01 What makes it unique
Bean Trailer lists the Black Bean at 2,600 lb dry, a GVWR of 3,500 lb and a tongue weight of 350 lb. Bean Trailer prints no cargo carrying capacity for it, so none is given here; the federal label inside the trailer carries one.
It is 15' long. Bean Trailer prints no tank capacity for it.
Among the 5 Bean Trailer floorplans Bean Trailer’s specification page on beantrailer.com (no model year stated) lists with a published dry weight, it is number 4 from the lightest, in a range from 1,200 lb (Bean Stock 2.0) to 3,500 lb (Bean Squared). Every figure in that comparison is Bean Trailer’s, read from the same set of model pages.
Every number on this page was read on 6 Nov 2026 from Bean Trailer’s own specification page on beantrailer.com (no model year stated) for the Black Bean, which names no model year; the figures are shown as the maker published them, and no year is claimed for them.
How the Black Bean differs from the other four Bean Trailer floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Dry weight, 2,600 lb: second-heaviest of five, between the Meaner Bean (2,000 lb) and the Squared (3,500 lb).
- Tongue weight, 350 lb: second-heaviest of five, between the Meaner Bean and X (250 lb) and the Squared (400 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 13.5%: second-largest of five, between the Meaner Bean (12.5%) and the X (15.6%).
- Length, 15 ft: second-longest of five, between the 2.0, Meaner Bean and X (14 ft) and the Squared (16 ft).
Next to the Meaner Bean, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the Black Bean is 600 lb heavier by dry weight, has a tongue weight 100 lb heavier and is 1 ft longer; the two publish the same GVWR and interior height.
Next to the Squared, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the Black Bean is 900 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 1,500 lb lower, has a tongue weight 50 lb lighter, is 1 ft shorter and has 3 ft 4 in less interior height.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 15'
- Exterior height
- Not published by Bean Trailer
- Exterior width
- 87"
- Interior height
- 54 1/2"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 2,600 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 3,500 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- Not published by Bean Trailer
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 350 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- Not published by Bean Trailer
- Grey water
- Not published by Bean Trailer
- Black water
- Not published by Bean Trailer
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- 33"
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 2 (queen)
- Height (w/ Maxx Fan)
- 86"
- Height (w/ Roof Rack System)
- 88"
- Sheet footer (as printed)
- Specifications as of October 2026.
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.
Towing it
Check your vehicle. Enter the ratings from your owner’s manual and the door-pillar placard.
Compares your figures with this page’s published GVWR (3,500 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (525 lb, a rule of thumb). Your vehicle’s placard and the trailer’s own weight label govern.
Loaded range: 10–15% of GVWR on the tongue, a rule of thumb, not a measurement of this unit. No truck ratings or hitch classes (why; NHTSA, DOT HS 809 433).
03 The Bean Trailer floorplan family
Bean Trailer’s specification page on beantrailer.com (no model year stated) lists 5 Bean Trailer floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bean Stock 2.0 | 14' | 2 (queen) | Profiled |
| Bean Stock X | 14' | 2 (queen) | Profiled |
| Meaner Bean | 14' | 2 (queen) | Profiled |
| Black Bean | 15' | 2 (queen) | Profiled |
| Bean Squared | 16' | 3 to 4 Queen Plus mattress plus 75" x 47" pull‑out couch | Profiled |
Bean Trailer’s specification page on beantrailer.com (no model year stated) lists 5 Bean Trailer floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Bean Trailer does not publish for the Black Bean
Bean Trailer prints no cargo carrying capacity, grey-tank, black-tank 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
2,000 lb dry and 3,500 lb GVWR, against this model’s 2,600 lb and 3,500 lb.
3,500 lb dry and 5,000 lb GVWR, against this model’s 2,600 lb and 3,500 lb.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Bean Trailer Meaner Bean, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 3 of the 5 fields both publish (this plan first): length 15 ft 0 in vs 14 ft 0 in; dry weight 2,600 lb vs 2,000 lb; hitch weight 350 lb vs 250 lb. They match on sleeps and GVWR.
| Bean Trailer plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 3,500 | 2–4 of 5 | 2,000–5,000 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 2,600 | 4 of 5 | 1,200–3,500 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 350 | 4 of 5 | 140–400 |
| Length | 15 ft 0 in | 4 of 5 | 14 ft 0 in–16 ft 0 in |
| Sleeps | 2 | 1–4 of 5 | 2–3 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Bean Trailer Bean Stock X matches it at 3,500 lb GVWR; Bean Trailer Meaner Bean matches it at 3,500 lb GVWR.
| Nearest Bean Trailer siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bean Trailer Black Bean | 15 ft 0 in | 2 | 2,600 | 3,500 | — | 350 | — |
| Bean Trailer Meaner Bean | 14 ft 0 in | 2 | 2,000 | 3,500 | — | 250 | — |
| Bean Trailer Bean Stock X | 14 ft 0 in | 2 | 1,600 | 3,500 | — | 250 | — |
| Bean Trailer Bean Squared | 16 ft 0 in | 3 | 3,500 | 5,000 | — | 400 | — |
| Bean Trailer Bean Stock 2.0 | 14 ft 0 in | 2 | 1,200 | 2,000 | — | 140 | — |
All 5 Bean Trailer floorplans: Bean Trailer line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry or base (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bean | 3,500 | 2,600 | 2 | 15 ft 0 in |
| Sport 16RB | 3,500 | 2,860 | 4 | 16 ft 0 in |
| Bambi 16RB | 3,500 | 3,150 | 4 | 16 ft 3 in |
| Basecamp 16X | 3,500 | 2,700 | 2 | 16 ft 2 in |
| Casita 15′ Patriot | 3,500 | 2,000 | — | 15 ft 0 in |
| Colt 13RD | 3,500 | 2,550 | 4 | 16 ft 1 in |
| Coyote 15C | 3,500 | 2,890 | — | 17 ft 10 in |
Against the Black Bean: the Sport 16RB is 1 ft longer and sleeps 2 more; the Bambi 16RB is 1 ft longer and sleeps 2 more; the Basecamp 16X is 1 ft longer.
08 Common questions about the Black Bean
How much does the Black Bean weigh?
2,600 lb dry; 3,500 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
What is the tongue weight of the Black Bean?
350 lb as published, 13% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the Black Bean need?
A tow rating of at least 3,500 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the Black Bean sleep?
It is rated to sleep 2. 1 of the 5 Bean Trailer floorplans that publish a count sleep more.
How long is the Black Bean?
15' overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
7 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Black Bean. Not published: cargo capacity (CCC), exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank, black tank, slide count, axle count, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning, tire size (a description is published, a size is not).
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: beantrailer.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
No recall campaign or owner complaint in our NHTSA data names the Bean Trailer line. Read that as no result found, not as a clean record.
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 Bean Trailer line page.