Sticky when asked which truck is best to haul camper.

jimh425 wrote:
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You obviously haven’t seen blowouts or crashes with other RV types, or why do you think those happen?
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I would agree that weight is important for all RVs. There are, however, lots of reasons for blowouts and other tire and suspension issues. Many people fail to appreciate that tires dry rot over a few years time. That dry rot occurs when the tire is not used or worn and in fact can be worse for a tire that is not used on a regular basis. Another reason is the near criminal choice of cheap tires by some RV manufacturers. Few of us would buy a cheap Chinese tire for our cars but some manufacturers put them on RVs where the tires are under much greater loads. Buyers are often not aware of another issue, speed ratings. Even my 19.5 heavy rated tires had a speed rating of 70 mph or less.

The other issue that amazes me is cutting corners on the axles and other key suspension parts. This is really common for many trailers where the suspensions are barely rated to carry more than a few hundred or at best a couple thousand pounds over the empty, dry weight.

So we can agree that the forums for other RVs could also benefit from appropriate stickies about weight issues. Stickies might also cover tire pressure. A few psi of underinflation, a hot day and high speed driving cause most blowouts.