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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I'm in the soundguy camp. When cruising the RV shows and looking at trailers I always look for the sticker weights. UVW and CCC. Don't care about the GVWR.
I know what I carry every time. Unless you have a HUGE toy hauler then there's no way you can be carrying 2000 lbs one time and 2000 lbs less another time. If thats the way a person rolls then thats how they should estimate weights when looking to buy.
Each person needs to know what their usage will be to determine what will work best for them.
Ironically I wouldn't be able to tow my current 5th wheel according to some on here. It has a GVWR of 11,500 lbs. I'm towing with a Ram 2500 CTD. Some would say that, that 11,400 lb GVWR will equate to a 2280 lb pin weight. Since I have a diesel 3/4 ton I wouldn't be able to tow it because the pin weight would be over my CCC of the truck.
But if they would actually take the time to do some research they would see that my dry pin is 1385 lbs and the UVW 7185 lbs, leaving me with 4315 lbs of CCC. All loaded my pins only 1800 lbs and the 5th wheel weighs 9000 lbs +/- a few lbs.
With that being said using brochure weights can be tricky. It really depends on how they option them out. My 5th wheel is almost identical to the brochure weights because it has no options. That's why I always use the brochure as a base and then the RV's sticker-ed weight for the final decision.
I know what I carry every time. Unless you have a HUGE toy hauler then there's no way you can be carrying 2000 lbs one time and 2000 lbs less another time. If thats the way a person rolls then thats how they should estimate weights when looking to buy.
Each person needs to know what their usage will be to determine what will work best for them.
Ironically I wouldn't be able to tow my current 5th wheel according to some on here. It has a GVWR of 11,500 lbs. I'm towing with a Ram 2500 CTD. Some would say that, that 11,400 lb GVWR will equate to a 2280 lb pin weight. Since I have a diesel 3/4 ton I wouldn't be able to tow it because the pin weight would be over my CCC of the truck.
But if they would actually take the time to do some research they would see that my dry pin is 1385 lbs and the UVW 7185 lbs, leaving me with 4315 lbs of CCC. All loaded my pins only 1800 lbs and the 5th wheel weighs 9000 lbs +/- a few lbs.
With that being said using brochure weights can be tricky. It really depends on how they option them out. My 5th wheel is almost identical to the brochure weights because it has no options. That's why I always use the brochure as a base and then the RV's sticker-ed weight for the final decision.
