Pounds "average family packs"

Interesting. One day when I have nothing better to do, maybe I'll take the bathroom scale out and see exactly what's what. We learned when we unloaded the ROO and moved it into Rocky that we had a bunch of cr** that we didn't need, had never been used and would likely never be. It didn't make the cut. We always have a supply of "just in case" food and I realized how heavy those cans were, so that is now changed to box stuff. Minimal pots and pans, plastic glasses, a bit of weight with the Corelle. I discarded a bunch of small appliances in the move....why did I need the Cuisinart Ice Cream maker with 2 inserts???? Dunno. Guess for the same reason there were 5 table cloths in the ROO and only 1 gets any use. The heavier items are in the front pass through and have the patio mat, DHs tools - which has been whittled down considerably, and the RVQ. Basic linens, clothes, medicine cabinet, etc. When DS#1 goes with us on the 1 trip per year, we have his wheelchair and other medical misc, so know that adds. Would likely be easier just to go to the scale again, but seeing just where we have any substantial weight could be interesting. Chairs, 2 Rubbermaids, hoses go in the bed of the truck, so would count in the CCC. Foxy adds about 40 pounds! We put Rocky on a permanent diet when we made the move and have done really well sticking to it.

It's the two of us and the GB. Well the sticker says ours weighted about 10,500# when she left the factor. We added a 2nd AC unit, changed the mattress and modified the Master bed (4" tilt for my reflux). Set up the camper as a 2nd house and we scaled out at 12,000# with empty tanks, so we added 1,500# give or take. GVWR is around 14,000# so we have plenty for margin of error for tank volumes (48 gal fresh and 160 gal black/grey).

A stocked pantry weighs more than people think and camper is often stocked better than the sticks and bricks during the season. We carry a 12x12' dining fly and 10? lawn chairs. A tote of tool and a tote of "grill stuff", grill and grill grates for over the fire and a pair of folding tables to rest my drink and kindle on. It all adds up faster than people thing. Believe it or not we still have empty or under utilized storage spaces.

We like to meet up with our children and grandkids at a camp ground for a week. They stay in a cabin but we carry the lawn chairs etc.. Like having 4 generations around the campfire.

I also think it creeps up over the years :D

dodge guy wrote:
Our trailer is 2k lbs more than the dry weight! We do pack a lot though! I would say the average family of 4 packs around 1200-1500 lbs.

I'm in the same boat and I also tend to carry whatever I might need for spares in the trailer like extra plumbing fittings some vinyl hose and even some things like wood panels I might have removed in making any mods. I like to keep everything in one place so it doesn't get lost. I even carry like one jackstand and a battery charger in the trailer along with a couple of gal of RV antifreeze so I can winterize if going on a "road trip" during the winter. Two significant items weight wise is the NORCOLD MRFT 40 that when packed weighs around 150lbs along with small thermo type cooler for veggies, etc. My trailer brochure shows a "dry wt." of around 5K and a GVWR of 7549 of which 549lbs is TW on two 3500lb axles. My last CAT scale has my axle wts. of 7020 and my tongue wt is right at 1K per my Sherline scale so I'm technically 500lbs over my GVWR on my trailer, but all that is basically due to a heavy TW which is something I have chosen to get as heavy as possible for stability reasons.

Now my Van is a whole other matter and that puppy is "loaded to the gills" normally. However, when we use our trailer it is mainly for what I call "road trips" that are between 45 and 70 days and we drink a lot of seltzer and sugar free drinks like the flavored "ICE" type beverage so we can have like 8 to 10 of the milk crates full of drinks and canned food to last most of the trip. We're currently on a 2 month trip down to Disney World for the holidays and I have in the van 10 milk cartons full of drinks/food (each weighs between 30 and 40lbs). I also have in the van my little giant "safety 4 step ladder" and my 22' little giant "extreme" ladder with all the options along with like 4 fairly large plastic totes with X-mas decorations for our site at Fort Wilderness. The two ladders in the Van alone weigh over 100 lbs. I also have my Honda 2000 in the Van and carry all my extensive tools including things like SAE and metric tap and die sets, spare filters, electric angle grinder, saw all, electric drill, 1/2" electric impact drill, and complete 1/4 thru 1/2 in socket and wrench sets. Again I keep anything and everything I would need to work on my Van in the Van at all times so I know where it's at. Even with a 1T cargo Van with only two front seats and a sofa bed I'm actually 500 lbs over my 9500 GVWR and right at my RAWR with only like 500 to 600lbs to spare on my front AWR. I did three weigh ins on this trip, one at the local dump before hooking up the trailer and two on CAT scales on my way to Fl and I'm the heaviest I have been since 2007 when I got this current trailer.

So typical is sort of an individual thing and as heavy as I am I consider this "TYPICAL" for us and it's just the way we like to travel.

Larry

For us. The TT weighed 600lbs over the factory weight as it was WEIGHED at the end of the assembly line.
What we added includes a camp stove, 10 folding chairs, one grill, sheets, & blankets for all beds, a tent, a dining fly, towels wash rags, 1 metal folding table, 2 plastic folding tables, pots, pans, silver ware, cups, some games, a hammock, and hammock stand. A folding chair carrier to roll things to the beach on, some clothes, and some food. Also leveling blocks, chocks, water hoses, and sewer hoses, and about 5 gal of water in the black tank. and 2 empty coolers. and of course gas in the tanks, and a battery. Also 2 cooler / camp stove stands, and stick biscuit cooking sticks. Plus a 20' awning matt

Yep all that came to 600lbs. Honestly. there isn't room in there for any more stuff.

Consider EVERYTHING that counts against your payload.
...even if we stop and get a latte on the road, we count that...
...we also re-weigh all passengers after lunch...

Just the two of us.

Loaded for camping, our scale weight was 1275 lbs over factory unloaded weight.

This includes WDH, clothes, dishes, pots and pans, bedding / linnens, groceries, a small tool box, drawer full of spare bulbs, nuts / bolts / batteries /etc, six camp chairs, three folding tables, BBQ, 12 foot telescoping ladder, two group 24 batteries, full propane, solar panels on the roof, two tackle boxes, three fishing rods, various length (25',50',100') extension cords, various water hoses, and about 50 gallons of water.

Water alone, would account for close to 350 lbs.

I have right at 1,020# & I still have room for more. What is included are the two 30# propane bottles, two 6-volt GC batts, but not the WDH & NO water.
Inside, I do carry the generator, portable battery charger, gas grill, 12 x 12 screen tent, 4-outdoor carpets, 4 lawn chairs, 2 folding tables, two Coleman coolers (filled) some canned food items & all the other normal cooking & clothing items as needed. Ah yes, I nearly forgot, my 50mm tripod mount machine gun, in case of Zombie attack. :B

For us, I consider everything that I put in the trailer as added weight if it was not there when we bought it. We did a weight appraisal and arrived at an average of 600 lbs of added 'stuff'. What is not included is my nylon patio carpet, Weber 200 grill, a small toolbox and some levelling wood; it all rides in the back of the truck.

Our trailer is 2k lbs more than the dry weight! We do pack a lot though! I would say the average family of 4 packs around 1200-1500 lbs.