Cargo for family of 5?

bikendan wrote:

Rye_a wrote:
We are a family of five that is looking into getting a fifth wheel. I’m trying to determine the total gross weight of our trailer once we have it set up, and have no idea what our personal gear (dishes, clothes, other household items) will weigh. Can anyone give me an idea about what I should be factoring in to my gross weights for these items?

If your payload capacity is really only 1950lbs, you're going to have limited choices for a 5th wheel, especially one for 5 people. I assume that a bunkhouse model is what you want.
After you subtract the weights of the 5 people, 5th wheel hitch and truck cargo, from your 1950 number, that's all you will have for the LOADED pin weight of the 5th wheel.
Truck payload vs loaded pin weight is what you should be focusing on first, before gross trailer weight.