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2026 Catalina 313RLTS

The rear-living Legacy flagship for couples: a 36-foot triple-slide coach with standard power theater seating, a kitchen island, a front bedroom slide and washer/dryer prep — a residential-feeling lounge on a three-quarter-ton chassis.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2026

8,968lb
UVW
10,999lb
GVWR
2,031lb
CCC
36ft
Length
Sleeps 4 3 slides · Legacy Edition Built by · Coachmen Theater seating · W/D prep Selling* · ~$37,500

01 What makes it unique

The Catalina Legacy Edition 313RLTS is the line’s rear-living flagship — a couples’-oriented coach built around a spacious lounge rather than bunks. Three slides open the combined living and kitchen area: standard power theater seating with recliners faces an SLS sofa and a booth dinette, and an L-shaped kitchen with a center island anchors the cooking. A front bedroom with a queen-bed slide adds a dresser and two closets, plus a utility closet prepped for a stackable washer/dryer. Nominal capacity is four — this is a layout that trades bunks for living space.

At 8,968 pounds unloaded and 36 feet, the 313RLTS is a three-quarter-ton tow, not a half-ton trailer — the triple slides and the loaded interior push it just past 11,000 pounds at the rating, with about 2,031 pounds of cargo capacity. As a top Legacy plan it carries the tier’s richest standard equipment: a standard 50-amp service, standard power theater seating, washer/dryer prep, solid-surface counters and upgraded aluminum wheels, on top of the line’s GE 10.7-cubic-foot 12V refrigerator, 60,000-BTU tankless water heater, GE 13,500-BTU heat-pump air conditioner, 35,000-BTU furnace and residential in-floor ducted heat. Two power awnings (a 10-foot and a 13-foot) shade the long sidewall, and a BAL 5.3 automatic leveling system is a popular option.

Construction is the line’s metal-sided value build scaled up — a Norco powder-coated steel I-beam frame with full-length outriggers, a Platinum .024-inch aluminum exterior with a smooth radius front, a seamless Alpha roof membrane and an enclosed, fully sealed corrugated underbelly — with a porcelain toilet, a living-room fireplace, JBL Aura audio and a 600-watt solar prep. For a couple who wants a residential-feeling rear lounge, a real kitchen island and laundry prep in a value-priced package, the 313RLTS is the rear-living top of the Catalina range.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
36' 0"
Exterior width
8' 0"
Exterior height
11' 3"
Slide-outs
3

Weights

Unloaded vehicle weight
8,968 lbs*
GVWR (published)
10,999 lbs
Cargo carrying capacity
2,031 lbs
Hitch / tongue weight
1,096 lbs

Capacities

Fresh water
38 gal
Grey water
33 gal
Black water
28 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
35,000 BTU

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
4
Primary bed
Front queen
Layout
Rear-living triple slide; standard power theater seating + SLS sofa + booth dinette, L-kitchen w/ island, front bedroom queen slide w/ dual closets, W/D-prep utility closet, fireplace
Awnings
2 (10' + 13' 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 313RLTS 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.

FloorplanNominalSleepsNotable
211BH25' 11"6Summit 8 · no-slide bunk entry, front queen, biggest CCC
221EPIC25' 11"4Summit 8 · front-bed couples, no slide, biggest CCC
231MKS28' 2"4Summit 8 · rear-living U-dinette couples, power theater seating
231BHS28' 4"8Summit 8 · bunkhouse + slide + U-dinette + outside kitchen
261BH29' 4"8Summit 8 · no-slide family bunkhouse, front queen, rear bunks
243RBS29' 10"6Legacy · rear-bath couples coach, super slide, outside kitchen
263FKDS30' 0"4Legacy · front-kitchen couples coach, dual entry, outside kitchen
261BHS30' 5"8Summit 8 · family bunkhouse + slide + camp kitchen
263BHSCK32' 2"8Legacy · dual-entry double-bunk + outside kitchen
283RKS33' 2"4Legacy · rear-kitchen couples coach, 21' awning
273DBHCK33' 6"8Legacy · dual-entry double-bunk, fireplace, camp kitchen
293QBCK33' 8"6Legacy · quad-bunk room + XL U-dinette + camp kitchen
313RLTS36' 0"4Legacy · rear-living triple-slide, theater seating, W/D prep
293TQBSCK36' 1"10Legacy · private bunkhouse + dual entry + outside kitchen
281QBUNK36' 2"10Summit 8 · big bunkhouse, U-dinette, full camp kitchen
323BHDSCK36' 2"9Legacy · bunk-room family coach + 2 slides + camp kitchen
303RKDS36' 5"4Legacy · rear-kitchen, bedroom fireplace, 50A + W/D prep
323MAZE37' 0"4Legacy · residential french-door 16.4cf fridge, triple slide
333DORM37' 11"6Legacy · rear bunk-dorm suite + front bedroom, biggest CCC
343BHTS38' 1"10Legacy · 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

Rear-living flagship for couples

Standard power theater seating, a kitchen island and a triple-slide lounge — a residential-feeling layout that trades bunks for living space.

Loaded standard equipment

A standard 50-amp service, standard power theater seating and washer/dryer prep come included — features that are options or absent on lighter plans.

A three-quarter-ton tow, not a half-ton

At 8,968 lb UVW, nearly 1,100 lb of hitch weight and just under 11,000 lb GVWR, the 313RLTS needs a three-quarter-ton truck — confirm payload, not just tow rating.

Smaller fresh and grey tanks than the bunkhouses

The triple-slide layout trades tank room: 38-gallon fresh and 33-gallon grey are modest for a 36-foot coach — worth noting for extended dry camping.

Selling price runs well below the placard

Dealer MSRP placards run near $55,000–$60,000 while 2026 selling prices commonly land near $36,000–$38,000; the figure shown is dealer-typical selling and is flagged.

SOURCING — ownership notes to be expanded with cited threads from owner communities & forums per the data plan

05 How it compares

↓ Step down
Catalina 293QBCK

A lighter, half-ton-towable Legacy plan — a quad-bunk family layout instead of a rear-living couples’ lounge.

↔ Step over
Catalina 343BHTS

The triple-slide bunk-room flagship — the same top-tier equipment, but a separate bunk room and master suite for big families instead of a rear lounge.

↔ Cross-shop
Forest River Rockwood 2906RL

A laminated-aluminum rear-living coach one tier up in construction — cross-shop build and price.