Dry weight vs. ready to go weight.
For the newbies who are TT hunting this may be of some use. The dry weight on my 25 ft. Dutchman is listed at 5004 lbs. Tongue weight is said to be 462 lbs. (about 9%) Twice I weighed my rig wi...
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beemerphile1 wrote:
When shopping for an RV, I assume that it will weigh the GVWR when traveling. I totally ignore the dry weight.
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Then I weighed our TT after it was fully loaded for camping for two with typical stuff like BBQ, sewer hose & fittings, chocks, water hoses, dishes & utensils, a few appliances, food, clothes, some basic tools, etc., etc.... That came to only 555 lbs.
Only 550lbs for food, clothes AND camping gear? Really? I must be a fat packer because my TT alone w/ permanent camping gear alone is about 800lbs more than empty; and food and clothes (dog food, camera, lap-top, book, 6-pack, bottled water,...) is an easy 500lbs. (more for longer trips.)
To the OP... conversation is getting off track with how to pick your truck and don't trust the government comments, but thanks for sharing your personal experience with loading and weights. :-)
