Camplite
I have a Nissan Xterra which has a towing capacity of 5000lbs. I am looking at the Camplite RBS 21. According to the manufacture sticker the dry weight is 3500lbs. I figure with 1000lbs of cargo I s...
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bobndot wrote:Tongue weight for hitch, cargo weight of Xterra. Don't understand how cargo weight effects what you can tow.
GVWR is constant and does not change, regardless of what you tow. ... For example, if you have a 5,000-pound truck with a 6,200 pound GVWR, you can safely carry 1,200 pounds in the vehicle. If you are towing a trailer with a 300-pound tongue weight, the amount of passengers and gear you can carry decreases to 900 pounds.
Got it.
