01 What makes it unique
The Freedom Express Ultra Lite 258BHS is the line’s compact family bunkhouse — a single-slide coach that stays under 30 feet yet sleeps a larger family. Double-size bunks fill the rear campside corner; a front queen bedroom with vaulted under-bed storage gives the adults privacy; a U-dinette rides the slide and folds into another sleeping surface; and a front pass-through storage bay swallows gear. An exterior pull-out camp kitchen with a griddle, a sink and a bar-sized fridge moves cooking outside. With the double bunks plus the dinette and sofa berths, the 258BHS sleeps up to eight depending on size.
At 6,108 pounds unloaded and 29 feet 6 inches, the 258BHS is a comfortable half-ton tow with about 1,492 pounds of cargo capacity — a tighter payload than the bigger bunkhouses, so load deliberately. Standard equipment is full 12-volt residential: a Magic Chef 10-cubic-foot 12V refrigerator, a three-burner gas cooktop with a microwave, a GE 15,000-BTU ducted air conditioner with a ducted furnace, a 42,000-BTU tankless water heater and a Freedom Solar Ready 200-watt panel. A 50-amp upgrade with a second air conditioner is optional. The fresh tank is 50 gallons with 35-gallon grey and black tanks. A reviewer noted the 6-foot-9 interior height as a plus for taller campers.
Construction is the Freedom Express Alumicage recipe — two-step pinch-rolled, vacuum-bonded walls with dual-sided Azdel composite under a LAMILUX 1000 fiberglass exterior, a 3/4 gel-coated fiberglass cap, a full walk-on roof with Dicor Tufflex PVC and a heated, enclosed underbelly, all over a spread-axle chassis — a clear tier above the metal-sided Catalina value line. For a family that wants double bunks, a private front bedroom and an outside kitchen in a single-slide coach a half-ton can pull, the 258BHS is the compact family value of the line.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 29' 6"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Exterior height
- 11' 1"*
- Slide-outs
- 1
Weights
- Unloaded vehicle weight
- 6,108 lbs*
- GVWR (published)
- 7,600 lbs
- Cargo carrying capacity
- 1,492 lbs
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 758 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 50 gal
- Grey water
- 35 gal
- Black water
- 35 gal
- Refrigerator
- 10 cu ft 12V
Construction
- Frame
- Alumicage aluminum cage
- Walls
- Vac-bonded dual Azdel · LAMILUX 1000
- Roof
- Full walk-on · Dicor Tufflex PVC
- Floor
- 3" aluminum-framed · 5/8" ply
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem) (spread)
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull
- Suspension
- Dexter E-Z Lube axles
- Rock guard
- Front rock guard
Galley & bath
- Refrigerator
- 10 cu ft 12V (Magic Chef)
- Cooktop
- 3-burner gas + microwave
- A/C
- 15,000 BTU (ducted)
- Water heater
- 42K tankless on-demand
- Solar
- 200W + 30A controller
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 8
- Primary bed
- Front queen
- Layout
- Front bedroom, rear double-size corner bunks, single slide with U-dinette, front pass-through, outside camp kitchen
- Awnings
- 1 (power, LED)*
03 Coachmen Freedom Express Ultra Lite floorplan family
Coachmen's Freedom Express Ultra Lite is the brand's value-oriented ultra-light travel trailer — a laminated-fiberglass, aluminum-caged line built to tow behind a mid-size SUV or any half-ton. The 258BHS on this page is highlighted; the other profiled plans link to their own pages. Profiled here are breadth-spanning floorplans — a compact couples' rear-bath, a mid couples' coach, a dual-entry family bunkhouse, a dual-slide bunkhouse and the triple-bunk flagship — with the rest of the roster catalogued on the line hub and profiled in demand order. (Coachmen also fields an entry-trim Freedom Express Select sub-line, summarized on the hub.)
