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2021 CoachmenClipper Sport 860QS

A 12-foot camping trailer that Coachmen lists at 1,577 lb dry, with a 2,942 lb GVWR, for 2021.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2021

1,577lb
Dry Weight
2,942lb
GVWR
203lb
Hitch Weight
12ft
Length
Sleeps 4 Camping trailer · Coachmen Built by · Forest River Model year · 2021

01 What makes it unique

Coachmen lists the 2021 Clipper Sport 860QS at 1,577 lb dry, a GVWR of 2,942 lb, a net carrying capacity of 1,365 lb and a tongue weight of 203 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.

It is 12' 2" long. Coachmen prints no tank capacity for it.

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 2021 comes from where the maker files it on its own site, not from the document’s text.

How the 860QS differs from the other nineteen Clipper Camping Trailers floorplans. Most distinctive first. Sibling pages may cover other model years than this one (2021). How these ranks are worked out.

  • Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 46.4%: second-largest of nineteen, between the 806XLS (43.3%) and the 12.0TD (47.6%).
  • Length, 12 ft 2 in: third-shortest of twenty, between the 806XLS and 860LS (12 ft) and the 106 (12 ft 8 in).
  • Cargo capacity, 1,365 lb: fifth-largest of nineteen, between the 12.0TDPRO (1,347 lb) and the V1 (1,380 lb).
  • Dry weight, 1,577 lb: shared with the 860LS; of twenty, two lighter and sixteen heavier, nearest the ESCAPE9.0TD (1,459 lb) and the 9.0TD (1,587 lb).
  • Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 12.9%: shared with the 860LS; of twenty, fifteen smaller and three larger, nearest the 12.0TD (12.7%) and the V3 (13.3%).
  • Interior height, 6 ft 10 in: shared with the 106, 125ST and three others; of twenty, thirteen lower and one taller, nearest the 9.0 (6 ft 6 in) and the 12.0TD (7 ft 2 in).
  • Tongue weight, 203 lb: shared with the 860LS; of twenty, six lighter and twelve heavier, nearest the 108ST (187 lb) and the 107LS (208 lb).
  • GVWR, 2,942 lb: shared with the 860LS; of twenty, eight lower and ten higher, nearest the 107LS (2,938 lb) and the 128LS (3,223 lb).
  • Sleeping capacity, 4: shared with the 860LS; of twenty, eight smaller and ten larger, nearest the 12.0TD, 12.0TDMAX and two others (3) and the 106, 1285SST and four others (6).

Next to the ESCAPE9.0TD (2023 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 860QS is 118 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 792 lb higher, has 674 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 53 lb heavier, is 1 ft 10 in shorter, has 10 in more interior height and sleeps two more.

Next to the 860LS (2023 page), the floorplan with the same dry weight, the 860QS is 2 in longer and has 10 in more interior height; the two publish the same dry weight, GVWR, tongue weight and sleeping capacity.

Next to the 9.0TD (2023 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 860QS is 10 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 770 lb higher, has 780 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 31 lb heavier, is 1 ft 10 in shorter, has 10 in more interior height and sleeps two more.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
12' 2"
Exterior height
Not published by Coachmen
Exterior width
7' 1"
Interior height
6' 10"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
1,577 lb
GVWR (max loaded)
2,942 lb
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,365 lb
Hitch / tongue weight
203 lb

Capacities

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

Running gear

Hitch type
Bumper pull
Tire size
ST145R12

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
4
Height as printed (Travel Height)
56"
Length as printed (Travel Length)
12' 2"
Interior Box Size
8' 6"
Exterior Open Length
13' 6"
Tire Load Range
E
Axle Weight (lbs.)
1355
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 860QSHorizontal bar. Dry weight 1,577 pounds, then cargo capacity 1,365 pounds, against a GVWR of 2,942 pounds. Tongue weight 203 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 2,942 lbsDry 1,577 lbsCargo capacity 1,365 lbsTongue weight 203 lbs — same scale

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

Towing it

Tow rating needed2,942 lb
Published tongue weight203 lb
Loaded tongue weight, rule of thumb294–441 lb
Receiver hitch rating needed2,942 lb towed / 441 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 (2,942 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (441 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 Sport 860QS

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 860LS

1,577 lb dry and 2,942 lb GVWR, against this model’s 1,577 lb and 2,942 lb.

