dumping tanks

My camper scaled 4300lb empty and winterized.
Last trip with some Alaskan rocks & beer it come like 6300 lb.

Just seems odd to me. I have a LARGE camper and just don't experience that at all.

I put a 4000 lb camper in the back of my pickup and it only took 100 pounds off the front axle.

Maybe you're just over sensitive.

specta wrote:

Kayteg1 wrote:


It does when you have holding tanks 7 ft behind rear axle.
Only once I drove with over 100 lb of gray water and purposing was getting out of control.

Just how unstable was your setup???

100 lbs caused it to purpoise out of control? WOW!!!!

Hard to estimate if it was 100 or maybe 200 lb of waste water, but it did make drastic change.
Bear in mind that 200 lb in rear tank adds like 300+ on rear axle and takes over 100lb from front.
When your front is already light due to TC COG being behind the axle, it doesn't take much and the incident happen when I was moving interstate, so my camper had lot of house belongings in it -meaning HEAVY.
So now my first thing after taking shower inside is how to dump the water.

Kayteg1 wrote:


It does when you have holding tanks 7 ft behind rear axle.
Only once I drove with over 100 lb of gray water and purposing was getting out of control.

Just how unstable was your setup???

100 lbs caused it to purpoise out of control? WOW!!!!

jimh425 wrote:

Kayteg1 wrote:
It does when you have holding tanks 7 ft behind rear axle.

Don’t look now but your number is off again. :D. Well, I guess you could say you were talking about a extended length chassis bed.

You just love to talk about things you have no idea about, don't you?

Well I'm just happy my gray tank isn't sitting 7 ft behind my rear axle.

For me, a couple hundred pounds is no big deal. Even sitting 3-4 ft behind my rear axle.

Kayteg1 wrote:
It does when you have holding tanks 7 ft behind rear axle.

Don’t look now but your number is off again. :D. Well, I guess you could say you were talking about a extended length chassis bed.

specta wrote:
I seldom stay in campgrounds with hookups so I always dump at home.

I have a hard time thinking a couple hundred pounds makes much difference.

It does when you have holding tanks 7 ft behind rear axle.
Only once I drove with over 100 lb of gray water and purposing was getting out of control.
Dumping on west coast is not easy, but about every 500 miles you will find free dump at rest area. Then lot of places where you can do it for a fee.
For me it is easy. Dump fees are $5-10, when with my pass I can stay at several campgrounds for $7 with free dumping.
Beware that some campgrounds will charge you for staying and sill have dump fee.

I seldom stay in campgrounds with hookups so I always dump at home.

I have a hard time thinking a couple hundred pounds makes much difference.

When I built our home I put in a cement RV Pad and that included a 30 Amp Connection plus RV Tank dump connection that drains to the Septic Tank. I make a point to dump tanks before leaving Camp site or last option to dump at home. With a Truck Camper I’m dumping at the nearest opportunity don’t need that extra weight.