Trying to figure out what trailers I can tow

MFL wrote:
Boomerweps wrote: "Easiest no cost weigh (pun intended) to get the factory built curb weight is subtract the factory Load Capacity from the GVWR, looking at two door frame stickers."

^^This....When vehicle is built, each vehicle is weighed, ready to ship. Using this weight, subtracting from GVWR is that exact trucks payload. So above example from Boomerweps is correct.

OP should choose the camper he wants, then buy the proper truck to tow it.

Jerry

You obviously did not read my examples above.

PA does list the curb weight on the registration card, not all states do this.

My examples above shows there is a discrepancy of 458 lbs between the curb weight reported on my official registration and the yellow loading sticker.

The weight listed on my PA registration IS the scaled shipping weight of the vehicle as it left the factory. The factory does not include a full tank of fuel, might be 1 or 2 gallons but that is it.

That unladen weight clearly does not include a FULL TANK OF FUEL.

The yellow sticker does indeed take into account a FULL TANK OF FUEL PLUS DRIVER WEIGHT OF 150 lbs.

The simple thing is to take the yellow sticker weight and subtract your passengers and additional cargo you add to the vehicle. to get your final available cargo weight for the trailer tongue.

Very cut and dry..

The old ways of doing things don't die easily..

I get it, folks mistrust that yellow sticker and by trying to manually calculate it so it looks like you have more cargo capacity than what the yellow sticker reports..