The difference between dry an loaded weight.
When I bought my 25 ft. TT the literature said 5004 lbs. dry and 400 lbs. on the tongue. Common sense said it would weigh more when loaded but how much more? So before a couple of our trips I took ...
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I was at 6900 empty, 8500 loaded, so about 1600 lbs in "stuff", but the TT is 32'. In fairness, I had the fresh tank half full, so that was a couple hundred pounds right there (25 gal x 8 lbs/gal = 200 lbs).
I have been saying for years that the "average" family adds about 1200 lbs in STUFF to an RV. If the trailer is smaller it's usually around a 1000 lbs, if a bigger bunk model with kids (and toys) can be upwards of 1500+ lbs.
Hard to believe that pots/pans, clothes, groceries, etc can add that much but it's true. We were at the RV show last week looking to see if anything smaller that we liked and surprised to see TTs listed with 800-900 total carrying capacity. Most will be overweight when they leave the driveway with RVers complaining about blowouts....
I have been saying for years that the "average" family adds about 1200 lbs in STUFF to an RV. If the trailer is smaller it's usually around a 1000 lbs, if a bigger bunk model with kids (and toys) can be upwards of 1500+ lbs.
Hard to believe that pots/pans, clothes, groceries, etc can add that much but it's true. We were at the RV show last week looking to see if anything smaller that we liked and surprised to see TTs listed with 800-900 total carrying capacity. Most will be overweight when they leave the driveway with RVers complaining about blowouts....
