Looking to upgrade to a larger Class C
I have a '02 Lazy Daze. It's always felt too small and no storage. We love the rear with lots of windows -- if it had 2 slides, it could work. IT's 27' and worked OK for p/t but that's changing...
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Rick Jay wrote:
Mich F,
Thanks for posting the weight ticket. Nice numbers. :)
Please understand that I'm not trying to be argumentative, but your weight ticket shows that you actually have far less cargo carrying capacity than the 2,500 lbs. you think you do. Here's why.
Your rear axle limit is 9,600 lbs. Your ticket shows 7820 lbs. on the rear axle. The difference is 1,780 lbs. Your front axle has 880 lbs. to reach its GAWR (5,000 - 4120). The problem is that most likely you can't use much more of that 880 lb. surplus from the front axle. To make matters worse, every pound you put behind the rear axle takes weight off the front axle and transfers it to the rear axle. So, realistically, that 1,780 lb. surplus on the rear axle is near your maximum cargo carrying capacity. If most of your storage is behind the rear axle, then this number could easily be reduced further.
So your numbers are much better than many long E-450 C's, (kudos to Winnebago/Itasca for the long wheel base). But your actual cargo carrying capacity is going to be quite a bit less than the 2,500 lbs. your scaled gross weight suggests, probably around 1,500 lbs. if you fill your water tank.
For two people not full-timing, should be fine. For most full timers, or larger families, 1,500 lbs. is not enough, in my opinion.
Again, thanks for posting.
Safe travels,
~Rick
I think you missed the part where I was already loaded up for camping. :B Adding another 33 gal or so to fill the water tank (which I never do) would add about 275# or so. Another 15 gal or so to fill the gas tank would add about 90#. I have two compressors a 12V and an electric pancake style on there , bikes, sat. dish, a bunch of tools, spare tire, a few lounge chairs, fishing rods, tackle boxes, a lot of stuff. We were only going off for four days on that trip, but my wife packs as if we were going off for months, with the clothes, food and whatnot. I honestly have no idea how I could ever get close to the GVWR of this MH.
The next time I'm in my 31C, I'll have to get a picture of the weights for that unit. It would be super easy to go over the 14,050 GVWR on that vehicle.
