TT n00b
I love camping and I have been a tent camper my whole life. But, the kids are 8 and 12, and it's time for an upgrade. I have been shopping trailers for about a month now, and I have narrowed it down t...
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Jebby14 wrote:
1200lbs - weight of your family - weight of your gear - weight of your hitch - 13 percent of your trailers loaded weight = available payload. This needs to be a positive number. keep in mind things like propane and a battery and pots and pans and water and bedding and any other stuff you put in the trailer is not included in its weight. Heck some options aren't even included. I personally think you are looking at a smaller camper or bigger truck but with careful planning you could sneak inside the numbers by just a hair.
Could you expand on this equation a bit?
"1200lbs - weight of your family - weight of your gear - weight of your hitch - 13 percent of your trailers loaded weight = available payload. "
What is available payload?
Is trailers loaded weight the weight with all the gear, water, propane etc included with the dry weight?
