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2023 CoachmenClipper Sport 108ST

A 16-foot camping trailer that Coachmen lists at 1,863 lb dry, with a 2,687 lb GVWR, for 2023.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2023

1,863lb
Dry Weight
2,687lb
GVWR
187lb
Hitch Weight
16ft
Length
Sleeps 7 Camping trailer · Coachmen Built by · Forest River Model year · 2023

01 What makes it unique

Coachmen lists the 2023 Clipper Sport 108ST at 1,863 lb dry, a GVWR of 2,687 lb, a net carrying capacity of 824 lb and a tongue weight of 187 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.

It is 16'-10" long. Coachmen prints its tanks as 23 gal fresh.

Every number on this page was read on 7 Nov 2026 from Coachmen’s Clipper camping-trailer brochures (filed in Coachmen’s year folders; the brochures print no year); model year 2023 comes from where the maker files it on its own site, not from the document’s text.

How the 108ST differs from the other nineteen Clipper Camping Trailers floorplans. Most distinctive first. Sibling pages may cover other model years than this one (2023). How these ranks are worked out.

  • Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 10%: smallest of twenty; next are the 106, 125ST and two others (10.1%).
  • GVWR, 2,687 lb: fifth-lowest of twenty, between the EXPLORE9.0TD (2,245 lb) and the 806XLS (2,897 lb).
  • Cargo capacity, 824 lb: sixth-smallest of nineteen, between the ESCAPE9.0TD (691 lb) and the 125ST (845 lb).
  • Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 30.7%: sixth-smallest of nineteen, between the V3 (27.3%) and the 128LS (31.6%).
  • Tongue weight, 187 lb: sixth-lightest of twenty, between the 106 (174 lb) and the 860LS and 860QS (203 lb).
  • Sleeping capacity, 7: shared with the 107LS; of twenty, sixteen smaller and two larger, nearest the 106, 1285SST and four others (6) and the 125ST and 128LS (8).
  • Dry weight, 1,863 lb: tenth-lightest of twenty, between the 107LS (1,801 lb) and the 12.0TD (1,964 lb).
  • Length, 16 ft: tenth-shortest of twenty, between the 9.0TD, ESCAPE9.0TD and EXPLORE9.0TD (14 ft) and the 12.0TD (16 ft 9 in).
  • Fresh tank, 23 gal: shared with the 107LS, 1285SST and 128LS; of eleven, four smaller and three larger, nearest the 806XLS, 860LS and two others (16 gal) and the 12.0TDMAX, 12.0TDPRO and 12.0TDXL (27 gal).

Next to the 107LS, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 108ST is 62 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 251 lb lower, has 313 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 21 lb lighter and is 3 ft longer; the two publish the same interior height, fresh tank and sleeping capacity.

Next to the 12.0TD (2020 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 108ST is 101 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 1,063 lb lower, has 962 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 63 lb lighter, is 9 in shorter, has 1 ft 2 in less interior height and sleeps four more.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
16'-10"
Exterior height
Not published by Coachmen
Exterior width
Not published by Coachmen
Interior height
6'-10"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
1,863 lb
GVWR (max loaded)
2,687 lb
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
824 lb
Hitch / tongue weight
187 lb

Capacities

Fresh water
23 gal
Grey water
Not published by Coachmen
Black water
Not published by Coachmen

Running gear

Hitch type
Bumper pull
Tire size
ST185/80R13

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
7
Height as printed (Travel Height)
58"
Length as printed (Travel Length)
16'-10"
Interior Box Size
10'
Exterior Open Length
20'-9"
Tire Load Range
D
Axle Weight (lbs.)
1,667
Coupler Size
2"
Weight basis (as printed)
UVW, cargo capacity and GVWR as printed; footnote "*Weights shown are approximate. †Estimated average based on standard build optional equipment."

How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: travel trailer tongue weight by size; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.

Drawn to scale

Weight budget

Loaded weight budget for the Clipper Sport 108STHorizontal bar. Dry weight 1,863 pounds, then cargo capacity 824 pounds, against a GVWR of 2,687 pounds. Tongue weight 187 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 2,687 lbsDry 1,863 lbsCargo capacity 824 lbsTongue weight 187 lbs — same scale

Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.

03 The Clipper Camping Trailers floorplan family

Coachmen’s Clipper camping-trailer brochures (filed in Coachmen’s year folders; the brochures print no year) lists 20 Clipper Camping Trailers floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.

