factory vs dealer vs loaded weights

ah64id wrote:
I never got to weigh my camper before we put anything in it, but I have weighed it many times since.

According to the brochure my camper weighs 6350, and the white piece of paper says 6220.

The lightest it has ever been was without food or water, but our normal camping load was still in there (chairs, sheets, leveling blocks, dutch ovens, propane, batteries, etc). The TAW was 6580lbs and probably 1000 of tongue weight, or more??

We have been as high as 7580lbs on the trailer axles with an approx 1200lbs of tongue weight, for a total of around 8500-8700lbs (some of the TAW is from the WD hitch). That's over 2,000 lbs heavier than we where told the new empty weight was, and our camper does not have stuff everywhere.

On the TAW 7580lbs trip we had full water (56 gals, one reference says 56 fresh tank one says 56 including water heater, never verified which is correct), about 2-3 gallons in black tank, food for a weekend (so not full), clothes for 5, sheets/bags, memory foam mattress topper, full propane, 2ea 90# batteries, all cast iron pots, welded on trailer hitch with 2 adult bikes on a carrier, etc.

The things I have hard mounted to the trailer that where not factory are, rear receiver hitch, 2nd spare tire/mount, vent covers, 2ga accumulator tank, replace 1 G24 battery with 2 90# 6v's, 1500w MSW inverter, 2 inline transfer relays, Dexter EZ-Flex, Centramatic wheel balancers, L brackets for hitch, memory foam mattress, fridge vent fan, and I am sure a couple other things.

Our camper is certainly not over-packed, crowded, or lacking additional storage space. We do keep stuff in there that isn't used over often, like board games, spare blankets and a few spare parts, but when needed it sure is handy.

Little things add up, as I am sure I have close to 100# of cast iron cookware, and 120# of additional battery. Between those 2 things and a hot water heater/accumulator combo I am nearly 300# heavier and we haven't even started talking sheets/clothes/chairs/blocks/chalks/utensils/extra spare tire/etc....

Before the battery/inverter and receiver hitch where installed our TAW was normally 7,000 ± 200lbs.

But to Terryallan, you comment about NO WAY a person could actually walk around is pretty ridiculous. Even out 18CK (which was pretty full with 3 kids) had about 1500lbs of stuff over new empty weight.

No. I stand by it. Notice. I said STUFF, not water. I don't see HOW you could walk around in one loaded with 1500lb of STUFF. Especially a 18CK. Not a lot of storage space in there. Our 23T had every nook, and cranny full, including toys for the grand kids. and still only 550lb over dry. Unless of course, like Lucy, y'all collect rocks. We have been camping for 30 years, and if any thing. Our camper gets lighter, not heavier. The less I carry, the less I have to deal with. We don't use it, out it comes.