thoughts on Coleman Lantern LT Series 16FBWE

Too vague a question to answer, it really depends on what you want, your budget, how many people, etc. This is a single axle entry level trailer, no slide, tiny fridge, with limited cargo capacity but for some could be a suitable choice. Question is - can you tow a trailer that will likely weigh close to it's GVWR of 3850 lbs?

Coleman Lantern 16FBWE

As you can see from my SIG we have a 19' couple's trailer as well but it's quite a bit different in many ways from this Coleman, which you presumably realize is built by Dutchmen and is "Coleman" by name only.

No shower surround, no oven, tiny 5000 btu A/c....only 600 lb ccc Not good IMO

It has the “old” look with aluminum sides and I’m not a fan of single axel TTs. You won’t be either after your first tire blowout. Less than 700 pounds for cargo is not good. Neither is only 27 gallons of fresh water.

Its on the low end...

We have a 2016 Coleman CTS 16 FB, we love ours, it does everything we want it to do, is small but there is only two of us and 3 1/2 chihuahuas , it tows easily with our 2004 Ford F 150 with tow package, I did several mods to it to "make it our own" and we are pleased. BTW it is not our first RV (not even the second)
so we knew what we wanted when we purchased it new.

My wife and I camped in our 16fb for 3 years.No more than 5 days at one time.We enjoyed it very much as our first TT.As we had ours loaded,it weighed in at 3400lbs.Never had the first problem with it,as being a simple entry level trailer,there are less frills to fail.We added a fiberglass shower surround and LED bulbs as upgrades.It was pulled behind a 2013 1500 Silverado with no problem at all.Hope this helps with your decision.

Floor plan, tow vehicle and cost all have to match. Floor plan is the prime concern.

We sat down and said what do we want. For us it was a bed you could exit without crawling over you spouse, a big bath, pantry and linen space with minimal set up.

We then rented what we thought we wanted. We learned two things, the floor plan was not a good as we thought an we needed a bigger truck.

Smaller trailers are smaller trailers. They are generally lighter, more compact, have fewer features; hence they are cost less.

Only the OP can decide on "right size" for them.

Opp, duplicate.

Fast fingers, slow brain. :)

We have a 2017 Coleman 262BH and love it. We have been RV-ing since 1987. I'd say we have some experience. In it's price range it's hard to beat. When we started looking I wanted two axles and my wife wanted a slideout. I personally like the aluminum sides as you never have the delamination, like we had on our motorhome before this RV. We wanted new but, we didn't want to go in real deep financially. The Coleman fit the bill. The pluses for us are, central air and heat, the slideout, the perfect size fridge for us, an RV queen bed that we can get to both sides on, decent storage, it tows straight and easy so, decent weight range for a 27 footer. The Coleman has a curved roof, not a flat roof so it sheds water well. I like that part. The negatives are that it's not super well made. It reminds me of our 1991 Prowler. We loved that trailer BTW. And, I personally don't like the power awning. I'd rather have the manual one.

Nevertheless, people will bust on the Coleman because it's not made like a trailer that cost three times what it cost. It can only be measured against the others at this price point. It stacks up really well, in my opinion. If I was a full timer I think I would want something more substantial. But, I know I would have to spend 7 or 8 times more than I spent.

We have a 2017 Coleman 262BH and love it. We have been RV-ing since 1987. I'd say we have some experience. In it's price range it's hard to beat. When we started looking I wanted two axles and my wife wanted a slideout. I personally like the aluminum sides as you never have the delamination, like we had on our motorhome before this RV. We wanted new but, we didn't want to go in real deep financially. The Coleman fit the bill. The pluses for us are, central air and heat, the slideout, the perfect size fridge for us, an RV queen bed that we can get to both sides on, decent storage, it tows straight and easy so, decent weight range for a 27 footer. The Coleman has a curved roof, not a flat roof so it sheds water well. I like that part. The negatives are that it's not super well made. It reminds me of our 1991 Prowler. We loved that trailer BTW. And, I personally don't like the power awning. I'd rather have the manual one.

Nevertheless, people will bust on the Coleman because it's not made like a trailer that cost three times what it cost. It can only be measured against the others at this price point. It stacks up really well, in my opinion. If I was a full timer I think I would want something more substantial. But, I know I would have to spend 7 or 8 times more than I spent.