camp-n-family wrote:
Check the yellow sticker on the specific trailer as it will have its actual delivered weight with all options included. Subtract that number from the GVWR to get the real ccc. Numbers can vary greatly from brochure weights.
Absolutely. Excessively low CCC is
so common it's become one of my pet peeves and is usually attributable to the manufacturer using axles and tires that run too close to their limits once the trailer is loaded and ready to camp. A few years ago I was quite happy with our KZ Spree's CCC, about 2000 lbs, but friends who purchased similar but larger Sprees in the same lineup weren't happy at all as KZ used the same axles, same tires as they did on my 24' model. This happens all too often, in fact could be the same scenario with the particular model the OP is considering - look at smaller models in the same lineup and they could well have the same axles, same tires but a much greater CCC simply because they weigh less than the larger models.
My current Coachmen Freedom Express 192RBS's CCC is well in excess of 2000 lbs, a friend owns a Starcraft Launch that is virtually the same trailer but it's CCC is half that simply because of it's axle and tire ratings. My 2014 192RBS has a
brochure listed dry weight of just 3535 lbs but the
actual sticker weight of my particular unit as it left the factory is a whopping 3815 lbs ... with propane in the tanks, a battery on the tongue, 6 gals of water in the WH tank, and at least 10 gals of reserve water in the fresh water holding tank this trailer that supposedly weighs 3515 lbs dry actually weighs right around 4000 lbs before I even add any of our own personal cargo. This weight calculator tells the sad story.
