Mobile suites weight and mobility question
There is a 36' MS for sale in our area that the couple had purchased to live in while they were house hunting for 3 years. The pics look really good. She said that this unit is NOT for weekend campi...
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kakampers wrote:jimmac28 wrote:kakampers wrote:
Our "yellow tag" is on the entry door frame (as are all Heartlands). We came out of the factory at 13,864 lbs. This includes all options as it is weighed going out the door of the factory. We have dual panes, generator, two airs, etc.
We are fulltimers and after moving from one rig to the other, we went directly to the scales and our gross weight was just under 17,600 lbs...that is almost 3,800 lbs, which included NO fluids.
adding 1,000 for cargo is WAY under reality IMHO!
I'm not trying to say that people don't carry a lot of weight in their trailers, that's completely up to them. I have 38 years of camping 2 pop-ups, three travel trailers, ones park model and two fifth wheels and I know how you can carry a lot of stuff. But lets put things in reality, A 2015 Chevy Malibu LT weights 3439lb's with a driver and a full tank of gas. But at 3800 lb.'s, good for you, you can't want for anything.
Just to let you know my next trailer is going to be a DRV, and I'm going full timing, after I fill it up, well I'll see and report back LOL.
We've been at this over 30 years also...I will bet my last dollar when you go fulltime your cargo weight will be a lot closer to my 3,800 lbs than to your estimated 1,000.
As for "not wanting for anything"...you are correct...that's the whole point of fulltiming. It's our home and everything we need is with us...there is very little, if anything, we carry that is unnecessary.
You pretty much nailed it kakampers..
