Weight question
Hey all! Just curious if there is a general calculation as far as how much "stuff" you would normally store in a travel trailer (i.e.....pots, pans, dishes, towels, clothes, etc..) I'm looking a...
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majorgator wrote:
1500#...???
2000#...???
What the heck are you guys packing to get that kind of weight???
All the clothes I own don't combine to 100 lbs. We camp as a family of 5 and I doubt we ever exceed 500lbs.
My 5er is set up like my house. I just add perishable food for the trip, some clothes and off we go. The trailer weight of 12,000# is from the local CAT Scale with empty tanks. The sticker gave me the dry weight when it left the factory (10,480#). The pantry is stocked with dry goods, and there are blankets, linens and towels in the linen closet. There is a tote of tools, a tote of BBQ stuff, grill and Dutch oven and cast iron pans to cook over the fire, 8 or so lawn chairs and two small tables to hold my drink. A 12'x12' dining fly. Pool toys for the 6 GB's. An air compressor, various hoses and a scrub brush to wash the camper. Oh and a 13" queen size memory foam mattress as the original mattress stunk on ice..... It all adds up.
I still have empty cabinets my partner has yet to fill. ;) Giver her time, she still has 2,000# till she hits GVWR :B
I have 2 black's at 40 gal each, 2 gray's at 40 gal each and fresh water about 50 gal or 210 gal of tanks or 1680# of water.
The clothes are probably the lightest items but it all ads up.
Point is unless you weigh it, you are only guessing.
