Dry weight published vs real weight
Found the build sheet to my TT. I was looking at the brochure that shows a "dry weight base features only" of 4740 lbs. Well, wow how fast it all adds up. Now I know why people see a brochure an...
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Camper G wrote:
Good post and makes my point with friends why it's better to go by the GVWR number and not the dry weight.
troubledwaters wrote:
I guess it just depends.
No guessing needed, of course "it just depends" - not on GVWR but on the trailer's CCC. Use GVWR as a guide to what you can tow in a situation where CCC is so great there's no way GVW will come anywhere near to the trailer's GVWR and you could easily fool yourself into believing you need to spend a substantial amount upgrading to a 3/4 ton which in reality you don't need. :M It's not GVWR that matters but anticipated GVW, loaded and ready to camp ... and that can easily be estimated by adding anticipated cargo weight to the trailer's stickered dry weight, the result often being not anywhere near it's GVWR. :R
