factory vs dealer vs loaded weights
We are now on our 3rd TT - 29' and 6800 lb GVWR. After having read a lot of threads and discussions on TT weights and what your TT ends up weighing after you have it all loaded up for camping, I deci...
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Agree with the 1000# wiggle room. After moving all the "stuff" from our HTT into the TT, I couldn't believe how much cr** had migrated in there. I was responsible for the 5 tablecloths - I don't know why either - and some odds and ends. DH was responsible for enough tools to build a whole new HTT. We swore that Rocky would be on a lifetime diet, unlike the ROO. We carry a good supply of "just in case" meals, either boxed or canned. I'm trying to focus on boxed or really lightweight now. We hauled a Dutch Oven around for most of the 8 seasons with the ROO and used it only once or twice a season. Now it stays with the camping stuff until we know we're going to use it, then back where it came from. Instead of having 7 or 8 games, we only play Scrabble, dominoes and cards, so that's all that goes.
I'm reading some books on Minimalism, primarily for this houseful of clutter, but am trying to apply it to Rocky also. If we haven't used something in X amount of time, it goes. With the ROO, our rules on clothes was that if it fit in the small laundry basket we each had, it could go, otherwise, NO. Now we have a small wardrobe each, but trying to keep it to no more than about 5 days each.....amazing that most campgrounds have laundry facilities. We don't mind taking a couple of hours one afternoon or evening and running a bit of laundry.
I'm reading some books on Minimalism, primarily for this houseful of clutter, but am trying to apply it to Rocky also. If we haven't used something in X amount of time, it goes. With the ROO, our rules on clothes was that if it fit in the small laundry basket we each had, it could go, otherwise, NO. Now we have a small wardrobe each, but trying to keep it to no more than about 5 days each.....amazing that most campgrounds have laundry facilities. We don't mind taking a couple of hours one afternoon or evening and running a bit of laundry.
