Line photo: Coachmen publishes one photo for the Freelander line, so it may show another floorplan. Windows and slides can differ from the 27QB described here.

Coachmen · Class C · 2026

Coachmen Freelander 27QB

Rear queen plus a bunk, and no slides: the Freelander 27QB is Coachmen's budget twin of the Leprechaun, sold on Chevy 3500, Ford E-350 and Ford E-450 chassis. Weight ratings and towing vary by chassis, and the price of around $88,000 is for the Chevy build.

Approx. price: ~$87,924; dealer advertised price
Length: 29.5 ft
Sleeps: 6

Specifications

Size

Exterior length: 29.5 ft
Exterior height: 10.92 ft
Sleeps: 6
Slide-outs: 0

Tanks and power

Fresh water: 40 gal
Gray water: 31 gal
Black water: 31 gal
Factory solar: None
House battery: Auxiliary house battery
Generator: NPS 4500

Chassis

Chassis: Ford E-450 (also Ford E-350 and Chevy 3500 builds)
Fuel: Gas

Standard equipment named by the maker

Family Class C with rear queen and bunk, no slides
NPS 4500 generator with auto changeover
Solar prep on roof and at entry door (200W panel optional)
7,500 lb hitch on E-450/Chevy 3500 (5,000 lb on E-350)
Hydraulic leveling jacks optional
Steel entry stepwell with house-battery storage

What owners report

Drawn from 7 owners' accounts of the Coachmen Freelander, mostly 2018–2025 units. It covers the whole Coachmen Freelander line, not only this floorplan. Nobody here has camped in it; this is what people who bought one say.

Winterizing is where new owners get stuck. A 2025 21QSS owner could not find the water pump at all, and a 26MB owner removed every access panel and kitchen drawer looking for the fresh tank valve before Forest River's help line told them it sits under the coach, left of the door, because the included winterizing instructions were for a different plumbing system.

Owners of the 29KB like the two-room layout, the washer-dryer hookup and the cargo capacity. One 2019 27QB spent years in a rental fleet and reached 117,000 miles; its owner blames the damage, a rear corner hit on a pole and a stolen spare, on renters rather than the coach. Older units have a following too: a 2012 owner reports nothing breaking inside except a jamming bathroom door, and a 2016 32BH owner sold after four years for more than they paid.

What owners like

+The 29KB's two-room layout with washer-dryer hookups and high cargo capacity wins over the owners who bought it.
+Older Chevy-chassis units, a 2012 and a 2015, hold speed on hills and stay steady on the road in wind and rain.

Common complaints

−Plumbing components are hidden and the paperwork does not always match, so owners cannot find the water pump or fresh tank valve when winterizing.
−Fuel economy is modest, with owners of 2012, 2015 and 2018 coaches reporting 8 to 12 mpg.

Weights

2026 maker figures

GVWR: 14,500 lb
Dry weight (UVW): not published
Occupant + cargo (OCCC): not published
Towing capacity: 7,500 lb

What these weights mean →

Size, to scale

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Coachmen Freelander 27QB · 29.5 ft long · 10′11″ tall

Drawn to one scale from each camper's listed length and, where the maker publishes it, its exterior height. Outlines are typical for the camper type, not traced from this model. The figure is a 6 ft person. The dashed blue line is 25 ft, the length about 93% of national park campgrounds accept.