Everything Old Mate has makes perfect sence. The way it was set up would make me drool unless I hadnt implemented almost exactly the same thing myself. Go hard you good thing
Great video! We own a Mean Bean and are just wrapping our third season with it. The Black Bean is a dream! We’ve loved our Bean trailer. The team there is top of the industry. You’ve really got to see the trailer in person to appreciate the craftsmanship
Yes... my rig probably has three times the real estate ..but no way is it going off the Bitumen... I look at "Bean" configurations on the road and used to think .. how can you live in that? The video I just watched explained it all... Yes you definitely can !!
I love the Mean Bean and Meaner Bean myself. This Black Bean was kick a$$, but I would personally prefer to spend ~$10k or more less LOL. You're right though, seeing these things in person vs on a RUclips channel is very different. I was very impressed with the unit and can see why so many people love it. Thanks for watching!
Even before I lived on the road ..I traveled in my job .. geophysics ..and got to see a lot of moving home big and small ... I never was impressed by small but your .. Mate has it wired. .. much respect .. I could live out of that.. And I can tell you why for all sorts of practical reasons..
LOL! Mine too. Denny (owner of the Black Bean) has a small portable toilet stowed in the cargo carrier above, but somehow I doubt that would be acceptable to either of our wives :)
I love the concept of the teardrop trailers. Minimalistic design, light and compact. What I cannot overcome is the price on most brands teardrop trailers. For the same price of a nicely equipped teardrop you can get a much bigger trailer/camper with more space for a more comfortable travel/camping
Agreed. These things are super cool, but even if I had the money to buy one, I share the same sentiment as you. For the same price (sometimes cheaper...sometimes for only a little more) we could get something more like a "home". If I had a LOT of money, I might get both LOL. Ah well. Just because it's not really right for me doesn't mean it's not still cool as hell :)
@@TomtheDilettante They are sure super cool. I’d rather haul smaller camper, easier to park, move, you burn less gas and bring only minimal stuff you need instead of the whole house. Maybe we can get to a point where enough companies make them so the price can come down. But in this economy? I dont see it happening anytime soon. Until then.. its motocamping with my motorcycle 😁
Old Mate is no fool .. and knows how to get it done ..I could expand and already have . but that is what i posted before and YT deleted everything I posted.
I'm new to teardrops and I too am Google searching all night long in the dark. I would love to see a review and comparison between the Black Bean and the High Camp Trailers. Both are luxurious. Both are different.
Yup, there's a ton of options out there that are really cool. I wish I had access to a bunch to test and review, but I haven't figured out how to be worthy of that just yet. This guy, however, has a bunch of great content covering a variety of trailers. Check him out if interested (link below). www.youtube.com/@PlayingwithSticks
OK let me try again .. folks are sneering at how expensive this rig is... My Rig cost half the "out of pocket) price but I had to build it for myself once my home burned down and I was left with scant finacial reacourses. .. so I bought a gut shot truck and made it my home .. it took me three years and if I billed myself minimum wages for sll the love and work I put into her ... yeah show me the tab and laugh at me..
Unless you have live the life that "walkaround" will likely mean nothing to you I live and have live the nomad life in a machine far bigger than what this bloke has .. He can go places that is impossible for me to go but live as comfortably as I do
No I ddint think you would have pushed me off . I wrote a lengthy .. well I have lived in an RV for the last ten years and have a worthwhile opinion .. or perhaps not .. but do have some experience ..either way YT decided to delete my contribution to tro the discussion you .. set up .. and it isnt just me.
I always thought doom scrolling was just looking around at all the negativity and war and sickness and dead body posts and videos and focusing on that on social media
Ya know, I never bothered to look that up as an official part of the digital lexicon, but I think you're right. I've always used it to describe simply being stuck in the consumption of large amounts of any kind of media...caught in a pernicious loop that lasts way long than it probably should have :). Anytime I waste excessive amounts of time I consider being "doomed" :P
He had a Starlink antenna on the top of this thing that gave him broadband internet just about everywhere. Cool stuff. But yeah, plenty of room and opportunity for a mast and a wire for some remote QSOs :)
Any way I have had my say and you bloke can listen up or flick me off... up yo you .. Evert hing Old Mate had was just just real folks that can cut metal .. and put it back together ... speaking for myself I would have done it a tad nicer but it would have cost you twice as much .. as it was I was very impressed .. my rig is much nicer but my lawyer is still contesting the bill i sent to myself..
