Have you weighed your cargo?
Hi - Have you weighed all the 'stuff' you put into your RV before an extended trip? This would include kitchen gear, food, bedroom linens, first aid stuff, bathroom stuff, clothes and shoes, toys g...
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Wishin' and Hopin' wrote:
OK. I'm the OP. Let's se if I got it right. We looked at a MH, and the plate inside the door said CCC 1578. That calculation is with full gas tank and propane already counted. So I can subtract what the dealer added (below that required for additional an additional plate. Let's pretend 150lbs. Subtract water (308 lbs), people (310 lbs). That leaves us with 810 lbs for gear, (including beer) auto-levelers, and solar. If we jettison the dream for auto-levelers and solar, we're good. Right? Thanks especially to the folks who posted the weight of what they travel with.
Correct. Levelers are about 200 lbs and I'd say maybe 75 lbs for 200 watts of solar if you are going to try and keep them.
You can get some weight back by going to Alcoa wheels and shedding things you'll never use too.
