Want to start off on the right foot
Hello all, My wife and i are starting to work our way into the "RV" lifestyle. It will only be part time but I intend to get out as much as possible. Even if only for the weekend a short distance a...
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6door,
A couple of things that you must factor in:
What is GVWR of the van - as written on the sticker on the door? You need to make sure you won't be exceeding that weight. Let's say it's 8,000 lbs. if you have 6 people, and each weighs 150 lbs, that's 900 lbs of weight. And let's say the van weighs 6,000 lbs. You're now at 6,900 lbs. Now say your trailer weighs 8,000 lbs; 10% tongue weight is 800 lbs. so now you're up to 7,700 lbs. You now only have 300 lbs left to play with in the van. Bringing an ice chest and food in the van? Bringing any tools in the van? Cats, dogs, or other things? It all adds up quickly.
Notice I didn't say anything about towing capacity.
Walk through those scenarios and see where the numbers come out at.
A couple of things that you must factor in:
What is GVWR of the van - as written on the sticker on the door? You need to make sure you won't be exceeding that weight. Let's say it's 8,000 lbs. if you have 6 people, and each weighs 150 lbs, that's 900 lbs of weight. And let's say the van weighs 6,000 lbs. You're now at 6,900 lbs. Now say your trailer weighs 8,000 lbs; 10% tongue weight is 800 lbs. so now you're up to 7,700 lbs. You now only have 300 lbs left to play with in the van. Bringing an ice chest and food in the van? Bringing any tools in the van? Cats, dogs, or other things? It all adds up quickly.
Notice I didn't say anything about towing capacity.
Walk through those scenarios and see where the numbers come out at.
