01 What makes it unique
Bean Trailer lists the Meaner Bean at 2,000 lb dry, a GVWR of 3,500 lb and a tongue weight of 250 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 14' 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 3 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 Meaner Bean, which names no model year; the figures are shown as the maker published them, and no year is claimed for them.
How the Meaner Bean differs from the other four Bean Trailer floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Dry weight, 2,000 lb: third-lightest of five, between the X (1,600 lb) and the Black Bean (2,600 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 12.5%: third-smallest of five, between the 2.0 (11.7%) and the Black Bean (13.5%).
- Tongue weight, 250 lb: shared with the X; of five, one lighter and two heavier, nearest the 2.0 (140 lb) and the Black Bean (350 lb).
Next to the X, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the Meaner Bean is 400 lb heavier by dry weight; the two publish the same GVWR, tongue weight, length and interior height.
Next to the Black Bean, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the Meaner Bean is 600 lb lighter by dry weight, has a tongue weight 100 lb lighter and is 1 ft shorter; the two publish the same GVWR and interior height.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 14'
- Exterior height
- Not published by Bean Trailer
- Exterior width
- 85"
- Interior height
- 54 1/2"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 2,000 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 3,500 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- Not published by Bean Trailer
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 250 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
- 235/75R15
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 2 (queen)
- Height (w/ Maxx Fan)
- 83"
- Height (w/ Roof Rack System)
- 85"
- 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.
Federal tire recalls naming this size. NHTSA’s recall file names 235/75R15 in 4 tire recalls: 04T001000 (COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO., 2004; make COOPER; model 23575R15); 14T013000 (ITG Voma Corporation, 2014; make CAPITOL; model PRECISION TRAC II); 15T011000 (Hercules Tire & Rubber Company, 2015; make HERCULES; model ALL TRAC A/T); 17T003000 (Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., 2017; make COOPER; models DISCOVER M+S SPORT, DISCOVERER M+S SPORT). A tire recall covers only the brands, lines and DOT date codes it lists, and this page does not know which brand of tire this trailer was built with, so read the brand and DOT code on your own sidewalls before relying on this list. Only 242 of NHTSA’s 788 tire recalls name a size in their summary, so a size with no match is not a clean record (NHTSA recall file, read 12 Oct 2026).
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 Meaner 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
1,600 lb dry and 3,500 lb GVWR, against this model’s 2,000 lb and 3,500 lb.
2,600 lb dry and 3,500 lb GVWR, against this model’s 2,000 lb and 3,500 lb.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Bean Trailer Bean Stock X, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 1 of the 5 fields both publish (this plan first): dry weight 2,000 lb vs 1,600 lb. They match on length, sleeps, GVWR and hitch weight.
| 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) | 2,000 | 3 of 5 | 1,200–3,500 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 250 | 2–3 of 5 | 140–400 |
| Length | 14 ft 0 in | 1–3 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 Black Bean matches it at 3,500 lb GVWR; Bean Trailer Bean Squared is 1,500 lb heavier (5,000 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Bean Trailer siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Black Bean | 15 ft 0 in | 2 | 2,600 | 3,500 | — | 350 | — |
| Bean Trailer Bean Stock 2.0 | 14 ft 0 in | 2 | 1,200 | 2,000 | — | 140 | — |
| Bean Trailer Bean Squared | 16 ft 0 in | 3 | 3,500 | 5,000 | — | 400 | — |
All 5 Bean Trailer floorplans: Bean Trailer line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry or base (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meaner Bean | 3,500 | 2,000 | 2 | 14 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 Meaner Bean: the Sport 16RB is 2 ft longer and sleeps 2 more; the Bambi 16RB is 2 ft longer and sleeps 2 more; the Basecamp 16X is 2 ft longer.
08 Common questions about the Meaner Bean
How much does the Meaner Bean weigh?
2,000 lb dry; 3,500 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
What is the tongue weight of the Meaner Bean?
250 lb as published, 12% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the Meaner 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 Meaner 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 Meaner Bean?
14' overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
8 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Meaner Bean. Not published: cargo capacity (CCC), exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank, black tank, slide count, axle count, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.
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.