Weight questions
Hi, We are new to RVing and have a question about load limits. We loaded the RV (we are full time), filled fuel, water and propane and drove onto a Cat scale. We got the following: GAW (forwar...
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You really don't NEED all that stuff you packed in MH.
Start by going on 'diet'
Keep only what is REALLY NEEDED
Not what you think you will need
Not what you think you might need
Not what you think would be good to have
BASICS.........LESS is BEST
We FT for 7 yrs.
1st year we did like the Conestoga Wagon trains......6 mos. Stuff got removed, 6 mos. later more stuff (ALL of it should have never been packed)
And then we joined the '1 bag in/2 bags out' mind set.
Just really do NOT need all that stuff. (And if you find you really need something you can buy it)
No reason to start out almost overweight.
You only have:
80# left on front axle rating
240# left on rear axle rating
320# left on MH Gross rating
And having RV full of fuel, water and propane is the way to travel. They should not be used as means of reducing weight.
Need the fuel
Water......what happens if you go some place and their water is bad, turned off/unavailable?
Propane......another fuel source that makes RV self-contained
Reducing weight is done by getting rid of all that stuff that is not needed.
One can accumulate when in a S&B House...mobile home---not so much.
If you haven't used it in 6 mos.........get rid of it.
Yes you can tow that 2600# car
Start by going on 'diet'
Keep only what is REALLY NEEDED
Not what you think you will need
Not what you think you might need
Not what you think would be good to have
BASICS.........LESS is BEST
We FT for 7 yrs.
1st year we did like the Conestoga Wagon trains......6 mos. Stuff got removed, 6 mos. later more stuff (ALL of it should have never been packed)
And then we joined the '1 bag in/2 bags out' mind set.
Just really do NOT need all that stuff. (And if you find you really need something you can buy it)
No reason to start out almost overweight.
You only have:
80# left on front axle rating
240# left on rear axle rating
320# left on MH Gross rating
And having RV full of fuel, water and propane is the way to travel. They should not be used as means of reducing weight.
Need the fuel
Water......what happens if you go some place and their water is bad, turned off/unavailable?
Propane......another fuel source that makes RV self-contained
Reducing weight is done by getting rid of all that stuff that is not needed.
One can accumulate when in a S&B House...mobile home---not so much.
If you haven't used it in 6 mos.........get rid of it.
Yes you can tow that 2600# car
