Today’s review is of the Bean Stock teardrop trailer. I became aware of the brand after one among you suggested I look at these. Have I mentioned how much I appreciate your input and suggestions? I do!

So what is a Bean Stock trailer? This is, by far, the coolest teardrop I have ever seen.

And it has a lifetime warranty. For real.

Bean Trailer

If you’ve seen teardrop trailers, or read about them, you may feel that you’ve seen it all. In fact I almost didn’t look at this trailer when I saw the ad because, well, I had preconceived ideas of what I would find.

And, to be honest, this is a teardrop trailer. That means there’s an interior with a bed and a kitchen at the back that is revealed by opening the hatch. None of that will surprise anybody.

But it’s the nuances that make this the coolest teardrop I’ve ever seen.

The tour

Starting at the front of the trailer, all Bean teardrops (there are four different models) come with a large platform in the center of which is a battery box and a receiver hitch to which you can mount a bike rack or other storage provision.

The large, flat surface can be used to stand on if you need to get to the roof or, more likely, to store things on like boxes or totes and such. There is a raised rail and openings around which you can hook straps or bungees or whatever.

Each side of the trailer has a door and you may be surprised by what’s inside. No, seriously.

First of all if the cushions are folded for travel you’ll find a cover under which is some storage under the floor.

The cushion reminds me of a futon and it can be arranged to form a couch or a queen-sized bed. No surprises there.

On the front curved wall of the trailer is a cubby and there are contraptions on either side that have hooks for keys and such and a pocket that would work for a smart phone or a wallet. Smart. Overhead you can outfit the trailer with a high-performance fan ($425) that can work for both intake or exhaust and this would be a great thing to make sure to check on the options list.

Bean exterior

Bean interior 01

Bean Stock bunk shelf

Simple kitchen

There are a variety of kitchen options including this one with a two-burner propane stove top.

Bean Stock overhead cabinet

Bean Stock pass-through cabinet

Pass-through storage

There are pass-through storage compartments so you can load your Bean trailer easily.

Side steps

Side rails make it possible to get to things mounted on a roof rack if so equipped.

Bean water storage

One of the options for the kitchen is a delightfully simple water system using two seven-gallon containers.

Loading made easy

But the back of the interior of the trailer is what makes this trailer stand out. Bean has four cabinet doors that open up to reveal rails into which hanging plastic baskets can go. What’s so very cool about this is that you can get to those baskets from the galley as well so you can load the trailer from the back and access it from inside.

The cabinets are a really attractive laminate giving the interior of the trailer a high-end feel. The ceiling and front wall are a padded material furthering the quality feel of the trailer.

Below those cabinets are two large drawers so this little trailer has more cabinet and drawer space than some much larger trailers I’ve reviewed and the cabinet space is accessible both inside and out. It’s absolutely brilliant.

The Bean trailer in this review is the Bean Stock, their least expensive model. As such it’s more rudimentary and simple than some of the more elaborate versions of the trailer but there’s a lot to be said for that.

Simple but effective kitchen

Outside at the back in the kitchen you should know that accessing that kitchen is made easier by an automotive-style latching system where you turn the knob and open the door. This is far better than the latches I’ve seen on some other teardrops.

Standing at the kitchen you see the wall of cabinets which, as mentioned before, are the backside of the cabinets you could access from inside.

There’s a large, flat surface which you could use for prep and what not.

Bean offers a number of options to customize your trailer including kitchen options. The Bean Stock is essentially just those cabinets and space below. There are four kitchen options from none to a $2,499 upgrade with a pressurized water system and 12volt cooler. What floated my boat was the model with the optional ($1,299) basic kitchen which the company calls the Base Plus.

If you opt for the basic kitchen, you have all the basics which are mounted below the main prep surface in the back. Looking at the trailer to the left is a slide-out drawer with a two-burner cook top which is fueled by a two gallon propane tank attached to the side of the trailer. The cook top is on a healthy drawer slide that latches in the out position.

Below that are two seven gallon water jugs and to the right of the stove top is another slide out that contains a collapsible bowl. Just put one of the water jugs on the counter top and it can open right into that bowl when the bowl is opened.

If you only camp part time a trailer that’s this simple is really going to be nice because you’re not spending so much time maintaining and winterizing and de-winterizing the darned thing.

Lastly on the far right (on the camp side) is a large Coleman cooler although you can also opt for a 12volt cooler instead.

Check out our review of the Alpicool 12 volt cooler.

Build methodology

The floors and walls of this tailer are all one piece laminates of man-made waterproof material and it’s durable enough that the trailer carries a lifetime (limited) warranty against leaking. This is literally the only RV I’ve ever seen with a lifetime warranty.

One of the interesting things about these trailers is the options and there are a lot of them. I have already mentioned the high-performance fan with remote but there are racks, awnings, an outdoor shower, battery options, solar options and much, much more.

You can really customize this trailer in a lot of ways but I actually really like the dead simplicity of this model. Yes, yes, I appreciate the luxury features in my own trailer but, if I had the means, I think having something like this as a second RV for weekend exploring or off-road camping might be a lot of fun.

And for many of our readers, that’s exactly what they’re looking for so I think you’ll do yourself quite a favor if you at least use your bean (see what I did there?) and check out these slick little teardrop trailers made in Utah.

Of course teardrops have some limitations, such as the lack of a bathroom. But I’ve already looked at several solutions to that problem such as:

Camco travel toilet review
SylvanSport Privy Bivy toilet and shower tent

I like these quite a bit and they’re a great solution for a lot of RVers who just want something small, simple and easily maintained.

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