Carrying capacity question, vista

pulsar wrote:
...Do you really think that RVers should calculate the weight of those fluids as part of their cargo?...

yup. it ain't hard...we did it. the industry could make these various weights and rating a LOT more relevant or easier to understand. for instance:

Dry Weight (factory and dealer options, no fluids) by axle
Fuel Weight: X gallons weighing Y pounds on the rear axle
Water Weight: X gallons weighing Y pounds on the ? axle
LP Weight...you get the idea
Owner can add X pounds to the rear axle and X pounds to the front axle befor violating GVWR.

what you'd be left with is a really good idea of how much payload there is on each axle. of course if this was done some mfgs of some models might be embarrassed by how little payload some MHs have. that's pretty much how it used to be done back in the early to mid 80's when we were shopping for our first MH.

I recall reading the reviews in Motorhome magazine which always referred to Empty weight, wet weight and payload. the only problem was they didn't do it by axle. it was simple and it worked.

pulsar wrote:
In the end, I believe that all RVers should have their rigs weight, preferably each wheel separately, after they have loaded it.

Tom

we agree completely on that. if weight didn't matter then there wouldn't be scales or weight ratings.