01 What makes it unique
The Catalina Summit Series 8 221EPIC is the lightest plan profiled here and the easiest of the family bunkhouses’ siblings to tow. At 4,810 pounds unloaded with no slide-out, it pairs a front bedroom and a rear bath around an open, picture-window living area in a 25-foot-11 body, so a capable mid-size SUV or any half-ton handles it comfortably. Nominal sleeping is four; a bar-seating option can replace the booth dinette for couples who cook more than they host.
What sets the 221EPIC apart is payload. Its 6,810-pound GVWR over a 4,810-pound unloaded weight leaves roughly 2,000 pounds of cargo capacity — the most generous ratio of any plan on this page — so a couple can carry full water, gear and a loaded pantry without crowding the rating. An 18-foot power awning, the longest among the lighter plans, throws a wide shade. Standard equipment is the same full 12-volt residential package as the rest of the line: a GE 10.7-cubic-foot 12V refrigerator, a 60,000-BTU tankless water heater and a 13,500-BTU ducted air conditioner with a heat pump.
Catalina is a metal-sided value build — a Norco powder-coated steel I-beam frame, a Platinum .024-inch aluminum exterior with a smooth radius front and a seamless Alpha roof membrane — paired with JBL Aura audio and a 600-watt solar prep. The 221EPIC swaps the bigger plans’ residential in-floor ducted heat for a 30,000-BTU furnace with flex-ducted cabinet heat, the usual trade for a lighter, no-slide coach. For couples who want the cheapest, lightest way into the line with real cargo headroom, it is the value entry.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 25' 11"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Exterior height
- 11' 1"
- Slide-outs
- 0
Weights
- Unloaded vehicle weight
- 4,810 lbs*
- GVWR (published)
- 6,810 lbs
- Cargo carrying capacity
- 2,000 lbs
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 580 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 38 gal
- Grey water
- 44 gal
- Black water
- 29 gal
- Refrigerator
- 10.7 cu ft 12V
Construction
- Frame
- Norco powder-coated steel I-beam
- Walls
- Platinum .024″ aluminum · metal sided
- Roof
- Seamless Alpha membrane · walk-on
- Floor
- 5/8″ T&G StableDeck
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem)
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull
- Suspension
- EZ-lube + leaf spring
- Rock guard
- Diamond-plate front
Galley & bath
- Refrigerator
- GE 10.7 cu ft 12V
- Cooktop
- GE 3-burner range
- A/C
- 13,500 BTU ducted (heat pump)
- Water heater
- GE 60K tankless
- Furnace
- 30,000 BTU
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 4
- Primary bed
- Front queen
- Layout
- Front bedroom, open living, rear bath, no slide; bar-seating option
- Awnings
- 1 (18' power)
03 Coachmen Catalina floorplan family
Coachmen's Catalina is one of the highest-volume value travel-trailer nameplates in North America, spanning several sub-lines: the lighter Summit Series 7, the mainstream Summit Series 8, the full-feature Legacy Edition, the Trail Blazer toy haulers and the Destination park trailers. The 221EPIC on this page is highlighted; the other profiled plans link to their own pages. Profiled here are breadth-spanning Summit 8 and Legacy Edition floorplans — the rest of the roster is catalogued on the line hub and profiled in demand order.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 211BH | 25' 11" | 6 | Summit 8 · no-slide bunk entry, front queen, biggest CCC |
| 221EPIC | 25' 11" | 4 | Summit 8 · front-bed couples, no slide, biggest CCC |
| 231MKS | 28' 2" | 4 | Summit 8 · rear-living U-dinette couples, power theater seating |
