01 What makes it unique
Coachmen lists the 2023 Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO at 2,493 lb dry, a GVWR of 3,840 lb, a net carrying capacity of 1,347 lb and a tongue weight of 340 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 17'-5" long. Coachmen prints its tanks as 27 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 12.0TDPRO 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.
- GVWR, 3,840 lb: second-highest of twenty, between the V2 (3,790 lb) and the V3 (4,427 lb).
- Tongue weight, 340 lb: second-heaviest of twenty, between the 1285SST (296 lb) and the V3 (427 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 13.6%: second-largest of twenty, between the V3 (13.3%) and the EXPLORE9.0TD (14.2%).
- Dry weight, 2,493 lb: fourth-heaviest of twenty, between the 125ST (2,396 lb) and the V2 (2,581 lb).
- Cargo capacity, 1,347 lb: sixth-largest of nineteen, between the 806XLS (1,255 lb) and the 860QS (1,365 lb).
- Fresh tank, 27 gal: largest of eleven, level with the 12.0TDMAX and 12.0TDXL; next are the 107LS, 108ST and two others (23 gal).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 35.1%: tenth-smallest of nineteen, between the ESCAPE9.0TD (32.1%) and the V1 (36.6%).
- Sleeping capacity, 3: shared with the 12.0TD, 12.0TDMAX and 12.0TDXL; of twenty, four smaller and twelve larger, nearest the 9.0, 9.0TD and two others (2) and the 860LS and 860QS (4).
- Length, 17 ft: shared with the 12.0TDMAX, 12.0TDXL and 128LS; of twenty, eleven shorter and five longer, nearest the 12.0TD (16 ft 9 in) and the V1 (17 ft 2 in).
Next to the 125ST (2021 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 12.0TDPRO is 97 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 599 lb higher, has 502 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 99 lb heavier, is 9 in shorter, has 10 in less interior height and sleeps five fewer.
Next to the V2 (2021 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 12.0TDPRO is 88 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 50 lb higher, has 138 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 50 lb heavier, is 1 ft 3 in shorter, has 10 in less interior height and sleeps three fewer.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 17'-5"
- Exterior height
- Not published by Coachmen
- Exterior width
- 7'-1"
- Interior height
- 6'-4"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 2,493 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 3,840 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,347 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 340 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 27 gal
- Grey water
- Not published by Coachmen
- Black water
- Not published by Coachmen
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- ST235/75R15
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 3
- Height as printed (Travel Height)
- 7'-5"
- Length as printed (Travel Length)
- 17'-5"
- Interior Box Size
- 12'
- Exterior Open Length
- 13'-11"
- Tire Load Range
- D
- Axle Weight (lbs.)
- 3,500
- Coupler Size
- 2-5/16"
- Body description (as printed)
- "Clipper tent-style, pop-up hybrids" / "unlike traditional teardrop models, you can stand upright"
- 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
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
Towing it
Check your vehicle. Enter the ratings from your owner’s manual and the door-pillar placard.
Compares your figures with this page’s published GVWR (3,840 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (576 lb, a rule of thumb). Your vehicle’s placard and the trailer’s own weight label govern.
Loaded range: 10–15% of GVWR on the tongue, a rule of thumb, not a measurement of this unit. No truck ratings or hitch classes (why; NHTSA, DOT HS 809 433).