Heavier
Coachmen Clipper Teardrops 9.0TD

1,587 lb dry and 2,172 lb GVWR, against this model’s 1,577 lb and 2,942 lb.

06 Loading it for a trip

Cargo capacity on the Clipper Sport 860QS is 1,365 lb.

07 Where this floorplan sits

Closest sibling: the Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper LS 860LS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 1 of the 5 fields both publish (this plan first): length 12 ft 2 in vs 12 ft 0 in. They match on sleeps, dry weight, GVWR and hitch weight.

Clipper Camping Trailers plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)2,9429–10 of 201,277–4,427
Dry weight (lb)1,5773–4 of 20761–3,217
Cargo capacity (lb)1,36515 of 19456–1,786
Hitch weight (lb)2037–8 of 2077–427
Length12 ft 2 in3 of 2012 ft 0 in–21 ft 8 in
Sleeps49–10 of 202–8

Either side of it by GVWR: Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper LS 860LS matches it at 2,942 lb GVWR; Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper LS 128LS is 281 lb heavier (3,223 lb GVWR).

Nearest Clipper Camping Trailers siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Sport 860QS12 ft 2 in41,5772,9421,365203—
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper LS 860LS12 ft 0 in41,5772,942—20316
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper LS 806XLS12 ft 0 in61,6422,8971,25516716
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Sport 10612 ft 8 in61,7272,9041,177174—
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper LS 107LS13 ft 0 in71,8012,9381,13720823
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDMAX17 ft 0 in32,1643,7201,55622027

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

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
Clipper Sport 860QS2,9421,577412 ft 2 in
Aliner Classic Rear Sofa/Mattress3,0001,725—15 ft 0 in
SylvanSport GO1,650840——

Against the Clipper Sport 860QS: the Aliner Classic Rear Sofa/Mattress is 58 lb heavier and 3 ft longer; the SylvanSport GO is 1,292 lb lighter.

08 Common questions about the Clipper Sport 860QS

How much does the Clipper Sport 860QS weigh?

1,577 lb dry; 2,942 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.

How much can the Clipper Sport 860QS carry?

1,365 lb, 46% of its GVWR (median across 20 camping trailers here: 36%).

What is the tongue weight of the Clipper Sport 860QS?

203 lb as published, 13% of the dry weight (median across 91 camping trailers here: 11%).

What size tow vehicle does the Clipper Sport 860QS need?

A tow rating of at least 2,942 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.

How many people does the Clipper Sport 860QS sleep?

It is rated to sleep 4. 10 of the 20 Clipper Camping Trailers floorplans that publish a count sleep more.

How long is the Clipper Sport 860QS?

12' 2" overall, tongue or pin box included.

From the figures above.

09 What this page publishes, and what it does not

8 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Clipper Sport 860QS. Not published: exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank, black tank, slide count, axle count, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning, tire size (a description is published, a size is not).

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 860QS from 2021. The maker’s own documents for earlier model years also list the 860QS, and those 2 years are, each from its own brochure printed here: 2019 to 2020. 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
20201,5772,9421,36520312' 2"4
20191,5772,9421,36520312'8"4

Full record for each earlier model year

2020 860QS 1,577 lb dry · 2,942 lb GVWR

Dimensions

Exterior length
12' 2"
Exterior width
7' 1"
Exterior height
56"
Interior height
6' 10"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
1,577 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
2,942 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,365 lbs
Dry tongue weight
203 lbs

Running gear

Tire size
ST145R12
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
4

As printed in this brochure

Interior Box Size
8' 6"
Exterior Open Length
13' 6"
Tire Load Range
E
Axle Weight (lbs.)
1355
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): Length 12'8" → 12' 2". Unchanged: Dry weight (UVW), GVWR, 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 (1,577 + 1,365 = 2,942 lb). Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.

2019 860QS 1,577 lb dry · 2,942 lb GVWR

Dimensions

Exterior length
12'8"
Exterior width
85"
Exterior height
56"
Interior height
6'10"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
1,577 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
2,942 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,365 lbs
Dry tongue weight
203 lbs

Running gear

Tire size
ST145R12
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
4

As printed in this brochure

Interior Box Size:
8.5'
Exterior Open Length:
13'6"
Tire Load Range:
5 Bolt C
Axle Weight(lbs.):
1355
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. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the printed GVWR exactly (1,577 + 1,365 = 2,942 lb). Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.