sportsman16 wrote:
Trying to figure out what the as built dry weight is of a 2014 Creekside 27bh. Most trailers I have looked at have a yellow sticker listing the weight from factory as built. This unit has a sticker that states the cargo capacity should not exceed 1,094 lbs. It then cautions that a full load of water equals 666 lbs of cargo @8.3lbs/gal.
The GVWR of the trailer is 8,800.
I assumed the dry weight as built must be 8800-1,094 or 7,706 dry. This is significantly heavier that the 6,935 brochure weight.
Salesman called Outdoor RV and states that they weighed this unit at the factory and is 6,980 as built. They state that their cargo capacity sticker is after a full load of water and propane.
They claim, 8800gross
-666 water
-60 propane
-6,980 dry
= 1,094 cargo capacity
So does this thing weigh 7700 lbs or 6980 lbs? It's not that I don't trust the dealer and his call to the factory, however, I have never seen it explained like this. I thought water needed to be added against the cargo capacity?
Thoughts?
There WILL be a LOT of folks who are going to disagree with my position BUT..
Don't worry about the dry weight.. It isn't like you are ever going to take it camping 100% completely empty...
8800 should be the GVWR of the trailer so THAT is the number you should be concerned about when trying to keep the weight inline for your tow vehicle...
Keep in mind, 10%-15% of that gross weight should be at the tongue..
So your tongue should weigh at the min 880 lbs (10%) to 1320 lbs (15%) at the max 8800 lbs..
This is where you need to pay attention since the tongue weight will USE part of the TOW VEHICLE CARGO rating..
YOU need to check your TOW VEHICLE CARGO rating to make sure this trailer PLUS you and any other passengers and possible gear that you put in the TV does not exceed the TV cargo rating..
