Forum Discussion
eazye
Jan 27, 2016Explorer
DutchmenSport wrote:
I think one reason so many are so concerned about these numbers is because, quite frankly .... how many people REALLY weigh each item they put in their campers, then add them all up and get a total amount of all the weight they've just added? Probably no one.
Good point, so if I understand you're pointing out that because we don't weigh our cargo, who knows how much we've added. But 3000lbs is about as much as a Honda Civic. There's simply no way my family is going to be hauling that much gear around in a trailer.
DutchmenSport wrote:
FYI... I fall into that category of people that "just don't get it"... so I decided to drive a big truck so I never have to worry about it. It would take a lot to overload my truck. Now my trailer? I have no clue? how much does a half dozen pair of underware really weight?
To clarify, I am concerned about what is safe to tow. Going by the book would suggest I can't tow the Trailer A. But I don't understand why a trailer of the same real-world weight would be OK to tow...
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