Carrying capacity question, vista

tropical36 wrote:

hoopers wrote:
Looking at the Vista 30T carrying capacity...seems from what I can tell, it is 2700 lbs.
The dry weight is 15,300 lbs.
GVWR is spec'd at 18000 lbs.

Gas tank is 80 gallon. Water is 75 gallons. This is about 1300 lbs.

That leaves 1400 lbs. Is this enough?
By the time you add passengers, a 500 lb hitch capacity, there is maybe only 500 lbs left for gear.
It is one of the most popular models, so I am wondering if I am missing something.

Sounds about right and mine is 2950. I'm thinking that the dry weight (curb weight) includes a full tank of gas and all oils, so not as bad as it seems. Where we lack with ours, is in the GCVW max. because of the 4L80E transmission, which hates heavy toads. Having said all this, one might be surprised with the number of overloaded coaches on the road and that includes some DP's. Still they function pretty well and nothing falls off, breaks or explodes in most cases.

I got the dry weight from the salesman, who looked in the coach. Winnebego doesn't seem to publish any numbers, which makes the situation even more difficult. If the dry weight includes, gas, than the situation is better.

I probably should call Winnebago customer service and see what they say about dry weight including or not including gas.