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 192RBS | 22' 5" | 3 | Front bed, rear bath, sofa slide, single-axle-class couples |
| 22MLS | 26' 10" | 4 | Front bed, U-dinette, mid-galley, standard theater seats, single slide |
| 245RKS | 28' 5" | 4 | Rear kitchen, front bed, walk-through bath, theater seating |
| 258BHS | 29' 6" | 8 | Front bed, rear double-size bunks, U-dinette slide, camp kitchen |
| 252RBS | 29' 8" | 4 | Front bed, rear bath, outside kitchen, fireplace |
| 259FKDS | 29' 11" | 4 | Front kitchen, rear KING bed, two slides, fireplace |
| 271BHE | 29' 11" | 4 | Dual-entry private bunk room + front bed, outdoor griddle |
| 274RKS | 31' 10" | 4 | Rear kitchen, front bedroom, fireplace slide, hide-a-bed, outside kitchen |
| 288BHDS | 32' 9" | 8 | Dual-entry family bunkhouse, double bunks, front bedroom, outside kitchen |
| 292BHDS | 33' 4" | 8 | Rear bunk room, U-dinette slide, island entertainment |
| 320BHDS | 36' 10" | 8 | Triple bunks, 3 slides, kitchen island, fireplace, 20' awning |
| 326BHDS | 36' 10" | 9 | Three bunks, rear bunk-room half bath, fireplace, dual awnings |
Every Freedom Express Ultra Lite uses Alumicage construction: two-step pinch-rolled and vacuum-bonded walls with dual-sided Azdel composite under a LAMILUX 1000 fiberglass exterior, a 3/4 gel-coated fiberglass cap with an automotive-glass windshield, a full walk-on roof with Dicor Tufflex PVC roofing, a 3-inch aluminum-framed floor with 5/8-inch plywood decking and a heated, enclosed underbelly — a clear construction tier above the metal-sided Catalina value line, alongside Coachmen's premium Apex Ultra-Lite. Standard equipment is full 12-volt residential: a Magic Chef 10-cubic-foot 12V double-door refrigerator, a 3-burner gas cooktop with a microwave, a Suburban 42,000-BTU tankless water heater, a GE 15,000-BTU roof air conditioner (with ducted furnace and A/C on all plans except the 192), a Freedom Solar Ready 200-watt panel with a 30-amp controller and 3,000-watt inverter prep, a central vacuum, a porcelain toilet, a power tongue jack, a power awning and backup-camera prep. A 50-amp upgrade with a second 15,000-BTU air conditioner, a hide-a-bed sofa, theater seats and power stabilizer jacks are options on select plans. Lengths, weights and equipment change with options and model year — always confirm against the unit's own weight sticker. Additional Freedom Express Ultra Lite and Select floorplans are catalogued on the line hub.
04 What owners & reviewers report
Double-size bunks plus a private front bedroom
Rear campside double-over-double bunks and a separate front queen give a family real separation in a sub-30-foot coach — with the dinette and sofa adding berths to reach eight.
Tighter payload than the bigger bunkhouses
At a 7,600-lb GVWR over a 6,108-lb unloaded weight, the ~1,492-lb cargo capacity is modest for a family of this size — pack deliberately and watch full-water weight.
Outside camp kitchen and front pass-through
A pull-out exterior camp kitchen with a griddle, sink and bar fridge plus a front pass-through storage bay handle outdoor cooking and bulky gear.
Exterior height and awning size not on the current factory record
The Coachmen factory floorplan record and dealer listings confirm the weights, tanks and layout, but the current 2026 record did not publish this plan’s exterior height or awning length — both are shown as the line-typical figure and flagged.
Selling price runs well below the placard
Dealer MSRP placards run near $53,000 while selling prices commonly land near $33,000–$37,000; the figure shown is dealer-typical selling and is flagged.
05 How it compares
A dual-entry family bunkhouse with a private rear bunk room and a second door — a more separated layout with a higher GVWR and payload.
A larger 33-foot bunkhouse — a rear bunk room, an island entertainment center and one of the line’s biggest payloads, sleeping eight with more room.
A single-slide family bunkhouse one construction tier down — metal-sided value build at a lower price, sleeping eight.