01 What makes it unique
Coachmen lists the 2026 Freedom Express Select 18SE at 3,932 lb dry, a net carrying capacity of 2,068 lb and a tongue weight of 490 lb. It prints no GVWR for it.
It is 21' 3" long and 10' 6" high. Coachmen prints its tanks as 52 gal fresh, 35 gal grey, 35 gal black.
Among the 22 Coachmen Freedom Express floorplans Coachmen lists for 2026 with a published dry weight, it is number 1 from the lightest, in a range from 3,932 lb (Freedom Express Select 18SE) to 8,720 lb (Freedom Express Liberty Edition 330BHJJ). Every figure in that comparison is Coachmen’s, for the same model year.
Every number on this page was read on 5 Nov 2026 from Coachmen’s 2026 Freedom Express brochure, the maker’s own dated document for model year 2026.
How the 18SE differs from the other nine Coachmen Freedom Express floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Dry weight, 3,932 lb: lightest of ten; next is the 19SE (4,380 lb).
- Length, 21 ft 3 in: shortest of ten; next is the 19SE (22 ft 5 in).
- Tongue weight, 490 lb: second-lightest of ten, between the 19SE (428 lb) and the 247SE (594 lb).
- Cargo capacity, 2,068 lb: fifth-smallest of ten, between the 324RLDS (1,796 lb) and the 249SE (2,268 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 12.5%: fifth-largest of ten, between the 31SE (12.3%) and the 324RLDS (12.8%).
- Exterior height, 10 ft 6 in: lowest of ten, level with the 19SE and 21SE; next is the 249SE (11 ft).
Next to the 19SE, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 18SE is 448 lb lighter by dry weight, has 448 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 62 lb heavier and is 1 ft 2 in shorter; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 21' 3"
- Exterior height
- 10' 6"
- Exterior width
- 90"
- Interior height
- Not published by Coachmen
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,932 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published by Coachmen
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,068 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 490 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 52 gal
- Grey water
- 35 gal
- Black water
- 35 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- Not published by Coachmen
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Coachmen
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
Size, with end view
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
03 The Coachmen Freedom Express floorplan family
Coachmen lists 24 Coachmen Freedom Express floorplans for 2026; this site profiles every one with a printed weight, from Coachmen’s own 2026 Freedom Express brochure.
Coachmen lists 24 Coachmen Freedom Express floorplans for 2026. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Coachmen does not publish for the Freedom Express Select 18SE
Coachmen prints no GVWR, tire size, interior height, sleeping capacity 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
4,380 lb dry and Not published by Coachmen GVWR, against this model’s 3,932 lb and Not published by Coachmen.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 52-gallon fresh tank is about 432 lb of water, 21% of the Freedom Express Select 18SE’s 2,068 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,636 lb. Across 10 Coachmen Freedom Express floorplans the water share runs 14% to 33%, and 4 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Coachmen Freedom Express Freedom Express Select 249SE at 19% and Coachmen Freedom Express Freedom Express Ultra Lite 324RLDS at 24%.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Coachmen Freedom Express Freedom Express Select 19SE, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 7 fields both publish (this plan first): length 21 ft 3 in vs 22 ft 5 in; dry weight 3,932 lb vs 4,380 lb; cargo capacity 2,068 lb vs 1,620 lb; hitch weight 490 lb vs 428 lb. They match on fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Coachmen Freedom Express plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry weight (lb) | 3,932 | 1 of 10 | 3,932–8,720 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 2,068 | 5 of 10 | 1,328–3,158 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 490 | 2 of 10 | 428–1,184 |
| Length | 21 ft 3 in | 1 of 10 | 21 ft 3 in–37 ft 1 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 52 | 3–10 of 10 | 50–52 |
| Black tank (gal) | 35 | 1–9 of 10 | 35–70 |
Either side of it by dry weight: Coachmen Freedom Express Freedom Express Select 19SE is 448 lb heavier (4,380 lb dry).
| Nearest Coachmen Freedom Express siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coachmen Freedom Express Freedom Express Select 18SE | 21 ft 3 in | — | 3,932 | — | 2,068 | 490 | 52 |
| Coachmen Freedom Express Freedom Express Select 19SE | 22 ft 5 in | — | 4,380 | — | 1,620 | 428 | 52 |
| Coachmen Freedom Express Freedom Express Select 249SE | 28 ft 5 in | — | 5,132 | — | 2,268 | 674 | 52 |
| Coachmen Freedom Express Freedom Express Select 21SE | 24 ft 11 in | — | 4,672 | — | 1,328 | 630 | 52 |
| Coachmen Freedom Express Freedom Express Select 247SE | 28 ft 2 in | — | 5,356 | — | 1,644 | 594 | 52 |
| Coachmen Freedom Express Freedom Express Select 29SE | 33 ft 4 in | — | 6,218 | — | 2,782 | 642 | 50 |
All 10 Coachmen Freedom Express floorplans: Coachmen Freedom Express line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by dry weight | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Express Select 18SE | — | 3,932 | — | 21 ft 3 in |
| Jay Feather 183FBS | 4,995 | 3,930 | 3 | 20 ft 10 in |
| Coachmen Apex Nano 190RBS | 4,700 | 3,936 | — | 22 ft 7 in |
| Prime Time Avenger 18DBS | — | 3,939 | — | 23 ft 3 in |
| Silver Lake 19SBHS | — | 3,939 | — | 23 ft 3 in |
| Westbrook 18BHCC | 4,900 | 3,939 | — | 23 ft 3 in |
| Surveyor Legend 19RBLE | 5,649 | 3,917 | — | 23 ft 7 in |
Against the Freedom Express Select 18SE: the Jay Feather 183FBS is 2 lb lighter; the Coachmen Apex Nano 190RBS is 4 lb heavier and 1 ft longer; the Prime Time Avenger 18DBS is 7 lb heavier and 2 ft longer.
08 Common questions about the Freedom Express Select 18SE
How much can the Freedom Express Select 18SE carry?
2,068 lb. A full fresh tank uses 432 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Freedom Express Select 18SE?
490 lb as published, 12% of the dry weight (median across 1,413 travel trailers here: 12%).
What are the tank capacities on the Freedom Express Select 18SE?
Fresh 52, grey 35, black 35 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Freedom Express Select 18SE?
21' 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 Freedom Express Select 18SE. Not published: GVWR, interior height, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: forestriverinc.com, library.rvusa.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 13 recall campaigns and 44 owner complaints (model years 2005 on) against the Coachmen Freedom Express Ultra Lite line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
What to look at on a used one. Across the 44 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are structure (25%), suspension (25%) and tires (18%).
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 Coachmen Freedom Express Ultra Lite line page.