01 What Coleman is
Coleman is the value brand in Keystone's lineup, and by unit volume it is the best-selling travel trailer in the United States — a position built on price, towability, and Camping World's enormous dealer reach. The Coleman name is licensed; the trailers are designed and built by Keystone RV, a Thor Industries company.
What defines a Coleman is conventional value construction done to a consistent recipe: a stick-built body on an I-beam steel frame with stamped-steel cross-members and outriggers, a walkable roof, and a one-piece heated and enclosed underbelly. These are the features Keystone leads with, and they run across the line. Most compact Colemans ride on a single axle, run on shore power without off-grid systems, and start under $19,000 — which is what makes them the default first trailer for so many buyers.
The brand is sold in four series. The base Coleman line (sometimes badged "Comfort") is the compact, lowest-priced tier and the volume heart of the brand — the floorplans in the table below. Above it sit three larger or more upscale series: Coleman Lantern for larger conventional family trailers, Coleman Light as the laminate-sidewall version of the line, and Coleman Legacy, a newer mid-range laminate-fiberglass series. This page covers the base line in depth; the other three series are profiled separately.
02 Base Coleman floorplans compared
The base Coleman line spans compact single-axle trailers from about 16 to 27 feet. The three highest-volume plans are profiled in full; the remaining base-line floorplans are listed for reference and will be profiled as the catalog expands.
| Floorplan | Dry wt | Length | Sleeps | Layout | Starting MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13B | 2,526 lb | 15'11" | 4 | Ultra-compact, bunks | ≈$15,000* |
| 17B | 2,761 lb | 20'5" | 5 | Family, bunks | ≈$16,000* |
| 17R | 3,061 lb | 20'8" | 3 | Couples, turned queen, rear bath | $16,488 |
| 13R / 13S / 13T | — | ~16' | 2–4 | Compact variants | profile pending |
| 19B / 19R | — | ~22' | 3–6 | Mid bunks / couples | profile pending |
| 23B | — | ~27' | 7–8 | Family bunks | profile pending |
| 25B / 25BWE | — | ~28' | 7–8 | Slide-out family | profile pending |
| 27B | — | ~31' | 8+ | Largest base-line bunks | profile pending |
Dry weights and lengths for profiled plans are verified against dealer spec records; remaining plans are shown by configuration pending individual verification. "≈" prices are approximate where Keystone publishes MSRP through dealers rather than a fixed figure.
03 How the plans differ
Within the compact core, the choice comes down to who's sleeping in the trailer. The 13B is the towability play — under 16 feet and 2,526 pounds dry, light enough for many mid-size SUVs, yet it keeps bunks and sleeps four. The 17B is the family volume seller: about 20 feet, bunks, sleeps five, full pass-through storage, and the sub-$19k price that made Coleman famous.
The 17R is the couples' alternative to the 17B. It's the same footprint reworked — the queen bed turns 90 degrees so two people can walk around it, which frees room for a full-width rear bath and a large wardrobe. It sleeps three instead of five. Stepping up the line into the 19-, 23-, and 25-foot plans adds slide-outs, more berths, and more tank capacity at higher weights, eventually crossing into territory better served by the larger Lantern series.
04 Model-year & brand notes
Keystone-built, Camping World–sold
Today's Coleman is built by Keystone RV and sold primarily through Camping World, whose contract-manufacturing strategy drove Coleman to #1 in travel-trailer unit sales. Older Coleman trailers were built by Dutchmen, another Thor brand — worth knowing when shopping the used market, as construction details differ by era.
2026 line refresh
For 2026 Keystone freshened the lineup across series and added floorplans — including new compact and rear-entertainment layouts — while holding the line's value positioning. The base line now lists 13 floorplans.
Some base prices published via dealers
Keystone lists a fixed MSRP for some plans (the 17R at $16,488) but routes others through dealer quotes. Approximate prices here are flagged and should be confirmed locally.
Four series, one name
"Coleman" spans the base line plus Lantern, Light, and Legacy. If a trailer wears a Coleman badge but has laminate sidewalls or a larger floorplan than the base line, it's likely a Lantern, Light, or Legacy — each profiled separately as the catalog grows.