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.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clipper Express 9.0 | 12' 10" | 2 | Profiled |
| Clipper Teardrops ESCAPE9.0TD | 14'-2" | 2 | Profiled |
| Clipper LS 860LS | 12'-2" | 4 | Profiled |
| Clipper Sport 860QS | 12' 2" | 4 | Profiled |
| Clipper Teardrops 9.0TD | 14'-2" | 2 | Profiled |
| Clipper LS 806XLS | 12'-11" | 6 | Profiled |
| Clipper Teardrops EXPLORE9.0TD | 14'-2" | 2 | Profiled |
| Clipper Sport 106 | 12'8" | 6 | Profiled |
| Clipper LS 107LS | 13'-2" | 7 | Profiled |
| Clipper Sport 108ST | 16'-10" | 7 | Profiled |
| Clipper Express 12.0TD | 16' 9" | 3 | Profiled |
| Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDXL | 17'-5" | 3 | Profiled |
| Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDMAX | 17'-5" | 3 | Profiled |
| Clipper LS 128LS | 17'-9" | 8 | Profiled |
| Clipper V-Trec V1 | 17' 2" | 6 | Profiled |
| Clipper Sport 125ST | 17' 9" | 8 | Profiled |
| Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO | 17'-5" | 3 | Profiled |
| Clipper V-Trec V2 | 18' 3" | 6 | Profiled |
| Clipper Classic 1285SST | 19' | 6 | Profiled |
| Clipper V-Trec V3 | 21' 8" | 6 | Profiled |
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 Teardrops 12.0TDPRO
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
2,396 lb dry and 3,241 lb GVWR, against this model’s 2,493 lb and 3,840 lb.
2,581 lb dry and 3,790 lb GVWR, against this model’s 2,493 lb and 3,840 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 27-gallon fresh tank is about 224 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 17% of the Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO’s 1,347 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,123 lb (374 lb per rated berth). Across 10 Clipper Camping Trailers floorplans the water share runs 11% to 42%, and 6 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDMAX at 14% and Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper LS 107LS at 17%. 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 Teardrops 12.0TDMAX, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 7 fields both publish (this plan first): dry weight 2,493 lb vs 2,164 lb; GVWR 3,840 lb vs 3,720 lb; cargo capacity 1,347 lb vs 1,556 lb; hitch weight 340 lb vs 220 lb. They match on length, sleeps and fresh tank.
| Clipper Camping Trailers plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 3,840 | 19 of 20 | 1,277–4,427 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 2,493 | 17 of 20 | 761–3,217 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,347 | 14 of 19 | 456–1,786 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 340 | 19 of 20 | 77–427 |
| Length | 17 ft 0 in | 12–15 of 20 | 12 ft 0 in–21 ft 8 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 27 | 9–11 of 11 | 16–27 |
| Sleeps | 3 | 5–8 of 20 | 2–8 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper V-Trec V2 is 50 lb lighter (3,790 lb GVWR); Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper V-Trec V3 is 587 lb heavier (4,427 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Clipper Camping Trailers siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO | 17 ft 0 in | 3 | 2,493 | 3,840 | 1,347 | 340 | 27 |
| Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDMAX | 17 ft 0 in | 3 | 2,164 | 3,720 | 1,556 | 220 | 27 |
| Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDXL | 17 ft 0 in | 3 | 2,147 | 3,720 | 1,573 | 220 | 27 |
| Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Express 12.0TD | 16 ft 9 in | 3 | 1,964 | 3,750 | 1,786 | 250 | — |
| Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper V-Trec V1 | 17 ft 2 in | 6 | 2,394 | 3,774 | 1,380 | 274 | — |
| Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper V-Trec V2 | 18 ft 3 in | 6 | 2,581 | 3,790 | 1,209 | 290 | — |
All 20 Clipper Camping Trailers floorplans: Clipper Camping Trailers line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO | 3,840 | 2,493 | 3 | 17 ft 0 in |
| Aliner Amp | 3,500 | 2,600 | — | 18 ft 0 in |
| SylvanSport GO | 1,650 | 840 | — | — |
Against the Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO: the Aliner Amp is 340 lb lighter and 1 ft longer; the SylvanSport GO is 2,190 lb lighter.
08 Common questions about the Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO
How much does the Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO weigh?
2,493 lb dry; 3,840 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO carry?
1,347 lb, 35% of its GVWR (median across 20 camping trailers here: 36%). A full fresh tank uses 224 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO?
340 lb as published, 14% of the dry weight (median across 91 camping trailers here: 11%).
What size tow vehicle does the Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO need?
A tow rating of at least 3,840 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO sleep?
It is rated to sleep 3. 12 of the 20 Clipper Camping Trailers floorplans that publish a count sleep more.
How long is the Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO?
17'-5" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
10 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO. Not published: exterior height, grey tank, black tank, slide count, axle count, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: forestriverinc.com, coachmenrv.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
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.