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2021 CoachmenClipper V-Trec V2

A 18-foot camping trailer that Coachmen lists at 2,581 lb dry, with a 3,790 lb GVWR, for 2021.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2021

2,581lb
Dry Weight
3,790lb
GVWR
290lb
Hitch Weight
18ft
Length
Sleeps 6 Camping trailer · Coachmen Built by · Forest River Model year · 2021

01 What makes it unique

Coachmen lists the 2021 Clipper V-Trec V2 at 2,581 lb dry, a GVWR of 3,790 lb, a net carrying capacity of 1,209 lb and a tongue weight of 290 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.

It is 18' 3" 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 V2 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.

  • Dry weight, 2,581 lb: third-heaviest of twenty, between the 12.0TDPRO (2,493 lb) and the 1285SST (2,840 lb).
  • GVWR, 3,790 lb: third-highest of twenty, between the V1 (3,774 lb) and the 12.0TDPRO (3,840 lb).
  • Length, 18 ft 3 in: third-longest of twenty, between the 125ST (17 ft 9 in) and the 1285SST (19 ft).
  • Tongue weight, 290 lb: fourth-heaviest of twenty, between the V1 (274 lb) and the 1285SST (296 lb).
  • Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 31.9%: eighth-smallest of nineteen, between the 128LS (31.6%) and the ESCAPE9.0TD (32.1%).
  • Cargo capacity, 1,209 lb: ninth-largest of nineteen, between the 106 (1,177 lb) and the V3 (1,210 lb).
  • Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 11.2%: ninth-largest of twenty, between the 9.0TD (10.8%) and the V1 (11.4%).
  • 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).
  • Sleeping capacity, 6: shared with the 106, 1285SST and three others; of twenty, ten smaller and four larger, nearest the 860LS and 860QS (4) and the 107LS and 108ST (7).

Next to the 12.0TDPRO (2023 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the V2 is 88 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 50 lb lower, has 138 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 50 lb lighter, is 1 ft 3 in longer, has 10 in more interior height and sleeps three more.

Next to the 1285SST (2023 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the V2 is 259 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 494 lb higher, has 753 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 6 lb lighter, is 9 in shorter and has 10 in more interior height; the two publish the same sleeping capacity.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
18' 3"
Exterior height
Not published by Coachmen
Exterior width
7' 1"
Interior height
6' 10"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
2,581 lb
GVWR (max loaded)
3,790 lb
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,209 lb
Hitch / tongue weight
290 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
6
Height as printed (Travel Height)
65"
Length as printed (Travel Length)
18' 3"
Interior Box Size
12'
Exterior Open Length
22' 5"
Tire Load Range
C
Axle Weight (lbs.)
2291
Coupler Size
2-5/16"
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 V-Trec V2Horizontal bar. Dry weight 2,581 pounds, then cargo capacity 1,209 pounds, against a GVWR of 3,790 pounds. Tongue weight 290 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 3,790 lbsDry 2,581 lbsCargo capacity 1,209 lbsTongue weight 290 lbs — same scale

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

Towing it

Tow rating needed3,790 lb
Published tongue weight290 lb
Loaded tongue weight, rule of thumb379–568 lb
Receiver hitch rating needed3,790 lb towed / 568 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 (3,790 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (568 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 V-Trec V2

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 Teardrops 12.0TDPRO

2,493 lb dry and 3,840 lb GVWR, against this model’s 2,581 lb and 3,790 lb.

Heavier
Coachmen Clipper Classic 1285SST

2,840 lb dry and 3,296 lb GVWR, against this model’s 2,581 lb and 3,790 lb.

06 Loading it for a trip

Cargo capacity on the Clipper V-Trec V2 is 1,209 lb.

07 Where this floorplan sits

Closest sibling: the Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper V-Trec V1, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 6 fields both publish (this plan first): length 18 ft 3 in vs 17 ft 2 in; dry weight 2,581 lb vs 2,394 lb; GVWR 3,790 lb vs 3,774 lb; cargo capacity 1,209 lb vs 1,380 lb; hitch weight 290 lb vs 274 lb. They match on sleeps.

Clipper Camping Trailers plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)3,79018 of 201,277–4,427
Dry weight (lb)2,58118 of 20761–3,217
Cargo capacity (lb)1,20911 of 19456–1,786
Hitch weight (lb)29017 of 2077–427
Length18 ft 3 in18 of 2012 ft 0 in–21 ft 8 in
Sleeps611–16 of 202–8

Either side of it by GVWR: Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper V-Trec V1 is 16 lb lighter (3,774 lb GVWR); Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO is 50 lb heavier (3,840 lb GVWR).

Nearest Clipper Camping Trailers siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper V-Trec V218 ft 3 in62,5813,7901,209290—
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper V-Trec V117 ft 2 in62,3943,7741,380274—
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper V-Trec V321 ft 8 in63,2174,4271,210427—
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO17 ft 0 in32,4933,8401,34734027
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Classic 1285SST19 ft 0 in62,8403,29645629623
Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Sport 125ST17 ft 9 in82,3963,241845241—

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

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
Clipper V-Trec V23,7902,581618 ft 3 in
Aliner Amp3,5002,600—18 ft 0 in
SylvanSport GO1,650840——

Against the Clipper V-Trec V2: the Aliner Amp is 290 lb lighter; the SylvanSport GO is 2,140 lb lighter.

08 Common questions about the Clipper V-Trec V2

How much does the Clipper V-Trec V2 weigh?

2,581 lb dry; 3,790 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.

How much can the Clipper V-Trec V2 carry?

1,209 lb, 32% of its GVWR (median across 20 camping trailers here: 36%).

What is the tongue weight of the Clipper V-Trec V2?

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

What size tow vehicle does the Clipper V-Trec V2 need?

A tow rating of at least 3,790 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.

How many people does the Clipper V-Trec V2 sleep?

It is rated to sleep 6. 4 of the 20 Clipper Camping Trailers floorplans that publish a count sleep more.

How long is the Clipper V-Trec V2?

18' 3" 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 V-Trec V2. 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.

Earlier model years

The record at the top of this page is the V2 from 2021. The maker’s own documents for earlier model years also list the V2, 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
20202,5813,7901,20929018' 3"6
20192,5813,7901,20929018'3"6

Full record for each earlier model year

2020 V2 2,581 lb dry · 3,790 lb GVWR

Dimensions

Exterior length
18' 3"
Exterior width
7' 1"
Exterior height
65"
Interior height
6' 10"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
2,581 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
3,790 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,209 lbs
Dry tongue weight
290 lbs

Running gear

Tire size
ST235/75R15
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
6

As printed in this brochure

Interior Box Size
12'
Exterior Open Length
22' 5"
Tire Load Range
C
Axle Weight (lbs.)
2291
Coupler Size
2-5/16"
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): none of the 7 figures both years print changed.

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 (2,581 + 1,209 = 3,790 lb). Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.

2019 V2 2,581 lb dry · 3,790 lb GVWR

Dimensions

Exterior length
18'3"
Exterior width
85"
Exterior height
65"
Interior height
6'10"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
2,581 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
3,790 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
1,209 lbs
Dry tongue weight
290 lbs

Running gear

Tire size
ST235/75R15
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
6

As printed in this brochure

Interior Box Size:
12
Exterior Open Length:
22'5"
Tire Load Range:
5 Bolt C
Axle Weight(lbs.):
2291
Coupler Size:
2 5/16"
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 (2,581 + 1,209 = 3,790 lb). Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.