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2023 CoachmenClipper Teardrops 12.0TDXL

A 17-foot camping trailer that Coachmen lists at 2,147 lb dry, with a 3,720 lb GVWR, for 2023.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2023

2,147lb
Dry Weight
3,720lb
GVWR
220lb
Hitch Weight
17ft
Length
Sleeps 3 Camping trailer · Coachmen Built by · Forest River Model year · 2023

01 What makes it unique

Coachmen lists the 2023 Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDXL at 2,147 lb dry, a GVWR of 3,720 lb, a net carrying capacity of 1,573 lb and a tongue weight of 220 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 12.0TDXL 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.

  • Cargo capacity, 1,573 lb: second-largest of nineteen, between the 12.0TDMAX (1,556 lb) and the 12.0TD (1,786 lb).
  • Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 42.3%: fourth-largest of nineteen, between the 12.0TDMAX (41.8%) and the 806XLS (43.3%).
  • Fresh tank, 27 gal: largest of eleven, level with the 12.0TDMAX and 12.0TDPRO; next are the 107LS, 108ST and two others (23 gal).
  • Dry weight, 2,147 lb: ninth-heaviest of twenty, between the 12.0TD (1,964 lb) and the 12.0TDMAX (2,164 lb).
  • GVWR, 3,720 lb: shared with the 12.0TDMAX; of twenty, thirteen lower and five higher, nearest the 1285SST (3,296 lb) and the 12.0TD (3,750 lb).
  • Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 10.2%: shared with the 12.0TDMAX and 806XLS; of twenty, five smaller and twelve larger, nearest the 106, 125ST and two others (10.1%) and the ESCAPE9.0TD (10.3%).
  • Sleeping capacity, 3: shared with the 12.0TD, 12.0TDMAX and 12.0TDPRO; 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, 12.0TDPRO and 128LS; of twenty, eleven shorter and five longer, nearest the 12.0TD (16 ft 9 in) and the V1 (17 ft 2 in).
  • Tongue weight, 220 lb: shared with the 12.0TDMAX; of twenty, nine lighter and nine heavier, nearest the 107LS (208 lb) and the 128LS (223 lb).

Next to the 12.0TD (2020 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 12.0TDXL is 183 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 30 lb lower, has 213 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 30 lb lighter, is 3 in longer and has 1 ft 2 in less interior height; the two publish the same sleeping capacity.

Next to the 12.0TDMAX, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 12.0TDXL is 17 lb lighter by dry weight and has 17 lb more cargo capacity; the two publish the same GVWR, tongue weight, length, interior height, fresh tank and sleeping capacity.

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)
2,147 lb
GVWR (max loaded)
3,720 lb
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,573 lb
Hitch / tongue weight
220 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

Loaded weight budget for the Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDXLHorizontal bar. Dry weight 2,147 pounds, then cargo capacity 1,573 pounds, against a GVWR of 3,720 pounds. Tongue weight 220 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 3,720 lbsDry 2,147 lbsCargo capacity 1,573 lbsTongue weight 220 lbs — same scale

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

Towing it

Tow rating needed3,720 lb
Published tongue weight220 lb
Loaded tongue weight, rule of thumb372–558 lb
Receiver hitch rating needed3,720 lb towed / 558 lb tongue
Payload check. Budget loaded, not dry: subtract the loaded range, every passenger, the bed and cab load and a weight-distributing hitch from the payload on your tow vehicle’s door-pillar placard (49 CFR 571.110 S4.3).

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 (3,720 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (558 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).

Check this floorplan against your own vehicle’s numbers

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 Teardrops 12.0TDXL

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 Express 12.0TD

1,964 lb dry and 3,750 lb GVWR, against this model’s 2,147 lb and 3,720 lb.

Heavier
Coachmen Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDMAX

2,164 lb dry and 3,720 lb GVWR, against this model’s 2,147 lb and 3,720 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), 14% of the Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDXL’s 1,573 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,349 lb (450 lb per rated berth). Across 10 Clipper Camping Trailers floorplans the water share runs 11% to 42%, and 8 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper LS 806XLS at 11% and Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDMAX at 14%. 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 2 of the 7 fields both publish (this plan first): dry weight 2,147 lb vs 2,164 lb; cargo capacity 1,573 lb vs 1,556 lb. They match on length, sleeps, GVWR, hitch weight and fresh tank.

Clipper Camping Trailers plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)3,72014–15 of 201,277–4,427
Dry weight (lb)2,14712 of 20761–3,217
Cargo capacity (lb)1,57318 of 19456–1,786
Hitch weight (lb)22010–11 of 2077–427
Length17 ft 0 in12–15 of 2012 ft 0 in–21 ft 8 in
Fresh tank (gal)279–11 of 1116–27
Sleeps35–8 of 202–8

Either side of it by GVWR: Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDMAX matches it at 3,720 lb GVWR; Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Express 12.0TD is 30 lb heavier (3,750 lb GVWR).

Nearest Clipper Camping Trailers siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDXL17 ft 0 in32,1473,7201,57322027
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDMAX17 ft 0 in32,1643,7201,55622027
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Express 12.0TD16 ft 9 in31,9643,7501,786250—
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO17 ft 0 in32,4933,8401,34734027
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper V-Trec V117 ft 2 in62,3943,7741,380274—
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper LS 128LS17 ft 0 in82,2043,2231,01922323

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

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDXL3,7202,147317 ft 0 in
Aliner Amp3,5002,600—18 ft 0 in
SylvanSport GO1,650840——

Against the Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDXL: the Aliner Amp is 220 lb lighter and 1 ft longer; the SylvanSport GO is 2,070 lb lighter.

08 Common questions about the Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDXL

How much does the Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDXL weigh?

2,147 lb dry; 3,720 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.

How much can the Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDXL carry?

1,573 lb, 42% 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 12.0TDXL?

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

What size tow vehicle does the Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDXL need?

A tow rating of at least 3,720 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.

How many people does the Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDXL 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 12.0TDXL?

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 12.0TDXL. Not published: exterior height, 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 12.0TDXL from 2023. The maker’s own documents for earlier model years also list the 12.0TDXL, and that year is printed here: 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
20212,1473,7201,57322017' 5"3

Full record for each earlier model year

2021 12.0TDXL 2,147 lb dry · 3,720 lb GVWR

Dimensions

Exterior length
17' 5"
Exterior width
7' 1"
Exterior height
7' 5"
Interior height
6' 4"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
2,147 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
3,720 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,573 lbs
Dry tongue weight
220 lbs

Running gear

Tire size
ST205/75R14
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
3

As printed in this brochure

Interior Box Size
12'
Exterior Open Length
13' 11"
Tire Load Range
D
Axle Weight (lbs.)
3500
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."

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 (2,147 + 1,573 = 3,720 lb). Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.