01 What makes it unique
Bontrager lists the Radical 12RAD at 2,100 lb dry, a GVWR of 3,100 lb, a net carrying capacity of 1,000 lb and a tongue weight of 180 lb. Bontrager’s own figures do not add up — a conflict, stated not resolved: 2,100 lb dry plus 1,000 lb carrying capacity is 3,100 lb, against a printed GVWR of 3,100 lb. All three are shown as Bontrager prints them and none is corrected; the federal label on the trailer is the one to trust.
It is 15' 9" long and 7' 2" high. Bontrager prints its tanks as 26 gal fresh, 0 gal grey, 0 gal black.
Among the 2 Radical floorplans Bontrager’s Radical model pages on bontrageroutdoors.com (no model year stated) lists with a published dry weight, it is number 2 from the lightest, in a range from 1,700 lb (Radical 10RAD) to 2,100 lb (Radical 12RAD). 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 Radical model pages on bontrageroutdoors.com (no model year stated) for the Radical 12RAD, which names no model year; the figures are shown as the maker published them, and no year is claimed for them.
How the 12RAD differs from the other Radical floorplan. How these ranks are worked out.
Next to the 10RAD, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 12RAD is 400 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 40 lb lower, has 140 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 40 lb heavier, is 2 ft 7 in longer and stands 4 in taller; the two publish the same interior height, fresh tank, grey tank, black tank and sleeping capacity.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 15' 9"
- Exterior height
- 7' 2"
- Exterior width
- 7' 2"
- Interior height
- 46"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 2,100 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 3,100 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,000 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
- Flyer (printed 09/24) Cargo Carrying Capacity
- 1080
- Flyer (printed 09/24) Gross Vehicle Wt. Rating
- 3180
- Flyer (printed 09/24) Exterior Width (overall)
- 6’9”
- 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 Radical floorplan family
Bontrager’s Radical model pages on bontrageroutdoors.com (no model year stated) lists 2 Radical floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical 10RAD | 13' 2" | 2 | Profiled |
| Radical 12RAD | 15' 9" | 2 | Profiled |
Bontrager’s Radical model pages on bontrageroutdoors.com (no model year stated) lists 2 Radical floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Bontrager does not publish for the Radical 12RAD
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 2,100 lb and 3,100 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), 22% of the Radical 12RAD’s 1,000 lb cargo capacity, leaving 784 lb (392 lb per rated berth). 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 Radical 10RAD, 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 2,100 lb vs 1,700 lb; GVWR 3,100 lb vs 3,140 lb; cargo capacity 1,000 lb vs 1,140 lb; hitch weight 180 lb vs 140 lb. They match on sleeps, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
Either side of it by GVWR: Radical 10RAD is 40 lb heavier (3,140 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Radical siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radical 12RAD | 15 ft 9 in | 2 | 2,100 | 3,100 | 1,000 | 180 | 26 |
| Radical 10RAD | 13 ft 2 in | 2 | 1,700 | 3,140 | 1,140 | 140 | 26 |
All 2 Radical floorplans: Radical line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radical 12RAD | 3,100 | 2,100 | 2 | 15 ft 9 in |
| Compact 10ROK | 3,140 | 1,700 | 2 | 13 ft 2 in |
| Jay Flight SLX 145RB | 2,995 | 2,380 | 3 | 16 ft 6 in |
| inTech Flyer Explore | 2,990 | — | 4 | 13 ft 9 in |
| Standard 15FK | 3,280 | 1,940 | 2 | 15 ft 6 in |
| Off Grid Trailers Sprocket 3.0 | 2,900 | 1,200 | — | 12 ft 1 in |
| Sonic Sport 15BH | 2,800 | 2,263 | — | 17 ft 2 in |
Against the Radical 12RAD: the Compact 10ROK is 40 lb heavier and 3 ft shorter; the Jay Flight SLX 145RB is 105 lb lighter and sleeps 1 more; the inTech Flyer Explore is 110 lb lighter and 2 ft shorter and sleeps 2 more.
08 Common questions about the Radical 12RAD
How much does the Radical 12RAD weigh?
2,100 lb dry; 3,100 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Radical 12RAD carry?
1,000 lb, 32% 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 Radical 12RAD?
180 lb as published, 9% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the Radical 12RAD need?
A tow rating of at least 3,100 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the Radical 12RAD sleep?
It is rated to sleep 2.
How long is the Radical 12RAD?
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 Radical 12RAD. 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
No recall campaign or owner complaint in our NHTSA data names the Bontrager Radical 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 Bontrager Radical line page.