LOL! Can definitely relate to how personal time is definitely money! Sometimes, it's not hard to justify value for value and save my precious free time to something more enriching.
ha. Yeah. It's super cool, but definitely requires (1) a certain level of disposable income and (2) the ability to use it often enough as intended to make it worth it. In my conversations with Denny (owner of the Black Bean in this video), he has both. If it brings someone joy (and is legal), I'm not gunna judge :)
@@TomtheDilettante No Brother stand tall .. bloke coughed good cash for an amazing product .. Everything I saw was as beautiful or more so than I would have built myself. Bloke knows quality and is willing to move with the best ..
@@TomtheDilettante Hey Tom .. just judge! .. wanna live like that ?... Build it yourself or pay someone else to do it for you .. just so happens I can .. but it sucked a lot of time ..
OK cough cough look at the quality of the final product ... it is just brilliant... I build stuff like that myself and it takes time and love. I wont work for nothing.
These are awesome trailers and built very well. Don’t equate size with what the cost should be. If one is into overlanding, this trailer sits at the top. Very high value and worth the money in its market segment.
The way the stove stows was what got me, I love that setup!
yeah, that's slick! Kinda want to find one and figure out how to put it in my own vehicles :)
This is the best Black Bean walk-around video I have seen to date. Thank you!
For sure!
Thanks Tom, that's a really nice setup!
Right!? That damn thing has all the bells and whistles!
Everything Old Mate has makes perfect sence. The way it was set up would make me drool unless I hadnt implemented almost exactly the same thing myself. Go hard you good thing
Great video! We own a Mean Bean and are just wrapping our third season with it. The Black Bean is a dream! We’ve loved our Bean trailer. The team there is top of the industry. You’ve really got to see the trailer in person to appreciate the craftsmanship
Yes... my rig probably has three times the real estate ..but no way is it going off the Bitumen... I look at "Bean" configurations on the road and used to think .. how can you live in that? The video I just watched explained it all... Yes you definitely can !!
I love the Mean Bean and Meaner Bean myself. This Black Bean was kick a$$, but I would personally prefer to spend ~$10k or more less LOL. You're right though, seeing these things in person vs on a RUclips channel is very different. I was very impressed with the unit and can see why so many people love it. Thanks for watching!
Great job Denny
Even before I lived on the road ..I traveled in my job .. geophysics ..and got to see a lot of moving home big and small ... I never was impressed by small but your .. Mate has it wired. .. much respect .. I could live out of that.. And I can tell you why for all sorts of practical reasons..
Excellent walk through
Hi Tom, great video thank you sharing that. I would consider a Sprinter van camper myself. My wife needs a toilet.
LOL! Mine too. Denny (owner of the Black Bean) has a small portable toilet stowed in the cargo carrier above, but somehow I doubt that would be acceptable to either of our wives :)
@@TomtheDilettante haha, chuckling at the discussion. My wife needs the toilet and even the shower too although I do love these Bean teardrops. 😁👍
I love the concept of the teardrop trailers. Minimalistic design, light and compact. What I cannot overcome is the price on most brands teardrop trailers. For the same price of a nicely equipped teardrop you can get a much bigger trailer/camper with more space for a more comfortable travel/camping
Agreed. These things are super cool, but even if I had the money to buy one, I share the same sentiment as you. For the same price (sometimes cheaper...sometimes for only a little more) we could get something more like a "home". If I had a LOT of money, I might get both LOL. Ah well. Just because it's not really right for me doesn't mean it's not still cool as hell :)
@@TomtheDilettante They are sure super cool. I’d rather haul smaller camper, easier to park, move, you burn less gas and bring only minimal stuff you need instead of the whole house. Maybe we can get to a point where enough companies make them so the price can come down. But in this economy? I dont see it happening anytime soon. Until then.. its motocamping with my motorcycle 😁
Sweet rig!
Love the entire setup! Maybe I missed it but can you put a roof top tent on it for additional travelers?
Yes you can.