| 231BHS | 28' 4" | 8 | Summit 8 · bunkhouse + slide + U-dinette + outside kitchen |
| 261BH | 29' 4" | 8 | Summit 8 · no-slide family bunkhouse, front queen, rear bunks |
| 243RBS | 29' 10" | 6 | Legacy · rear-bath couples coach, super slide, outside kitchen |
| 263FKDS | 30' 0" | 4 | Legacy · front-kitchen couples coach, dual entry, outside kitchen |
| 261BHS | 30' 5" | 8 | Summit 8 · family bunkhouse + slide + camp kitchen |
| 263BHSCK | 32' 2" | 8 | Legacy · dual-entry double-bunk + outside kitchen |
| 283RKS | 33' 2" | 4 | Legacy · rear-kitchen couples coach, 21' awning |
| 273DBHCK | 33' 6" | 8 | Legacy · dual-entry double-bunk, fireplace, camp kitchen |
| 293QBCK | 33' 8" | 6 | Legacy · quad-bunk room + XL U-dinette + camp kitchen |
| 313RLTS | 36' 0" | 4 | Legacy · rear-living triple-slide, theater seating, W/D prep |
| 293TQBSCK | 36' 1" | 10 | Legacy · private bunkhouse + dual entry + outside kitchen |
| 281QBUNK | 36' 2" | 10 | Summit 8 · big bunkhouse, U-dinette, full camp kitchen |
| 323BHDSCK | 36' 2" | 9 | Legacy · bunk-room family coach + 2 slides + camp kitchen |
| 303RKDS | 36' 5" | 4 | Legacy · rear-kitchen, bedroom fireplace, 50A + W/D prep |
| 323MAZE | 37' 0" | 4 | Legacy · residential french-door 16.4cf fridge, triple slide |
| 333DORM | 37' 11" | 6 | Legacy · rear bunk-dorm suite + front bedroom, biggest CCC |
| 343BHTS | 38' 1" | 10 | Legacy · triple-slide bunk-room flagship + W/D prep |
Every Catalina is built on a Norco electromagnetic powder-coated cambered steel I-beam frame with full-length outriggers, a 5/8-inch tongue-and-groove StableDeck floor, a Platinum .024-inch aluminum (metal-sided) exterior with a smooth aluminum radius front, and a seamless Alpha roof membrane with a lifetime warranty. Standard equipment is full 12-volt residential: a GE 10.7-cubic-foot 12V refrigerator, a GE 60,000-BTU tankless water heater, a GE 13,500-BTU ducted air conditioner with a heat pump, JBL Aura audio and a 600-watt solar prep. The Legacy Edition adds solid-surface kitchen counters, upgraded aluminum wheels, washer/dryer prep, a larger awning, a full outside camp kitchen and available BAL auto-leveling. Lengths, weights and equipment change with options, sub-line and model year — always confirm against the unit's own weight sticker. Additional Summit, Legacy, Trail Blazer and Destination floorplans are catalogued on the line hub.
04 What owners & reviewers report
The line’s most generous payload
A ~2,000-lb cargo capacity on a sub-4,900-lb trailer means a couple can load full water, gear and pantry without crowding the rating — rare on a value coach this light.
Lightest, easiest tow profiled
At 4,810 lb UVW with no slide it tows behind a capable mid-size SUV or any half-ton — the value entry to the line.
Smaller furnace than the bigger plans
The 221EPIC carries a 30,000-BTU furnace with flex-ducted cabinet heat instead of the residential in-floor ducted heat on the slide plans — fine for three-season use, worth noting for cold-weather camping.
Selling price runs well below the placard
Dealer MSRP placards on the 221EPIC run near $40,000 while 2026 selling prices commonly land in the mid-$20,000s; the figure shown is dealer-typical selling and is flagged.
05 How it compares
The family bunkhouse — adds rear bunks, a living slide and an exterior camp kitchen for about 1,300 lb more unloaded.
The lighter Summit 7 entry — a ~3,000-lb, 19-foot single-axle couples’ trailer for the smallest tow vehicles.
A rear-bath couples’ plan from the value-twin FSX line — lighter and cheaper, but on a stick-built rather than steel-frame chassis.