01 What makes it unique
Coachmen lists the 2021 Clipper V-Trec V3 at 3,217 lb dry, a GVWR of 4,427 lb, a net carrying capacity of 1,210 lb and a tongue weight of 427 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 21' 8" 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 V3 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, 3,217 lb: heaviest of twenty; next is the 1285SST (2,840 lb).
- GVWR, 4,427 lb: highest of twenty; next is the 12.0TDPRO (3,840 lb).
- Tongue weight, 427 lb: heaviest of twenty; next is the 12.0TDPRO (340 lb).
- Length, 21 ft 8 in: longest of twenty; next is the 1285SST (19 ft).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 13.3%: third-largest of twenty, between the 860LS and 860QS (12.9%) and the 12.0TDPRO (13.6%).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 27.3%: fifth-smallest of nineteen, between the 9.0TD (26.9%) and the 108ST (30.7%).
- Cargo capacity, 1,210 lb: eighth-largest of nineteen, between the V2 (1,209 lb) and the 806XLS (1,255 lb).
- 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 1285SST (2023 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the V3 is 377 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 1,131 lb higher, has 754 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 131 lb heavier, is 2 ft 8 in longer and has 10 in more interior height; the two publish the same sleeping capacity.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 21' 8"
- Exterior height
- Not published by Coachmen
- Exterior width
- 7' 1"
- Interior height
- 6' 10"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,217 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 4,427 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,210 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 427 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)
- 21' 8"
- Interior Box Size
- 12'
- Exterior Open Length
- 23' 5"
- Tire Load Range
- C
- Axle Weight (lbs.)
- 2790
- 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
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 (4,427 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (664 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 V-Trec V3
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
2,840 lb dry and 3,296 lb GVWR, against this model’s 3,217 lb and 4,427 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
Cargo capacity on the Clipper V-Trec V3 is 1,210 lb.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper V-Trec V2, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 6 fields both publish (this plan first): length 21 ft 8 in vs 18 ft 3 in; dry weight 3,217 lb vs 2,581 lb; GVWR 4,427 lb vs 3,790 lb; cargo capacity 1,210 lb vs 1,209 lb; hitch weight 427 lb vs 290 lb. They match on sleeps.
| Clipper Camping Trailers plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 4,427 | 20 of 20 | 1,277–4,427 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 3,217 | 20 of 20 | 761–3,217 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,210 | 12 of 19 | 456–1,786 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 427 | 20 of 20 | 77–427 |
| Length | 21 ft 8 in | 20 of 20 | 12 ft 0 in–21 ft 8 in |
| Sleeps | 6 | 11–16 of 20 | 2–8 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO is 587 lb lighter (3,840 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Clipper Camping Trailers siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper V-Trec V3 | 21 ft 8 in | 6 | 3,217 | 4,427 | 1,210 | 427 | — |
| Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper V-Trec V2 | 18 ft 3 in | 6 | 2,581 | 3,790 | 1,209 | 290 | — |
| Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper V-Trec V1 | 17 ft 2 in | 6 | 2,394 | 3,774 | 1,380 | 274 | — |
| Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Teardrops 12.0TDPRO | 17 ft 0 in | 3 | 2,493 | 3,840 | 1,347 | 340 | 27 |
| Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Classic 1285SST | 19 ft 0 in | 6 | 2,840 | 3,296 | 456 | 296 | 23 |
| Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper LS 128LS | 17 ft 0 in | 8 | 2,204 | 3,223 | 1,019 | 223 | 23 |
All 20 Clipper Camping Trailers floorplans: Clipper Camping Trailers line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clipper V-Trec V3 | 4,427 | 3,217 | 6 | 21 ft 8 in |
| Aliner Amp | 3,500 | 2,600 | — | 18 ft 0 in |
| SylvanSport GO | 1,650 | 840 | — | — |
Against the Clipper V-Trec V3: the Aliner Amp is 927 lb lighter and 4 ft shorter; the SylvanSport GO is 2,777 lb lighter.
08 Common questions about the Clipper V-Trec V3
How much does the Clipper V-Trec V3 weigh?
3,217 lb dry; 4,427 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Clipper V-Trec V3 carry?
1,210 lb, 27% of its GVWR (median across 20 camping trailers here: 36%).
What is the tongue weight of the Clipper V-Trec V3?
427 lb as published, 13% of the dry weight (median across 91 camping trailers here: 11%).
What size tow vehicle does the Clipper V-Trec V3 need?
A tow rating of at least 4,427 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the Clipper V-Trec V3 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 V3?
21' 8" 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 V3. Not published: exterior height, fresh tank, 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.
Earlier model years
The record at the top of this page is the V3 from 2021. The maker’s own documents for earlier model years also list the V3, 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.
Full record for each earlier model year
2020 V3 3,217 lb dry · 4,427 lb GVWR
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 21' 8"
- Exterior width
- 7' 1"
- Exterior height
- 65"
- Interior height
- 6' 10"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,217 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 4,427 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,210 lbs
- Dry tongue weight
- 427 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
- 23' 5"
- Tire Load Range
- C
- Axle Weight (lbs.)
- 2790
- 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 (3,217 + 1,210 = 4,427 lb). Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.
2019 V3 3,217 lb dry · 4,427 lb GVWR
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 21'8"
- Exterior width
- 85"
- Exterior height
- 65"
- Interior height
- 6'10"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,217 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 4,427 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,210 lbs
- Dry tongue weight
- 427 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:
- 23'5"
- Tire Load Range:
- 5 Bolt C
- Axle Weight(lbs.):
- 2790
- 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 (3,217 + 1,210 = 4,427 lb). Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.