from some of the others is that there's no outdoor kitchen, so the bathroom runs the entire width of the trailer. This leaves room for some really impressive bathroom storage. Bathroom counterspace was adequate, but just barely.
Bedroom
The biggest con of this model is (in Paula's opinion), that it's not a walk around bed. The consolation prize is that it's a full 60"x80" queen. It's not a deal breaker, but it's not ideal. Other than that, the bedroom is unremarkable.
Other Pros
- Ground Control 3.0 auto leveling system
- Fully finished pass through storage
- Solid Step entry
- 4,000 pound cargo carrying capacity
Obviously we would never load a trailer up with 4,000 pounds of stuff, but I love that excess capacity.
Conclusion
The Wildcat is solid contender in the rear bath category.
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| So sad. |
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| Good counter space in the kitchen. |
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| Huge oven. |
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| Bathroom storage. How amazing is that! |
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| Another view of those garden windows. |
Thanks for reading. See you on the road!
Paula
Paula
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