The pounds you pack in you rig
I just got my TT weighed on the scales. With just me and the dog on the trip,our stuff including food is about 500 pounds. All tanks empty. There is more in the bed of the truck. That is trying to kee...
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I've done 3 weightings:
1) Completely empty- the trailer was about to go back to the factory, we emptied all of the tanks and all of our personal effects out of it. The only changes from when we bought it were very minor mods.
2) At the beginning of this season to get a feel for where we came in numbers-wise.
3) Towards the end of the season, just prior to a 3-week trip. This likely is our heaviest weight we'll ever weigh.
Here's what I found:
Dry weight:
Advertised dry weight: 11,840 lbs.
Yellow sticker dry weight: 12,239 lbs.
Actual weighed dry weight: 12,440 lbs.
Dry pin/hitch weight:
Advertised dry pin/hitch weight: 1,825 lbs. (15.4%)
Actual weighed dry pin/hitch weight: 1,840 lbs. (14.8%)
And now, reality:
My camper's weight: 13,860 - 14,820 lbs.
My pin/hitch weight: 2,300 - 2,540 lbs. (16.6% - 17.1%)
Which means..
I'm adding 2,000 - 3,000 pounds of stuff (including water weights) from the advertised dry weight.
There's more on my blog...
1) Completely empty- the trailer was about to go back to the factory, we emptied all of the tanks and all of our personal effects out of it. The only changes from when we bought it were very minor mods.
2) At the beginning of this season to get a feel for where we came in numbers-wise.
3) Towards the end of the season, just prior to a 3-week trip. This likely is our heaviest weight we'll ever weigh.
Here's what I found:
Dry weight:
Advertised dry weight: 11,840 lbs.
Yellow sticker dry weight: 12,239 lbs.
Actual weighed dry weight: 12,440 lbs.
Dry pin/hitch weight:
Advertised dry pin/hitch weight: 1,825 lbs. (15.4%)
Actual weighed dry pin/hitch weight: 1,840 lbs. (14.8%)
And now, reality:
My camper's weight: 13,860 - 14,820 lbs.
My pin/hitch weight: 2,300 - 2,540 lbs. (16.6% - 17.1%)
Which means..
I'm adding 2,000 - 3,000 pounds of stuff (including water weights) from the advertised dry weight.
There's more on my blog...
