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:
Has anyone bothered to weigh their trailer unloaded in order to verify the factory labeled UVW?
I did, and it's 190 lbs heavier than what the sticker inside our TT says the UVW is, which is what it is supposed to be what it weighs on the way out of the factory. I contacted the factory and they verified the weight shown on the sticker. The propane and single battery can account for some of this, but not exactly sure about the balance unless it doesn't include some things like spare tire and shore power cord.
I can't imagine many taking their brand new TT through a scale on the way home before they've added a single item. I think weighing your TT before and after loading it all up is a good idea for your records and to know where you stand on actual weight vs the GVWR. Our last TT was approx. 200 lbs under the GVWR fully loaded up. Just one full holding tank would have put it over the GVWR, and if we were ever to have had frame issues, the frame manufacturer could have blamed us for overloading the frame. And they would have been correct if we had towed a full tank of fresh water around, which a lot of TT owners do (we don't).
