Houston, we have a weight problem

[WarPhil]

So looking at a new trailer and I'm thinking there might be a problem, need some feedback from the weight police please! My 15 Ram 1500 has payload capacity of 1260 lbs. You put me, my wife and our tiny chihuahuas in there and we have 400 gone, if we bring a kid or two along (there mostly grown but still around) we add another 225. The trailer we like has an advertised hitch weight of 730. Not sure if that is dry and empty or at full load, but in any case that all adds up to more than 1260 without anything else like a sandwich or a caffeinated beverage.

Do we need to find a lighter trailer or just stack everything we want to bring in the back? I'm not buying a new truck.....

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

[MarkTwain]

WarPhil wrote:
So looking at a new trailer and I'm thinking there might be a problem, need some feedback from the weight police please! My 15 Ram 1500 has payload capacity of 1260 lbs. You put me, my wife and our tiny chihuahuas in there and we have 400 gone, if we bring a kid or two along (there mostly grown but still around) we add another 225. The trailer we like has an advertised hitch weight of 730. Not sure if that is dry and empty or at full load, but in any case that all adds up to more than 1260 without anything else like a sandwich or a caffeinated beverage.

Do we need to find a lighter trailer or just stack everything we want to bring in the back? I'm not buying a new truck.....

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

New trailer!!!! look at Casita or Scamp or some pop up type trailer. You also need to have some serious discussion with yourself and your family regarding what your expectations about what you want your over all RV experience to be. A 1500 truck will put serious limitations on your goals for RVing. i.e. RVing in mountains.

[ScottG]

Frankly, I would add some Timberlands or airbags and go camping. I cant see a few hundred pounds leading to the end of the world and I think the problem is more with the springs than the tires (verify).
JMO!