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Aug 06, 2013Explorer
TV: 2012 Dodge Ram 3500 DRW w/ 4.10 gears
Camper: Early model-year 2013 Sabre 36QBOK
Weighing just prior to a 3-week trip (2 weeks camping, 1 week at a beach house). I had just filled both propane tanks and was carrying my usual 1/3-1/2 tank of freshwater as well as carrying our usual/quite a bit of drinking water (2 cases of bottled water and 7.5 gallons in jugs).
In the truck, we had myself, my wife, her mother and 2 kids (9 and 1). The truck bed was pretty full with beach stuff, EZ-up and my ladder:

The tickets:


Totals:
Truck Weight when Hitched Up:
5,300 + 6,660 + 75 = 12,035 pounds (GVWR: 12,300)
Pin Weight:
(5,300 + 6,600) - 9,420 = 2,540 pounds
Camper Weight:
12,280 + 2,540 = 14,820 pounds (GVWR: 15,825 pounds)
Pin Weight Percentage:
2,540 / 14,820 = 17%
Gross Combined Weight:
24,240 pounds (GCWR: 28,000 pounds)
Length over all: 58 1/2'
Camper: Early model-year 2013 Sabre 36QBOK
Weighing just prior to a 3-week trip (2 weeks camping, 1 week at a beach house). I had just filled both propane tanks and was carrying my usual 1/3-1/2 tank of freshwater as well as carrying our usual/quite a bit of drinking water (2 cases of bottled water and 7.5 gallons in jugs).
In the truck, we had myself, my wife, her mother and 2 kids (9 and 1). The truck bed was pretty full with beach stuff, EZ-up and my ladder:

The tickets:
Totals:
Truck Weight when Hitched Up:
5,300 + 6,660 + 75 = 12,035 pounds (GVWR: 12,300)
Pin Weight:
(5,300 + 6,600) - 9,420 = 2,540 pounds
Camper Weight:
12,280 + 2,540 = 14,820 pounds (GVWR: 15,825 pounds)
Pin Weight Percentage:
2,540 / 14,820 = 17%
Gross Combined Weight:
24,240 pounds (GCWR: 28,000 pounds)
Length over all: 58 1/2'
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