Losing the weight without losing the convenience
I've got an '02 Jeep Liberty that was scheduled to be replaced this year because it's just too small to comfortably haul our Fleetwood Pioneer 18t6 on the highway.
Unfortunately this wild winter has played havoc on our furnace, replacing it will consume a good chunk of our downpayment toward a newer T.V. So, we're putting off the purchase of our T.V. until next year and limiting our travels this year to secondary road jaunts much closer to home (the good news is we are 'new' to Niagara and there's lots to see/do).
I travel with my wife and our two daughters (6 and 8). We budget 3 sets of clothes each, 3 days of food, 1 full set of (plastic) dishes, 2 kids bikes, 2 adult bikes etc. We have about one medium size tote of 'stuff' aside from that lot that travels with us, so our 'additional' weight is pretty already pretty limited. No A/C, no television.
I've figured a few ways to lose the weight without losing convenience would be:
Changing out the 2x30 Lb tanks of LPG for 2 20LB LPG BBQ tanks. This will drop a good 35 Lbs, we barely used any propane last year (fair weather campers), so supply isn't a concern. Aside from this, my tanks are due for re-inspection/replacement.
A smaller Optima deep cycle (group 86) to replace the reasonably weak and much heavier group 27 battery. Another 20 Lbs lost.
It has occurred to me through the function of winterizing my trailer that hauling the 6 gallons of water in the hot water heater really isn't a benefit. Dumping 6 gallons of water from the HW tank before leaving will drop 50 Lbs or so.
Any other ideas aside to reduce weight on a typical 20' TT?
Unfortunately this wild winter has played havoc on our furnace, replacing it will consume a good chunk of our downpayment toward a newer T.V. So, we're putting off the purchase of our T.V. until next year and limiting our travels this year to secondary road jaunts much closer to home (the good news is we are 'new' to Niagara and there's lots to see/do).
I travel with my wife and our two daughters (6 and 8). We budget 3 sets of clothes each, 3 days of food, 1 full set of (plastic) dishes, 2 kids bikes, 2 adult bikes etc. We have about one medium size tote of 'stuff' aside from that lot that travels with us, so our 'additional' weight is pretty already pretty limited. No A/C, no television.
I've figured a few ways to lose the weight without losing convenience would be:
Changing out the 2x30 Lb tanks of LPG for 2 20LB LPG BBQ tanks. This will drop a good 35 Lbs, we barely used any propane last year (fair weather campers), so supply isn't a concern. Aside from this, my tanks are due for re-inspection/replacement.
A smaller Optima deep cycle (group 86) to replace the reasonably weak and much heavier group 27 battery. Another 20 Lbs lost.
It has occurred to me through the function of winterizing my trailer that hauling the 6 gallons of water in the hot water heater really isn't a benefit. Dumping 6 gallons of water from the HW tank before leaving will drop 50 Lbs or so.
Any other ideas aside to reduce weight on a typical 20' TT?