Old Mate is no fool .. and knows how to get it done ..I could expand and already have . but that is what i posted before and YT deleted everything I posted.
Great review. How many gallons of water for the shower?
According to Bean Trailer's website, the Black Bean has an 18 gallon fresh water capacity (source: beantrailer.com/black-bean-off-road-trailers/)
I'm new to teardrops and I too am Google searching all night long in the dark. I would love to see a review and comparison between the Black Bean and the High Camp Trailers. Both are luxurious. Both are different.
Yup, there's a ton of options out there that are really cool. I wish I had access to a bunch to test and review, but I haven't figured out how to be worthy of that just yet. This guy, however, has a bunch of great content covering a variety of trailers. Check him out if interested (link below).
www.youtube.com/@PlayingwithSticks
OK let me try again .. folks are sneering at how expensive this rig is... My Rig cost half the "out of pocket) price but I had to build it for myself once my home burned down and I was left with scant finacial reacourses. .. so I bought a gut shot truck and made it my home .. it took me three years and if I billed myself minimum wages for sll the love and work I put into her ... yeah show me the tab and laugh at me..
👍
Unless you have live the life that "walkaround" will likely mean nothing to you I live and have live the nomad life in a machine far bigger than what this bloke has .. He can go places that is impossible for me to go but live as comfortably as I do
No I ddint think you would have pushed me off . I wrote a lengthy .. well I have lived in an RV for the last ten years and have a worthwhile opinion .. or perhaps not .. but do have some experience ..either way YT decided to delete my contribution to tro the discussion you .. set up .. and it isnt just me.
I always thought doom scrolling was just looking around at all the negativity and war and sickness and dead body posts and videos and focusing on that on social media
Ya know, I never bothered to look that up as an official part of the digital lexicon, but I think you're right. I've always used it to describe simply being stuck in the consumption of large amounts of any kind of media...caught in a pernicious loop that lasts way long than it probably should have :). Anytime I waste excessive amounts of time I consider being "doomed" :P
needs a good antenna mast, but.. h3llz yeah
anybody got a spare 50k?
He had a Starlink antenna on the top of this thing that gave him broadband internet just about everywhere. Cool stuff. But yeah, plenty of room and opportunity for a mast and a wire for some remote QSOs :)
@@TomtheDilettante I was thinking ham bands, that would be an awesome POTA rig
Any way I have had my say and you bloke can listen up or flick me off... up yo you .. Evert hing Old Mate had was just just real folks that can cut metal .. and put it back together ... speaking for myself I would have done it a tad nicer but it would have cost you twice as much .. as it was I was very impressed .. my rig is much nicer but my lawyer is still contesting the bill i sent to myself..
LOL! Can definitely relate to how personal time is definitely money! Sometimes, it's not hard to justify value for value and save my precious free time to something more enriching.
$39k base? his was $50k ? cough cough..
ha. Yeah. It's super cool, but definitely requires (1) a certain level of disposable income and (2) the ability to use it often enough as intended to make it worth it. In my conversations with Denny (owner of the Black Bean in this video), he has both. If it brings someone joy (and is legal), I'm not gunna judge :)
So you see a discrepency between those two dollar numbers? Are you paying yourself minimum wages to sit on you couch and sneer at this bloke... ?
@@TomtheDilettante No Brother stand tall .. bloke coughed good cash for an amazing product .. Everything I saw was as beautiful or more so than I would have built myself. Bloke knows quality and is willing to move with the best ..
@@TomtheDilettante Hey Tom .. just judge! .. wanna live like that ?... Build it yourself or pay someone else to do it for you .. just so happens I can .. but it sucked a lot of time ..
OK cough cough look at the quality of the final product ... it is just brilliant... I build stuff like that myself and it takes time and love. I wont work for nothing.
All my comments have been deleted.
weird. I've not deleted any comments from this video.
That comment wasnt deleted.
I posted about 3 comments that went into some depth about RVs and kit. Absolutely nothing offencive.. It all got deleted.
@@TomtheDilettante Now they are (IIRC) all back again.... now I am confused. Some things simply cannot be fathomed.
These are awesome trailers and built very well. Don’t equate size with what the cost should be. If one is into overlanding, this trailer sits at the top. Very high value and worth the money in its market segment.