Newbie Safety Guidance Requested
Hello Good Sam Community, I am a new RV'er and am looking to take my first extended stay trip (About 2 months total). I am looking for guidance on how to best calculate the maximum amount of carg...
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For the trailer there should also be a maximum vehicle weight sticker. Subtract the empty trailer weight of 5829 from that number and that is how much weight you can load in the trailer. Making sure that the heavier weight stuff is in front of the axle(s) to help prevent swaying.
Thanks for the quick reply. My trailer's sticker shows a GVWR of 7,592. So, if I understand you correctly, I should subtract the 5,829 from this number and the result would be 1,763 pounds. Is this the total amount of cargo that I can take? Also, should this number be divided up between the camper and the bed of my truck or is this all for the camper?
Be careful with the manufacturers dry weight numbers, many times that is before adding accessories like Air Conditioner, Microwave, Spare Tire, etc. The best way to really know is to take your trailer to a scale (truck stops, moving companies, etc) and see for yourself that it probably weighs much more than the sticker says.
