how much does all that stuff really way?

We must be the only full timers to respond...we are carrying almost 3, 800 pounds!!

Mine is 1400,only not "normal" in that is 2 bikes,and my Onan genny,(about 250lbs.)

Goducs10 8000Lb CCC what FW is that

Yellow sticker says UVW 9470, scale said 10960. That means we have 1490 pounds or there abouts of stuff. I was really surprised it wasn't more.

I just looked up some of my weights. My 5th wheel has a certified factory dry weight of 7,148. The GVWR is 11,625 and the last time I went over the scales on our way to a two week dry camping trip the trailer came in at 10,145. So it is not at all difficult to get to 2,000 lbs of junk or more.

Weigh your rig empty and then reweigh ready to camp.........then you'll know.

No surprises that way.

We get weighed every year.......we FT and things have a way of adding up.
Course we travel with everything we own plus any thing from our travels so we are very conscious of our weight.
One bag in....two bags out hehehe

We pack pretty much all we need and have for several years. Our 5'er has a dry sticker weight of 7185lbs and last time over the scales we were 8500lbs w/o water. Full tank of fresh water adds 500lb more. So usually we run with about 1500lbs of stuff since we pack some fresh water when we travel. Another thing about that weight is some of the stuff we pack used to go in our truck when we had a TT. Now we just put it in the 5'er because it has the storage capacity and is easier to get at as opposed to climbing in and out of the truck. It's still the same amount just rearranged. Our 5'er, while being on the light side empty has a huge CCC. 4315lbs, so I never worry about what I take. One of the things I looked for was a high CCC in the 5'er. Some of the lighter ones only have 16-8000lbs of CCC. As you can see we would be maxed out. That puts a lot of extra wear and tear on the 5'er.

RCMAN46 wrote:
Not difficult to get into the 2000 pound range with a 5th wheel. Most have very large basements and for some reason any empty space gets filled.

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I really don't worry about this too much, I still have about 1,000# to reach the 5ers GVWR. Just added shocks for about another 50#, thinking of sealing the bottom, for another 15#. We carry Griddle, Waffle iron, etc. I am slightly over the TV GVWR, but well with in the axle and tire ratings.

Jrs&b...Helmsley.

That's the kind onfo I'm looking for. Just ordenary "stuff" no ORVs, motorcycles or washing machines just "stuf like food pots pans dishes supplies etc. that the average rv would be equipped with for a weekend/vacation camping trip.

I like the suitcase example. There has been many a time I have carried a suitcase to the ticket counter at the airport fully expecting to have to pay for overweight baggage only to be surprised that the suitcase only weighs 40 to 45 pounds.

I think 2,000 pounds could easily happen if one adds a second A/C unit, maybe an extra 4 cubic foot refrigerator, a washer/dryer or a generator and maybe a full tool box.

But just ordinary stuff probably won't do it. If you ever really over-packed a large suitcase to take on an airplane you probably found that suitcase that "weighs a ton" actually only weighed in somewhere around 40, maybe 42 pounds. Now line up 50 of these overstuffed suitcases and try and picture how that much "stuff" would fit in your RV.

I would estimate ordinary stuff at no more than 1,000 to 1,200 pounds, including cloths, food and other household goods, dishes, a couple of outdoor chairs and a reasonably complete tool box, and my DW's hair and make up supplies.