01 What makes it unique
Bontrager lists the Compact 12ROK at 1,940 lb dry, a GVWR of 3,180 lb, a net carrying capacity of 1,240 lb and a tongue weight of 180 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 15' 9" long and 6' 10" high. Bontrager prints its tanks as 26 gal fresh, 0 gal grey, 0 gal black.
Among the 4 Compact floorplans Bontrager’s Compact model pages on bontrageroutdoors.com (no model year stated) lists with a published dry weight, it is number 4 from the lightest, in a range from 500 lb (Compact 7ROD) to 1,940 lb (Compact 12ROK). Every figure in that comparison is Bontrager’s, read from the same set of model pages.
Every number on this page was read on 6 Nov 2026 from Bontrager’s own Compact model pages on bontrageroutdoors.com (no model year stated) for the Compact 12ROK, which names no model year; the figures are shown as the maker published them, and no year is claimed for them.
How the 12ROK differs from the other three Compact floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Dry weight, 1,940 lb: heaviest of four; next is the 10ROK (1,700 lb).
- GVWR, 3,180 lb: highest of four; next is the 10ROK (3,140 lb).
- Tongue weight, 180 lb: heaviest of four; next are the 10HD and 10ROK (140 lb).
- Length, 15 ft 9 in: longest of four; next are the 10HD and 10ROK (13 ft 2 in).
- Cargo capacity, 1,240 lb: second-largest of four, between the 10HD (840 lb) and the 10ROK (1,440 lb).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 39%: second-smallest of four, between the 10HD (35.9%) and the 10ROK (45.9%).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 9.3%: shared with the 10HD; of four, one smaller and one larger, nearest the 10ROK (8.2%) and the 7ROD (12.6%).
Next to the 10ROK, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 12ROK is 240 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 40 lb higher, has 200 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 40 lb heavier and is 2 ft 7 in longer; the two publish the same exterior height, interior height, fresh tank, grey tank, black tank and sleeping capacity.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 15' 9"
- Exterior height
- 6' 10"
- Exterior width
- 6' 9"
- Interior height
- 46"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 1,940 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 3,180 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,240 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 180 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 26 gal
- Grey water
- 0 gal
- Black water
- 0 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- ST235/75R15C
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 2
- Exterior Box Width
- 5' 0"
- Propane Unit (lbs)
- 20
- Water Heater
- 2.64
- Furnace BTU
- 14,300
- Weight units (as printed)
- lbs
- Awning
- 7' 6"
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.
Drawn to scale
Weight budget
Size, with end view
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
03 The Compact floorplan family
Bontrager’s Compact model pages on bontrageroutdoors.com (no model year stated) lists 4 Compact floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compact 7ROD | 10' 7" | 2 | Profiled |
| Compact 10HD | 13' 2" | 2 | Profiled |
| Compact 10ROK | 13' 2" | 2 | Profiled |
| Compact 12ROK | 15' 9" | 2 | Profiled |
Bontrager’s Compact model pages on bontrageroutdoors.com (no model year stated) lists 4 Compact floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Bontrager does not publish for the Compact 12ROK
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
1,700 lb dry and 3,140 lb GVWR, against this model’s 1,940 lb and 3,180 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 26-gallon fresh tank is about 216 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 17% of the Compact 12ROK’s 1,240 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,024 lb (512 lb per rated berth). Across 3 Compact floorplans the water share runs 15% to 26%, and 1 gives up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Compact 10ROK at 15% and Compact 10HD at 26%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Compact 10ROK, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 15 ft 9 in vs 13 ft 2 in; dry weight 1,940 lb vs 1,700 lb; GVWR 3,180 lb vs 3,140 lb; cargo capacity 1,240 lb vs 1,440 lb; hitch weight 180 lb vs 140 lb. They match on sleeps, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Compact plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 3,180 | 4 of 4 | 1,163–3,180 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 1,940 | 4 of 4 | 500–1,940 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,240 | 3 of 4 | 663–1,440 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 180 | 4 of 4 | 63–180 |
| Length | 15 ft 9 in | 4 of 4 | 10 ft 7 in–15 ft 9 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 26 | 2–4 of 4 | 0–26 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Compact 10ROK is 40 lb lighter (3,140 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Compact siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compact 12ROK | 15 ft 9 in | 2 | 1,940 | 3,180 | 1,240 | 180 | 26 |
| Compact 10ROK | 13 ft 2 in | 2 | 1,700 | 3,140 | 1,440 | 140 | 26 |
| Compact 10HD | 13 ft 2 in | 2 | 1,500 | 2,340 | 840 | 140 | 26 |
| Compact 7ROD | 10 ft 7 in | 2 | 500 | 1,163 | 663 | 63 | 0 |
All 4 Compact floorplans: Compact line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compact 12ROK | 3,180 | 1,940 | 2 | 15 ft 9 in |
| Radical 10RAD | 3,140 | 1,700 | 2 | 13 ft 2 in |
| Standard 15FK | 3,280 | 1,940 | 2 | 15 ft 6 in |
| Jay Flight SLX 145RB | 2,995 | 2,380 | 3 | 16 ft 6 in |
| inTech Flyer Explore | 2,990 | — | 4 | 13 ft 9 in |
| E-Series 12RK | 3,450 | 1,740 | 2 | 15 ft 9 in |
| Off Grid Trailers Sprocket 3.0 | 2,900 | 1,200 | — | 12 ft 1 in |
Against the Compact 12ROK: the Radical 10RAD is 40 lb lighter and 3 ft shorter; the Standard 15FK is 100 lb heavier; the Jay Flight SLX 145RB is 185 lb lighter and sleeps 1 more.
08 Common questions about the Compact 12ROK
How much does the Compact 12ROK weigh?
1,940 lb dry; 3,180 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Compact 12ROK carry?
1,240 lb, 39% of its GVWR (median across 1,416 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 216 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Compact 12ROK?
180 lb as published, 9% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the Compact 12ROK need?
A tow rating of at least 3,180 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the Compact 12ROK sleep?
It is rated to sleep 2. No other Compact floorplan here is rated for more.
How long is the Compact 12ROK?
15' 9" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
14 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Compact 12ROK. Not published: slide count, axle count, refrigerator, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: bontrageroutdoors.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 1 recall campaign against the Bontrager Compact line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
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 Bontrager Compact line page.