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mkirsch
Mar 05, 2021Nomad II
JimK-NY wrote:
IMO the sticky that is needed should cover estimating actual weight beginning from the information provided by manufacturers. New buyers often miss highly important details. For example many times manufacturer's specs do not include the weight for common accessories such as awnings. New buyers are also likely to greatly underestimate the wet weight and weight of food, cooking gear, clothing, tools, etc. These considerations can be important for any RV but more so for truck campers where rear axle weights often exceed tire load ratings.
Except such a sticky would be so long as to far exceed anyone's patience to read, and capacity to retain.
You have to cover every camper ever made, every truck ever made, every accessory for every camper every made...
The reality is the vast majority hit the road with only a vague idea of their actual weight, and get from point A to point B happy and healthy, singing along with the radio the whole way, not a care in the world. Apparently getting down to the nearest ounce is not terribly important.
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