Before You Buy A Sprinter Van Watch This Video | Teardrop Trailer or Conversion Van

New Sprinter conversion vans can cost between $100k to $200k. Bean Trailers range from $24k to $60k. With this pricing in mind you could purchase a nice tow vehicle with Bean and still be under the price of a conversion van. Vans are easier to maneuver and find parking spots but you can detach your Bean once on site and free up your vehicle to explore. Going the trailer route you can stay under budget and have a comfortable vehicle as your daily driver instead of a cargo van.
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[@9rows]

11:11 yep! that's the key trailer advantage for us: you don't have to tear down your camp if you want to make a supply run, go to town for a nice dinner, etc.

[@realtick]

This dude has mastered the art of making the Sprinter’s advantages sound like negatives 😂.

[@Daniel-pv8jl]

The biggest problem I see with a bean camper is they don’t have interior living space to move around. I have been using roof top tents like Alu Cab with 270 awnings in bad rain storms for a few days straight and you have nowhere to go, no living space. The bean feels like that same situation, where do you go when it rains, just sit in the little camper. Also we have a child and a dog so that’s why we bought a toy hauler under 28 feet. We can set it up somewhere and then go explore in our fancy touring truck with 33 inch tires and a mits alloy tray and canopy. We can go drive in the backcountry and camp in the tents or go day exploring and go back to the toy hauler. I take my tenere 700 with us and if the weather gets bad the dog can still run around with the baby and we can have our own spaces. The idea of “ overlanding” is over done, we don’t live in Australia or Africa so off road travel is very limited and almost everything is pavement or just gravel. You don’t need all this crap people try and sell. I wish bean would give us a trailer to try out for a few months so we can share the real difference

[@DDMSteveB]

I love both of the options and I think that both can be the right answer. We still love our 2021 Mean Bean. If Black Bean was an option when we built ours there is a good chance I would have made the push for that. Our Bean fits in our garage with the iKamper installed with less than a half an inch to spare. It is so nice to keep in our 3 car garage and out of the elements when we are not working. Having a basecamp is the other thing we prefer, and leaving the Bean all packed and ready to go. When we head out it is as simple as hitching up, filling the water tank and heading out.

[@BlueFlyer83]

I work at an RV Park and I can vouch for the fact that a lot of people find it to be a pain to break down camp to go for a supply run. In fact, I can tell where the camper vans were because they tend to leave their lawn chairs and extension cords out while they run their errands. One thought my wife and I had was, if the van's motor or transmission has an issue, you're screwed. If the same applies to the tow vehicle, you can rent a vehicle to move your trailer. For me, I'd be leaning towards a small trailer like the Bean.

[@mark-di5pf]

Bean for the win! Those outtakes at the end are hilarious!

[@jameswest9792]

One day I'm gonna have both too! I'm getting (2023) a cargo van and building only some bare necessities... bed, shower, toilet, water, solar, A/C, desk & chairs. I already own a pickup and would enjoy back country camping in a bean. I'd also like a custom shelter attachment to the Bean to cook and 'hang out" in inclement weather. 😉

[@mrsMOmiles]

Love the bean 💕

[@johndiaz7240]

Well done, enough said. 👍

[@TheGbortnick]

Great information! You have convinced me to go with a trailer but the only thing I have question with is using the toilet in a van vs teardrop! What are your thoughts?

[@LJ-jq8og]

Excellent video ❗

[@JesseStarrPhoto]

What do you do with your shoes in a teardrop? Changing shoes seems like it would be the biggest pain point to me and I never see anyone talk about it. Especially in inclement weather.

[@ruready4adventure743]

I’m a huge fan of the Black Bean. Wonderful design. #bean #blackbean #getoutdoors #livefearless #befearless #JesusisLord

[@LDaw_96]

How do you drop the Bean at camp and enjoy? I’d be freaked the whole time that someone would drive off with it. Still love the Bean the most. That’s my dream bug out rig.

[@MPHshoots]

Yeah lol, not sure they’ll respond to this one

[@MX-CO]

Big Lock and Whatever other security you can think of

[@MichaelLochowitz]

Insurance helps too.

[@zachcampbell2173]

Biggest drawback to my overland trailer is I almost never feel comfortable to tow it on winter/snowy roads (especially to ski resorts.) I thought I would ski out of it a lot, but only use it about 2-3 times Mid November - Mid April. While vans litter ski parking lots… I’m saving up a bit and planning on selling the tow vehicle and trailer in place for a van so I can use it more than 1/2 of the year.

[@dallas0391]

Honestly, you could convert a pro.Master cargo van for a lot less! And you can actually just buy a power station and hook it up . Plus when you're finished with a conversion nine chances out of ten you still will be much less than this teardrop camper. Also I ended up buying a 10 x10 canopy tent to set up outside and I cook outside.

[@kathyfann]

If you get an RPod or nicer tear drop you have an inside kitchen with up to an 8 cubic foot Frig. Lots of storage much more than that bean

[@SubtleReed]

Look the van is your the key and take off no worry about attachments or anything. I don't wanna leave something saying there where someone can just write up and take it away.😊😊

[@rmar7081]

Drew does the best bean videos. The other guys are terrible.

[@kezboy1]

i think the biggest difference is van is more for full-time living - question is can you do that in a bean trailer as well as in a van?

[@newkey1106]

Bean trailer is the best

[@verygoodboy5724]

Which is good for off road

[@mingo0817]

The bean is pretty awesome. But it’s hard to beat the storage in a van. The whole area under the platform bed is a mini garage. Not just the two cabinets on both sides of the “garage.” A van can also tow a jeep, or small trailers with an ATV or side by side behind it.

