I believe there is a misunderstanding here...When I look at GVW of an rv, I know that is how much it can weigh...most give the "shipping weight" and then a CCC (cargo carrying capacity) rating...I agree that most would NOT fill their RV to the MAX GVW of the unit ...BUT, as the gentlemen a couple post back stated, he's loaded his unit with as much as possible, and even more....I would wonder what the weight is, just to make sure I was safe...thus the reason you do hear a lot about weighing one's unit. I would rather err to the side of safety and go by "worse case" then to overload the rv and not even know it...It's amazing how much "stuff" some load into their TT or 5er, or pop up, whatever...One doesn't really realize it until they unload completely and look at what all they took out of it, (been there done that:)). I've never overloaded a 5er, but if I were full timing or something like that, I probably would load it heavier than it is now...There is normally just the wife and I with our two boxers and our basement has a lot of room left in right now..GVW of unit is 16,950# and it's loaded to 15,940#, if I remember correctly, but again, believe some would be surprised if they did all the weights...I was first time I ever did, it can be an eye opener. I learned a lot from some research...but I tend to err to the side of keeping truck and rv in excellent condition with out abusing them and try to keep under weights and tend to not towing faster than 65mphs..It's worked for me. and I feel it's a little safer, but that's just my opinion and not worth much on some topics.
