So confused with tow capacities
We are currently looking into a GMC 1500 Sierra or Chevy 1500. We want the max trailing package but the websites are so confusing. The trailer we are looking to pull weighs 8100lbs dry. It is impos...
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blt2ski wrote:oceanluver wrote:blt2ski wrote:
A family of 5 that weighs maybe 400 lbs. Heck, my ex and I weigh that much. Much less when my boys were 9, daughters were 7 and 4! Probably another 150-200 between them.
Marty
I was off by 20lbs, right now we weigh 420 minus car seat. All 3 kids weighed in at the Drs office yesterday at 125lbs. I weigh 115 and my husband weighs about 180. We are not big people. LOL My 2 boys are both in the 25th percentile for weight. They are tall/lean kids. My daughter is tiny like me too.
Sounds a little like mine, 25% for wt, but 125% for ht for twins and child 4. #3 was in the 80th for ht, and 50th for wt. So we are a bit larger on both ends of the scale. Because of this, I have a tendency to use heavier wts than most. We also packed about 2000 lbs into the trailer for gear, food etc. 6 sets of clothes, sleeping gear, cook and eating utensils will add up about the same, no matter the size of the people. Plus because we usually went where there was not hookups, i left with a full tank of water. At the end of the day, better to be guessing a bit on the heavy side vs light!
Have fun with the new rig etc.
Marty
Thank you and we usually camp with hook ups so no need for water. I usually buy wood locally as well because you aren't really suppose to move wood more than 60 miles because of environmental issues (introducing potentially invasive species) so I try and do the right thing there. :)
