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2023 CoachmenClipper Teardrops ESCAPE9.0TD

A 14-foot camping trailer that Coachmen lists at 1,459 lb dry, with a 2,150 lb GVWR, for 2023.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2023

1,459lb
Dry Weight
2,150lb
GVWR
150lb
Hitch Weight
14ft
Length
Sleeps 2 Camping trailer · Coachmen Built by · Forest River Model year · 2023

01 What makes it unique

Coachmen lists the 2023 Clipper Teardrops ESCAPE9.0TD at 1,459 lb dry, a GVWR of 2,150 lb, a net carrying capacity of 691 lb and a tongue weight of 150 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.

It is 14'-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 2023 comes from where the maker files it on its own site, not from the document’s text.

How the ESCAPE9.0TD 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.

  • Dry weight, 1,459 lb: second-lightest of twenty, between the 9.0 (761 lb) and the 860LS and 860QS (1,577 lb).
  • GVWR, 2,150 lb: second-lowest of twenty, between the 9.0 (1,277 lb) and the 9.0TD (2,172 lb).
  • Tongue weight, 150 lb: second-lightest of twenty, between the 9.0 (77 lb) and the 806XLS (167 lb).
  • Cargo capacity, 691 lb: fifth-smallest of nineteen, between the 9.0TD (585 lb) and the 108ST (824 lb).
  • Sleeping capacity, 2: smallest of twenty, level with the 9.0, 9.0TD and EXPLORE9.0TD; next are the 12.0TD, 12.0TDMAX and two others (3).
  • Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 32.1%: ninth-smallest of nineteen, between the V2 (31.9%) and the 12.0TDPRO (35.1%).
  • Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 10.3%: ninth-smallest of twenty, between the 12.0TDMAX, 12.0TDXL and 806XLS (10.2%) and the 1285SST (10.4%).
  • Length, 14 ft: shared with the 9.0TD and EXPLORE9.0TD; of twenty, six shorter and eleven longer, nearest the 107LS (13 ft) and the 108ST (16 ft).

Next to the 9.0 (2020 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the ESCAPE9.0TD is 698 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 873 lb higher, has 175 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 73 lb heavier, is 1 ft 2 in longer and has 6 in less interior height; the two publish the same sleeping capacity.

Next to the 860LS, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the ESCAPE9.0TD is 118 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 792 lb lower, has a tongue weight 53 lb lighter, is 2 ft longer and sleeps two fewer; the two publish the same interior height.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
14'-2"
Exterior height
Not published by Coachmen
Exterior width
6'-10"
Interior height
6'-4"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
1,459 lb
GVWR (max loaded)
2,150 lb
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
691 lb
Hitch / tongue weight
150 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
ST235/75R15

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
2
Height as printed (Travel Height)
6'-5"
Length as printed (Travel Length)
14'-2"
Water Tank Size (Gal.)
N/A
Interior Box Size
10'-2"
Exterior Open Length
13'
Tire Load Range
D
Axle Weight (lbs.)
2,000
Coupler Size
2"
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 ESCAPE9.0TDHorizontal bar. Dry weight 1,459 pounds, then cargo capacity 691 pounds, against a GVWR of 2,150 pounds. Tongue weight 150 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 2,150 lbsDry 1,459 lbsCargo capacity 691 lbsTongue weight 150 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 Teardrops ESCAPE9.0TD

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 9.0

761 lb dry and 1,277 lb GVWR, against this model’s 1,459 lb and 2,150 lb.

Heavier
Coachmen Clipper LS 860LS

1,577 lb dry and 2,942 lb GVWR, against this model’s 1,459 lb and 2,150 lb.

06 Loading it for a trip

Cargo capacity on the Clipper Teardrops ESCAPE9.0TD is 691 lb.

07 Where this floorplan sits

Closest sibling: the Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops 9.0TD, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 6 fields both publish (this plan first): dry weight 1,459 lb vs 1,587 lb; GVWR 2,150 lb vs 2,172 lb; cargo capacity 691 lb vs 585 lb; hitch weight 150 lb vs 172 lb. They match on length and sleeps.

Clipper Camping Trailers plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)2,1502 of 201,277–4,427
Dry weight (lb)1,4592 of 20761–3,217
Cargo capacity (lb)6915 of 19456–1,786
Hitch weight (lb)1502 of 2077–427
Length14 ft 0 in7–9 of 2012 ft 0 in–21 ft 8 in
Sleeps21–4 of 202–8

Either side of it by GVWR: Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Express 9.0 is 873 lb lighter (1,277 lb GVWR); Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops 9.0TD is 22 lb heavier (2,172 lb GVWR).

Nearest Clipper Camping Trailers siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops ESCAPE9.0TD14 ft 0 in21,4592,150691150—
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops 9.0TD14 ft 0 in21,5872,17258517216
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops EXPLORE9.0TD14 ft 0 in21,7242,24552124516
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper LS 860LS12 ft 0 in41,5772,942—20316
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Sport 108ST16 ft 0 in71,8632,68782418723
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Express 9.012 ft 10 in27611,27751677—

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

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
Clipper Teardrops ESCAPE9.0TD2,1501,459214 ft 0 in
SylvanSport GO1,650840——
Aliner Classic Rear Sofa/Mattress3,0001,725—15 ft 0 in

Against the Clipper Teardrops ESCAPE9.0TD: the SylvanSport GO is 500 lb lighter; the Aliner Classic Rear Sofa/Mattress is 850 lb heavier and 1 ft longer.

08 Common questions about the Clipper Teardrops ESCAPE9.0TD

How much does the Clipper Teardrops ESCAPE9.0TD weigh?

1,459 lb dry; 2,150 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.

How much can the Clipper Teardrops ESCAPE9.0TD carry?

691 lb, 32% of its GVWR (median across 20 camping trailers here: 36%).

What is the tongue weight of the Clipper Teardrops ESCAPE9.0TD?

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

What size tow vehicle does the Clipper Teardrops ESCAPE9.0TD need?

A tow rating of at least 2,150 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.

How many people does the Clipper Teardrops ESCAPE9.0TD sleep?

It is rated to sleep 2. 16 of the 20 Clipper Camping Trailers floorplans that publish a count sleep more.

How long is the Clipper Teardrops ESCAPE9.0TD?

14'-2" 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 Teardrops ESCAPE9.0TD. Not published: exterior height, fresh tank, 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.