[@mark-di5pf]

There are definitely some pros to to the van and those are some good points. The storage under the bed vs the storage in the tow vehicle is a matter of preference. Van towing a Bean. Now that is a party!

[@bobdrawbaugh4207]

In a fan I can stand up, shower, use the restroom. I can get to the cockpit and leave in a hurry. Can for the win. Both would be nice too.

[@joec4871]

Trailers are nice. But I'd rather have cooking smells in a van than cooking outside when it's cold and raining.

[@semorebutts3613]

which wood veneer is that?

[@TonyPhillips-jy7ev]

Ugh no reason a van build costs 100thousand to 200 thousand ugh ridiculous my opinion ugh! If you can afford that you could get 20 acres plus house east coast ugh

[@scottfergusson8411]

Van cost …. 😵‍💫 Van repairs …😵‍💫

[@SFJF26]

Bean for the win.

[@billybatesjr1837]

Tent camping

[@kayperkayful]

Teardrop all the way! I like being able to NOT always have my house up my ass..lol. Putting everything away just to run somewhere would get real,old for me.

[@mkkrafts9261]

I can fit a luggable loo in my Dodge Durango between the 2nd and 3rd row of seats with privacy on 3 sides. It is how I manage the bathroom situation with my Bean. I do get irritated because Harvest Host discriminates against teardrop campers! But overall Bean wins for me!

[@LDaw_96]

I agree. Harvest host needs to be nicer.

[@jbud1977]

How do people with a teardrop handle clothing storage and changes? Seems like the Bean is a dream camping vehicle except for that one hang-up. How does it work when you are actually out camping and not in a showroom or trade show?

[@BeanTrailer]

Most people bring along a travel bag and store their essentials in the drawers, cubbies, or other storage areas depending on the trip length. As for changing, many people opt in for the 23Zero annex or the 23Zero awning with walls to create more privacy space.

[@jbud1977]

@@BeanTrailer Thanks for the info Bean!

[@CamperMan727]

How tall are you?

[@CarlosGunX]

Another downside to the trailer, is that on the return to the campsite, it might not be there.

[@mark-di5pf]

There are many ways to secure your trailer.

[@scott8907]

Off grid DC AC in many vans at that price point … what AC can the Bean run? DC AC is awesome when you have a dog …

[@mark-di5pf]

ac and dc options available on Bean.

[@SubtleReed]

I will take the van no brainer

[@JamesLIsbell]

👍

[@ThinkDifferentish]

Why's it gotta be a Sprinter van? Why not Transit? ProMaster?

[@dallas0391]

Good question Comparing a high end camper van to a teardrop camper Is utterly ridiculous.

[@bernardinolagasca1153]

You picked a crappy van to compare. Get a van that has 12kw battery, 5kw inverter, 1.6 kw solar, fully off grid capable, air conditioning, hydronic heating comfortable four seasons, Tv, microwave, isotherm fridge and freezer, indoor shower, bench sofa, and true 4wd with locking front and rear differentials and 37 inch tires with lifts, rock guards, skid plate, winch it would be as capable as a jeep wrangler with an comfortable partment in the back. Plus you can tow toys canoe, kayak, atv, motorcycle mb has a 5k towing capacity. It can tow your little trailer easy.

[@TheWaltonAdventure]

And what is the price tag of the non-crappy van you described?

[@craftedbyalvint]

If your handy this doesn't have to cost anywhere near 100k maybe like 60k if you do an econline. I'm doing a 4x4 high top astro van budgeting around 30k all in

[@jacobfoster9185]

That's one of the worst van conversions I've ever seen. You have a great product, there's no need to be shady about the comparison.

[@mark-di5pf]

Is it "shady" to promote the advantages of your product over an alternative? I thought that was marketing. Is it "shady" to point out that a conversion van can be 3 to 4 times the cost of a teardrop trailer or is that a fact? How about the fact that a van will never go where a Bean will go with the right tow vehicle? ( I own them both and that is a fact) It would be questionable to not point out that the van has its advantages over a trailer depending on your needs. The video points that out. Would it be shady for a van conversion company to emphasis their advantages over a trailer in a comparison video?

[@thewishmastur]

The van is better. Who wants to cook in the rain, snow, and wind. I am sorry to say, but the Bean is not practical. The van is more comfortable. You gotta be on crystal meth thinking the Bean is a better choice.

[@mark-di5pf]

Exactly, Crystal meth is more affordable. Bean owners cant afford that high grade pure Colombian blow that the van lifer's can. We have to crack pipe smoke out in the cold and rain while the van owners get to snort lines in the interior on beautiful butcher block counters.

[@akila219]

crappy design on the mercedes, they could’ve mount a bathroom in the inside with a shower and a privacy

[@nguyentuan1990]

The bean has its advantages but making comparison like this is just dishonest. Not surprised when the video is made by the guy who is selling the bean.

[@mark-di5pf]

I think you should look up the word 'dishonest'. I don't think the definition includes having your spokesperson advocate for your product over another one.

[@jacobfoster9185]

WHY DOESN'T THE VAN HAVE A WETBATH !? Does the trailer have a toilet ? This is FOX "news" level of comparison.

[@mark-di5pf]

ALL CAPS! That's funny.

[@TonyPhillips-jy7ev]

All I see is copy cat builds ugh ! Sorry look great but the price point kinda out there for most people ugh ! Buy a home with land much cheaper! Sad ! Ugh I see purchase van maybe 50 grand build out if someone else does instead build selfie maybe 80 grand tops ugh worse then housing market! Sorry my opinion!