FloorplanNominalSleepsNotable
Clipper Express 9.012' 10"2Profiled
Clipper Teardrops ESCAPE9.0TD14'-2"2Profiled
Clipper LS 860LS12'-2"4Profiled
Clipper Sport 860QS12' 2"4Profiled
Clipper Teardrops 9.0TD14'-2"2Profiled
Clipper LS 806XLS12'-11"6Profiled
Clipper Teardrops EXPLORE9.0TD14'-2"2Profiled
Clipper Sport 10612'8"6Profiled
Clipper LS 107LS13'-2"7Profiled
Clipper Sport 108ST16'-10"7Profiled
Clipper Express 12.0TD16' 9"3Profiled
Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDXL17'-5"3Profiled
Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDMAX17'-5"3Profiled
Clipper LS 128LS17'-9"8Profiled
Clipper V-Trec V117' 2"6Profiled
Clipper Sport 125ST17' 9"8Profiled
Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO17'-5"3Profiled
Clipper V-Trec V218' 3"6Profiled
Clipper Classic 1285SST19'6Profiled
Clipper V-Trec V321' 8"6Profiled

Coachmen’s Clipper camping-trailer brochures (filed in Coachmen’s year folders; the brochures print no year) lists 20 Clipper Camping Trailers floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.

04 Notes on this floorplan

What Coachmen does not publish for the Clipper Sport 108ST

Coachmen prints no grey-tank, black-tank for this model, so none is given. Nothing is filled from a sibling model, a different model year or a dealer listing.

Read the label on the trailer

Federal rules put a load-carrying label inside every RV trailer: its unloaded weight with full propane, its cargo carrying capacity and its GVWR (49 CFR 571.110 and 571.120). Those figures come from the trailer itself and govern the towing decision.

05 How it compares

Lighter
Coachmen Clipper LS 107LS

1,801 lb dry and 2,938 lb GVWR, against this model’s 1,863 lb and 2,687 lb.

Heavier
Coachmen Clipper Express 12.0TD

1,964 lb dry and 3,750 lb GVWR, against this model’s 1,863 lb and 2,687 lb.

06 Loading it for a trip

A full 23-gallon fresh tank is about 191 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 23% of the Clipper Sport 108ST’s 824 lb cargo capacity, leaving 633 lb (90 lb per rated berth). Across 10 Clipper Camping Trailers floorplans the water share runs 11% to 42%, and 2 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops 9.0TD at 23% and Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops EXPLORE9.0TD at 25%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).

07 Where this floorplan sits

Closest sibling: the Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper LS 107LS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 7 fields both publish (this plan first): length 16 ft 0 in vs 13 ft 0 in; dry weight 1,863 lb vs 1,801 lb; GVWR 2,687 lb vs 2,938 lb; cargo capacity 824 lb vs 1,137 lb; hitch weight 187 lb vs 208 lb. They match on sleeps and fresh tank.

Clipper Camping Trailers plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)2,6875 of 201,277–4,427
Dry weight (lb)1,86310 of 20761–3,217
Cargo capacity (lb)8246 of 19456–1,786
Hitch weight (lb)1876 of 2077–427
Length16 ft 0 in10 of 2012 ft 0 in–21 ft 8 in
Fresh tank (gal)235–8 of 1116–27
Sleeps717–18 of 202–8

Either side of it by GVWR: Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops EXPLORE9.0TD is 442 lb lighter (2,245 lb GVWR); Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper LS 806XLS is 210 lb heavier (2,897 lb GVWR).

Nearest Clipper Camping Trailers siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Sport 108ST16 ft 0 in71,8632,68782418723
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper LS 107LS13 ft 0 in71,8012,9381,13720823
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper LS 128LS17 ft 0 in82,2043,2231,01922323
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Sport 125ST17 ft 9 in82,3963,241845241—
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Sport 10612 ft 8 in61,7272,9041,177174—
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper LS 806XLS12 ft 0 in61,6422,8971,25516716

All 20 Clipper Camping Trailers floorplans: Clipper Camping Trailers line hub.

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
Clipper Sport 108ST2,6871,863716 ft 0 in
Aliner Classic Rear Sofa/Mattress3,0001,725—15 ft 0 in
SylvanSport GO1,650840——

Against the Clipper Sport 108ST: the Aliner Classic Rear Sofa/Mattress is 313 lb heavier and 1 ft shorter; the SylvanSport GO is 1,037 lb lighter.

08 Common questions about the Clipper Sport 108ST

How much does the Clipper Sport 108ST weigh?

1,863 lb dry; 2,687 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.

How much can the Clipper Sport 108ST carry?

824 lb, 31% of its GVWR (median across 20 camping trailers here: 36%). A full fresh tank uses 191 lb of it.

What is the tongue weight of the Clipper Sport 108ST?

187 lb as published, 10% of the dry weight (median across 91 camping trailers here: 11%).

What size tow vehicle does the Clipper Sport 108ST need?

A tow rating of at least 2,687 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.

How many people does the Clipper Sport 108ST sleep?

It is rated to sleep 7. 2 of the 20 Clipper Camping Trailers floorplans that publish a count sleep more.

How long is the Clipper Sport 108ST?

16'-10" overall, tongue or pin box included.

From the figures above.

