Forest River WOLF PUP 17JG 17JG reviews

This was our first RV. Purchased it for my travel nurse daughter to use while working so she didn't have to pack & unpack in apartments every contract. We had the Wolf Pup 17JG for 3 months & my daughter wanted some heat strips added to the AC unit for just chilly days that didn't need the furnace. Her husband brought it back from her Georgia contract, the schwintek slide had only 7 out/in cycles on it since we bought it. Took it into the dealer, slide worked fine when we retracted & brought it home. They added the strips & after we got it home we tried to open the slide to check their work. The slide wouldn't budge. It was stripped out. Techs said we must have damaged it on the way home from their shop. Yeah right. Couldn't prove it however so we told them to fix it under warranty. They told us that there was a parts shortage due to Covid. Six month's later we have to basically go into the showroom at stage a sit in before they miraculously found parts & fixed it! The slide hadn't been installed straight from the factory & they had to pull it completely out & reinstall it straight with the new slide hardware to get it fixed. We then took it home AGAIN, put the slide out & the first thing we saw was they hadn't installed the weather seal over top of the slide! You could put your hand outside over top the slide! *sigh* Horrible build quality from the Forest River factory, the dealer service under warranty was almost non-existent, just a horrid experience all round. Once they get you signed on the contract they don't want to hear from you ever again! Show less

We really like the layout, it works well for us. The quality just isn't there. There has been multiple small issues that I repaired myself. The slide is the major issue. Going back in the shop tomorrow. We are fortunate to have bought the extended warranty, something I rarely do. I would NOT recommend this unit and do regret buying it because of the issues. Seriously thinking about selling it when it comes out of the shop after only owning a year (purchased new). Show less

Only my second camping trip and the awning has stopped working. I never could get the backup camera to work.i took it back for the camera they got it to work untill I left the lot. The small stove top is close to the wall I'm not going to use it until I can get a heat barrier of some sort. The microwave was loose when I got home with it I believe they had swapped it out sometime. But it was a easy fix Show less

Slide problems plague this model. Mine has failed for the 3rd time. Forest river doesn’t stand by their product and does not want to help with it. Floor plan makes the RV useless if the slide does not work. Poor cabinet space, wood panel by the fridge was cut too long and shoved in to try and fit it…staples came out. There’s just a lot of quality issues, but the biggest one it has is the slide out. I would not buy and i will NEVER buy a Forest River product again. They do not care about your loyalty as a consumer. Sell it and forget it should be their new motto. Show less

We quickly purchased this RV from an dealer that was far away from us. This fit the bill for what we needed at the time. We were limited by towing capacity. This towed ok. This is inherent of a single axle trailer when comparing to a tandem axle. Kind of like comparing apples and oranges. The setup with the app was great. I could watch for trees when putting the slid out on my own with my phone running the slide. We went on several week plus long camping trips in this with our family of 5. It gets the job done. We all had a comfortable place to sleep at night. 5 is really pushing it for room getting ready in the morning or turning in for the night. This is really the only fault of the camper for us. Storage is ample, 12volt fridge is great! Great little camper for a family that does not have a big tow vehicle. Show less

I'll split my review into two parts: 1. The trailer - is junk! Poor quality, poor workmanship. 2. The company, Forrest River - even worse! My trailer is in the shop for over 4 months now waiting for parts. Their so-called "road assistance" doesn't work when you need them, told me it will take them 4 days to send a technician to fix the slide out. Stay away!!! Show less

This is our first RV and was so extremely excited for it, but what a huge disappointment it has been. This thing was built with incorrect electrical parts according to the dealership as which has caused us to miss quite a few trips with it stuck in the shop to be repaired. We bought new to avoid issues like this. Walls are coming undone the slide has already broken down and this is now back in the shop which will have been a total of 7 weeks this time waiting on forest river to send the parts. This has been our biggest regret of a purchase of any kind... EVER! we will never consider anything from forest river again. Their CS over there is pitiful as well. We bought the trailer in March of 2021, and it has been at the dealership for repairs 6 times. We have used it 6 times which means that every time we tried to use it, it would break on us. Do yourself a favor and seriously consider something else from another manufacturer. Show less

We have only had it for a week and so far like most of it. One shocking thing we found out which we don't like and it is a problem shared by the other RV manufacturers; the security key design. I was short one key and needed a spare so I asked the dealer to make me one. To my surprise he walked over to the hanging generic keys for the brand which anyone can buy, and handed me a bag. He says they are all generic and most manufacturer keys are. I was shocked! Anyone can purchase bags of these keys and drive around RV parks and steal the stuff? Outrageous! Warning to all, change your locks! Other than that shocking problem, the trailer is fine, so far. Show less

Very poor quality and workmanship. We are new to camping with an RV, and we wanted to have the opportunity to enjoy some of the beautiful parks our country has to offer. So the Wolfpup was our choice to start with. The unit looks great and it has a nice floor plan which looked very convenient for my family and I. But soon after we purchased it, things started to fall off and break apart. At the beginning it was the door which is not adjusted correctly, then the kitchen handles started to fall off (the bolt that holds one of them is simply too short). The bed baseboard then detached from the frame, the bathroom vinyl cover is separating from the wall, and the most scary part - a piece of the awning fell off during driving. I've never imagined that this good looking unit is assembled with such a poor quality. The service lady is nice and responsive, but if I want to fix it I need to wait now 4 weeks for a local dealer to look into it. That means I need to drive now all the way back with those defects and who knows what will happen next. I'm afraid more parts will fall while I'm driving. Terrible. If you ask me - Don't buy. Show less