How much do you really need?
We are camper shopping. Have seen a few that have a GVWR of over 9000 lbs. That is too much for our tow vehicle. But then I see the dry weight is around 6500. The cargo capacity is around 3,000 lbs. W...
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valhalla360 wrote:
If you already have a camper take it to a CAT scale and see what it weighs compared to the empty weight...that will give you your current cargo weight.
UVW of the new trailer + current cargo weight should be a decent estimate for the new rig. I would probably bump that up a bit (maybe 500lb) as nature abhors a vacuum and big rigs with lots of storage (ie: vacuum) tend to get filled.
If this comes in below the GVWR, you have a reasonable basis for using your calculation over GVWR.
Keep in mind 3000lb CCC is more than most RVs have, particularly smaller non-toy haulers. 1000-2000 CCC is more common and it's very easy to max that out, so lacking better information, is where the recommendation to use GVWR comes from as most people have no clue what their actual cargo weight is.
yep, and 1500 lbs. would be a "normal" cargo weight.
bumpy
