New 2025 Keystone Coleman Legacy Owner

[Jeff_65]

I'd like to hear from any new 2025 Keystone Coleman Legacy owners. How do they like their new trailer? Any issues yet? Likes and dislikes? I just picked mine up in March and took it for its first long term trip in May. Needless to say I've learned a lot. Happy to share.

 

[chuckster57]

Welcome to the forum.

Lots of good information and loads of great people here. Feel free to tell us what you’ve learned.

 

[wiredgeorge]

The Coleman brand just came under the Keystone umbrella recently so there are not likely to be a lot of Coleman owners on board yet. I expect this will change as I believe Coleman campers are a hot seller through Camping World as many new owners are looking for smaller, more easily towed campers.

 

[Jeff_65]

The Coleman brand just came under the Keystone umbrella recently so there are not likely to be a lot of Coleman owners on board yet. I expect this will change as I believe Coleman campers are a hot seller through Camping World as many new owners are looking for smaller, more easily towed campers.

Agreed. I really liked the Coleman Legacy for the reason you pointed out. It's small and easy to tow. For the most part I'm traveling solo (which makes this TT perfect) but will hopefully include the wife later this year or next. So far, I'm pretty happy with the trailer but the workmanship could definitely improve. I've discovered some shotty construction but so far I've been able to fix and correct. One thing I'm anxious to hear from other owners about is if they use weight distribution trailer hitches given the short and lighter weight of the Keystone Coleman Legacy. Curious.

 

[wiredgeorge]

During the Covid period, most all RV makes and models experienced shoddy workmanship. Workers were hard to find and they moved from company to company frequently. In addition, campers were flying out of the factories as folks decided that camping fun was an activity they could undertake safely. Things should be normalizing a bit now but still, a lot of complaints about Keystone workmanship are heard today. I suggest you post a question in the appropriate forum area and ask about weight distribution hitches and put together a signature with your year, make and model of your camper and same for your tow vehicle. This is your quickest way to get the information you need.

 

[JRTJH]

The Coleman Legacy is not a "ultra-lite trailer line". It falls in the GVWR range of 7000 pounds to 9000 pounds. That's a "heavy trailer"... There are light weight models in some other Coleman lines, but the Legacy is a "half ton tow vehicle or larger" type trailer line. Are you considering the Coleman and Coleman Light lines? They are much smaller and lighter than the Legacy line. From the information on the Keystone website, the lightest Legacy floorplan has a tongue weight of 605 pounds (empty weight). Typically most receivers on today's tow vehicles have a "maximum tongue weight rating" of 500 pounds without a weight distribution hitch and around 1000-1200 pounds with a W/D hitch. So, the Legacy line will nearly always require a W/D hitch.

As George posted, different models of the Coleman Legacy line have different total weights, different tongue weights and some could be managed by larger vehicles without a weight distribution hitch. On the other hand, even the smallest would require a W/D hitch on some "barely adequate tow vehicles"...

Then there is the caution/warning about not using a weight distribution hitch on some "uni-body vehicles". So, there's much more information required to the question: "Do I need a weight distribution hitch to tow a Coleman Legacy trailer"... So, to give you any "reliable information" members would need to know which Legacy model, what tow vehicle you'll be using, how you'll load the trailer and how many people/how much cargo will be in the tow vehicle as well as "where you'll be towing the trailer"... All those play a key role in how you'll need to set up the rig.

 

[wiredgeorge]

I recently read an article in an industry magazine that said the Coleman brand of single axle trailers was the hottest seller at Camping World and didn't realize some were big trailers as well. After 10 seconds of intense research, found the Legacy line was anywhere from 24' to 34' in length and the gross weight for the 24' camper was over 7K lbs. I am curious about the construction if the 24' footer is that heavy. All of these models will need consideration regarding the tow vehicle as the shortest will have a tongue weight of over 900 lbs fully loaded and add hitch and stuff/passengers in the tow vehicle, looking at perhaps 1500 lbs payload needed.

 

[Jeff_65]

During the Covid period, most all RV makes and models experienced shoddy workmanship. Workers were hard to find and they moved from company to company frequently. In addition, campers were flying out of the factories as folks decided that camping fun was an activity they could undertake safely. Things should be normalizing a bit now but still, a lot of complaints about Keystone workmanship are heard today. I suggest you post a question in the appropriate forum area and ask about weight distribution hitches and put together a signature with your year, make and model of your camper and same for your tow vehicle. This is your quickest way to get the information you need.

I appreciate your feedback. Very helpful. Thanks.

 

[Jeff_65]

The Coleman Legacy is not a "ultra-lite trailer line". It falls in the GVWR range of 7000 pounds to 9000 pounds. That's a "heavy trailer"... There are light weight models in some other Coleman lines, but the Legacy is a "half ton tow vehicle or larger" type trailer line. Are you considering the Coleman and Coleman Light lines? They are much smaller and lighter than the Legacy line. From the information on the Keystone website, the lightest Legacy floorplan has a tongue weight of 605 pounds (empty weight). Typically most receivers on today's tow vehicles have a "maximum tongue weight rating" of 500 pounds without a weight distribution hitch and around 1000-1200 pounds with a W/D hitch. So, the Legacy line will nearly always require a W/D hitch.

As George posted, different models of the Coleman Legacy line have different total weights, different tongue weights and some could be managed by larger vehicles without a weight distribution hitch. On the other hand, even the smallest would require a W/D hitch on some "barely adequate tow vehicles"...

Then there is the caution/warning about not using a weight distribution hitch on some "uni-body vehicles". So, there's much more information required to the question: "Do I need a weight distribution hitch to tow a Coleman Legacy trailer"... So, to give you any "reliable information" members would need to know which Legacy model, what tow vehicle you'll be using, how you'll load the trailer and how many people/how much cargo will be in the tow vehicle as well as "where you'll be towing the trailer"... All those play a key role in how you'll need to set up the rig.

Great feedback. Much appreciated.

 

[spicercars]

Welcome from northern MN.

 

[Legacy2115rk]

New 2025 Coleman Legacy 2115RK owner. First trip this weekend... Fridge/Freezer not getting cold even though display lights up got a little colder than outside but not cold. Changed setting to coldest for fridge and freezer and still had ice melting and threw away a bunch of food and had to go to using a cooler. Searching the internet found recommnedations to "hard reset" fridge by cutting power to it. Unhooked from shore power. Switched off power distribution switch from battery, disconnected battery terminals and switched off the solar disconnect switch... and fridge display lights still on??? Where is it getting power from?

 

[JRTJH]

New 2025 Coleman Legacy 2115RK owner. First trip this weekend... Fridge/Freezer not getting cold even though display lights up got a little colder than outside but not cold. Changed setting to coldest for fridge and freezer and still had ice melting and threw away a bunch of food and had to go to using a cooler. Searching the internet found recommnedations to "hard reset" fridge by cutting power to it. Unhooked from shore power. Switched off power distribution switch from battery, disconnected battery terminals and switched off the solar disconnect switch... and fridge display lights still on??? Where is it getting power from?

First Welcome to the forum. Happy to have you join us. Now, if you unplugged shore power, disconnected BOTH battery terminals, then the only potential to develop any power is the solar system. You said that you "switched OFF the solar disconnect" ... Is it possible that like the nomenclature on some of the battery cutoff switches, if it's a "disconnect switch" then if the switch is ON, it means the battery is disconnected (OFF) and if the switch is OFF, it means the disconnect is off (or the power is ON... Try switching your solar disconnect to the "other position" and see if the refrigerator lights go out....