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T3PAIR
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Jul 27, 2014

True weight of Arctic Fox 811


I have a 2011 Ford F350 FX4 SRW SD CC. This is scale weight with nothing but 3 passengers (400 lbs). This gave me a pretty good idea of what the truck weighed before anything in it. I'd say truck with full fuel tank (Titan extended tank is 48 gallons vs stock tank of 26 gallons), is close to 8080 Lbs.


After picking up the Arctic Fox 811, we went straight to the CAT scale again. This is what we weighed. Two passengers in cab (300 lbs). Dry camper is 4000 lbs.


Then, added gear, 2/3 fresh water, food, 6 passengers, full fuel tank, this is what we weighed.

Have taken it on a couple local trips and it drives fine. Handles the steep mountain pass by our home with no problem. I placed the air bags, rear Hellwig anti-sway bar before the camper was purchased, so I can't make before and after comparison there. However, I got the 19.5 wheels and tires right after we bought the camper and I can tell you that upgrade did help a lot. Arctic Fox 811 camper weight sticker is deceiving because you don't have any accurate numbers to go off of.


This was the factory sticker on this camper:It says it weighs 3293 lbs with 51 gallons of water, before the options added. I figure the wet camper weight is around 4300 lbs. not including 6 passengers at 725 lbs for total rig weight at 13,120 lbs.
  • GVWR is 10,000 lbs. Front GAWR 6000 lbs, Rear GAWR 7000 lbs (with stock tires and wheels). I did a lot of research on this forum before buying the camper and did the truck modifications based upon others' experiences and recommendations. Having done that, I have no concerns with driving the rig and am looking forward to a lot of fun with the family and going to some great destinations! By the way, your Mellomike website has been very informative, and I have enjoyed reading your blog posts.
  • Welcome to the forum, Eric. You have a great looking combo and you did a great job weighing everything, before and after. Your weights confirm the common practice of adding 1,000 lbs to the wet weight of your camper to obtain a more accurate estimate your camper's real weight.

    Just out of curiosity, what is the GVWR of your F-350? My Ram 3500,4x4,SRW with the 6.7L CTD has a GVWR of 11,700 lbs.