Hitch weight

TomG2 wrote:

Capeteacher wrote:

Thanks for the boost of confidence. I am trying to digest the information 1 piece at a time until I understand it then try putting it all together. I still don't plan on buying till next year. I may be able to get to the Hersey RV show in PA in Sept, which is a big show, to see the trailers in person..I've narrowed my search down to so far.

Lance 1575, length 20', GVWR 3700, hitch 225
Gulf Stream Vintage, length 20', GVWR 3900, hitch 290
Rock wood Geo-Pro 19FSB, length 20', GVWR 3800, hitch 378
K-Z Escape Mini M181SS, length 20'11", GVWR 3500, hitch 310
Flagstaff Micro-lite 19FSB, length 20'4", GVWR 3942, hitch 442

Any comments or suggestions?

One comment: If you read the previous comments you will notice that most people insist on a tongue weight in excess of 10% of the GVWR. Throw those out that don't meet this criteria. I only see one remaining. The manufacturers are either understating their tongue weight or don't care about how they tow. I would eliminate them for either reason.

Ok so I've done the math as suggested for hitch weight/GVWR
Lance 1575, 6%
Vintage, 17RWD 7.3%
Geo-pro 19FSB, 10%
Escape Mini M181SS, 8%
Flagstaff Micro-lite 19FSB, 11.2
Think I did it right. Now the question still, is the hitch weight before or after propane and batteries. Obviously this is before the WD hitch and anything else loaded into the trailer. As the manufactures say these are average weights depending on what's in the trailer.