More on Unloaded Vehicle Weight

MFL wrote:
Yes, you are mostly right, about the nickel too. I am surprised they continue to make pennies.

Here in Canada we don't. :W

If you look at brochure unloaded weights, they likely don't include batteries or propane, but may not show the added wt of other options.

Brochure unloaded weight is a fantasy, based on a stripped model the manufacturer would never build and only serves to lure potential customers into believing the trailer they're considering will be lighter than actually will be the case. Take my own Coachmen Freedom Express with a brochure listed dry weight of 3535 lbs ...



In reality this trailer weighed 280 more than that as it left the factory, with a listed dry weight of 3815 lbs ...



Allowing for the weight of a battery, propane in the tanks, ~ 15 gals of water in the WH and FW holding tank and that trailer weighing a supposed 3535 lbs in the brochure actually weighs ~ 4000 lbs before adding any cargo or personal gear to it.

Brochure weights are a fantasy. :R

Here we go again. :R
UVW (Unloaded Vehicle Weight)

Means just what it says. Without added options, accessories, fluids or cargo. UVW is not that complicated and is a useful figure for those of us that understand what it means. ;)

Some manufacturers include propane and batteries in their UVW, others don't. That's where a little research comes in. But if the weight of propane and batteries is that critical, a person might better opt for a different trailer or tow vehicle. :@

Yes, you are mostly right, about the nickel too. I am surprised they continue to make pennies. If you look at brochure unloaded weights, they likely don't include batteries or propane, but may not show the added wt of other options. Some trailers have a large CCC, so a big GVWR. In this case you may be closer to figure UVW, plus the 1,000/1,500 lbs, that you normally add to your trailer.

Jerry