Carrying capacity question, vista

hoopers wrote:
Looking at the Vista 30T carrying capacity...seems from what I can tell, it is 2700 lbs.
The dry weight is 15,300 lbs.
GVWR is spec'd at 18000 lbs.

Gas tank is 80 gallon. Water is 75 gallons. This is about 1300 lbs.

That leaves 1400 lbs. Is this enough?
By the time you add passengers, a 500 lb hitch capacity, there is maybe only 500 lbs left for gear.
It is one of the most popular models, so I am wondering if I am missing something.

your math doesn't tell the whole story. you now have a reasonable idea of how much payload you have but not where that payload is. we had a very similar situation back in 2000 when we were shopping for a new MH. did the same sort of calculation that you're doing and had very similar results. then a more experienced friend advised us to have the MH weighed and to get individual axle weights. we did and soon found out that most of the available payload was on the front axle but of course most of the stuff we would be carrying would be on the rear axle (clothing, food, supplies, etc) and that meant that the rear axle would be overloaded while the front axle was not. I suggest you have this MH weighed to see on which axle most of the available payload is located.

good luck.