Average cargo load for retired couple fulltiming?

Use the figure of 1500# per person - 10 yrs and that is just about what we have always had.

We've got a 42'6" TH and have on board every bit of the 19,500 gross. We have a item in - item out rule since we were 400 lbs overweight at our first weigh in. We're ending our 2nd year on the road and continually trying to find things we can do without to save space and weight.

arhayes wrote:
We've got a 42'6" TH and have on board every bit of the 19,500 gross. We have a item in - item out rule since we were 400 lbs overweight at our first weigh in. We're ending our 2nd year on the road and continually trying to find things we can do without to save space and weight.

What is your dry weight?

I wonder if we could get by with CCC of 1,749? I really like the floor plan but am concerned about the CCC.

We are around 3000 pounds which we could probably lower if the wife would dump the rock collection. ;)

We have been FT 2 years. I would go for the one with more cargo capacity or keep looking! Don't forget to look at the yellow weight sticker. Brochure weights are bogus!!! Anything added after it comes from the factory will not be included on the yellow sticker. Your propane, water, and hitch weight will take away from your cargo capacity. Little things add up... Any tools, filters, hoses, ladders, spare tire, leveling blocks,not to mention hobby stuff adds weight that many don't consider. They tend to think just food and clothes. What is your tow vehicle?

The yellow sticker is the only CCC to check. Forget the brochure. But when your get down to brokering the deal, try to get the seller to take the empty rig to a CAT scale and get real, actual off the lot weights.

You need to get a good valid dry weight number. Dealer items can add a lot of weight you didn't expect.

We struggle to keep our TT near legal weight, near 1,800 lbs.

A bigger floor plan means you will carry more stuff. No other way to put it.

I don't believe there is an average for your question. Everything changes once you full-time. Anything you buy should be replacing something similar you've never or rarely used. All trips vary from east to west and north to south from spring to fall and winter to summer. You just have to be smart about your spending and storage.

Most folks don't have a clue on what things weigh, especially involving a rv. When we first left to fulltime, we took so much stuff that we were either sure we would need, or just didn't want to get rid of. Then we got weighed at a rally! I ended up taking a car load of stuff to the Goodwill store. As we traveled more started to reailze we could easily live with less.

We are about 2300 pounds but have about 300 pounds in tools. We are over a few hundred pounds on the back axle of the motorhome consistently. Meh.