09 What this page publishes, and what it does not

9 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Clipper Sport 108ST. Not published: exterior height, exterior width, grey tank, black tank, slide count, axle count, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.

Sourcing rules: methodology.

11 NHTSA safety record

NHTSA files neither recalls nor complaints under the name Clipper Camping Trailers. That is a filing convention and not a clean record — the roster sits under the parent line, Clipper.

Recall coverage here is not complete, and complaints are owners’ unverified reports (how this record is built). Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Clipper line page.

Earlier model years

The record at the top of this page is the 108ST from 2023. The maker’s own documents for earlier model years also list the 108ST, and those 3 years are, each from its own brochure printed here: 2019 to 2021. The figures change from year to year, so check the year on the trailer’s own label. A field a year’s brochure does not print reads “Not published” and is never filled from another year.

Model yearDry (UVW)GVWRCargo (CCC)Dry tongueLengthSleeps
20211,8632,68782418716' 10"7
20201,8632,68782418716' 10"7
20191,8632,70282418716'4"7

Full record for each earlier model year

2021 108ST 1,863 lb dry · 2,687 lb GVWR

Dimensions

Exterior length
16' 10"
Exterior width
7' 1"
Exterior height
58"
Interior height
6' 10"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
1,863 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
2,687 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
824 lbs
Dry tongue weight
187 lbs

Running gear

Tire size
ST185/80R13
Hitch type
Bumper pull
Model year of record
2021

Capacities

Fresh water
Not published
Grey water
Not published
Black water
Not published
Awning
Not published

Sleeping

Sleeps
7

As printed in this brochure

Interior Box Size
10'
Exterior Open Length
20' 9"
Tire Load Range
D
Axle Weight (lbs.)
1667
Coupler Size
2"
Weight basis (as printed)
UVW, cargo capacity and GVWR as printed; footnote "*Weights shown are approximate. †Estimated average based on standard build optional equipment."

Changed from 2020 to 2021 (only figures both brochures print): none of the 7 figures both years print changed.

Source for 2021. Printed in Coachmen’s Clipper Camping Trailers brochure (coachmenrv.com). The document itself prints no model year; Coachmen files it under 2021 in its own brochure folder. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the printed GVWR exactly (1,863 + 824 = 2,687 lb). Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.

2020 108ST 1,863 lb dry · 2,687 lb GVWR

Dimensions

Exterior length
16' 10"
Exterior width
7' 1"
Exterior height
58"
Interior height
6' 10"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
1,863 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
2,687 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
824 lbs
Dry tongue weight
187 lbs

Running gear

Tire size
ST185/80R13
Hitch type
Bumper pull
Model year of record
2020

Capacities

Fresh water
Not published
Grey water
Not published
Black water
Not published
Awning
Not published

Sleeping

Sleeps
7

As printed in this brochure

Interior Box Size
10'
Exterior Open Length
20' 9"
Tire Load Range
D
Axle Weight (lbs.)
1667
Coupler Size
2"
Weight basis (as printed)
UVW, cargo capacity and GVWR as printed; footnote "*Weights shown are approximate. †Estimated average based on standard build optional equipment."

Changed from 2019 to 2020 (only figures both brochures print): GVWR 2,702 → 2,687 lb (−15); Length 16'4" → 16' 10". Unchanged: Dry weight (UVW), Cargo capacity, Dry hitch weight, Sleeps, Tire size.

Source for 2020. Printed in Coachmen’s Clipper Camping Trailers brochure (coachmenrv.com). The document itself prints no model year; Coachmen files it under 2020 in its own brochure folder. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the printed GVWR exactly (1,863 + 824 = 2,687 lb). Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.

2019 108ST 1,863 lb dry · 2,702 lb GVWR

Dimensions

Exterior length
16'4"
Exterior width
85"
Exterior height
58"
Interior height
6'10"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
1,863 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
2,702 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
824 lbs
Dry tongue weight
187 lbs

Running gear

Tire size
ST185/80R13
Hitch type
Bumper pull
Model year of record
2019

Capacities

Fresh water
Not published
Grey water
Not published
Black water
Not published
Awning
Not published

Sleeping

Sleeps
7

As printed in this brochure

Interior Box Size:
10'
Exterior Open Length:
20'9"
Tire Load Range:
5 Bolt D
Axle Weight(lbs.):
1667
Coupler Size:
2"
Weight basis (as printed)
UVW, cargo capacity and GVWR as printed; footnote "*Weights shown are approximate. †Estimated average based on standard build optional equipment."

Source for 2019. Printed in Coachmen’s Clipper Camping Trailers brochure (coachmenrv.com). The document itself prints no model year; Coachmen files it under 2019 in its own brochure folder. The brochure’s own figures do not add up: 1,863 lb dry plus 824 lb cargo is 2,687 lb, against a printed GVWR of 2,702 lb. Both are printed as published; neither is corrected. Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.