Is a higher TT GVWR better?
If a travel trailer's load (all my cargo, liquids, batts, LP, etc.)PLUS dry trailer weights were hypothetically say 8,200lbs for two TTs I'm considering, but the GVWR on one was 9800 and the other 11,...
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outwestbound wrote:
Thanks for the info!! These discussions are helpful in focusing in on where I need to learn more about the mechanical aspects of TVs and TTs. Although I haven't used it much (more a finance guy), I have a general contractor's license in Florida so I grasp what's being discussed. But, I'm generally clueless about towing, travel trailers and tow vehicle mechanical aspect; but not for long.
As a newbie looking to buy a TV and TT (or fifth wheel), a big mystery is what my******(food, clothing, household wares, utility items, etc.) will weigh. Not counting batts, fluids, LP, is there any general rule for what a couple would load into a 35 foot TT? We backpack overnight a lot, so we're used to going light. We're not pack rats. We each have a bike (aluminum and carbon fiber), but really no other "atypical" stuff, so is there an average figure I may use in my calculations?
the usual or common figure tossed about is around 1,000 to 1,500 lbs. of "stuff". your selection may of course vary.
bumpy
