In search of large family Bunkhouse
Hey, Our family has grown to 8, and need a very large bunkhouse with dual bunks. I've been looking everywhere and just can not find anything that really fits the need. Any one have 6 large ki...
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BEWARE OF DRY WEIGHTS!
(Sorry for shouting...)
Anyways... dry weight are notoriously mis-leading. Some MFGs are better than others, but nobody makes a camper whose "dry" weight equals "ready to camp" weight. Not included in the dry weight are "options" like the batteries, propane tanks, awning, microwave etc. Stuff that really isn't optional, but they include in packages so they can keep the published dry weights low. Most TTs weight hundred to thousands more than their dry weights, before you even load them up.
FWIW my creekside is 38' overall. It's about 800 pounds heavier empty than "dry". Published carrying capacity was nearly 3,000 pounds. Way more than anybody would ever need, right? Turns out not even close. My actual payload (which ORV thankfully includes, after doing a weigh-in at the factory) is only 1800 pounds. But it carries 103 gallons of water, so now I have about 900 pounds of carrying capacity. By the time I add in the rolling kitchen island, the folding tables, folding chairs, food for a long weekend or even a week, a week of emergency food, and a few gallons of booze.... I'm maxed out!
(Sorry for shouting...)
Anyways... dry weight are notoriously mis-leading. Some MFGs are better than others, but nobody makes a camper whose "dry" weight equals "ready to camp" weight. Not included in the dry weight are "options" like the batteries, propane tanks, awning, microwave etc. Stuff that really isn't optional, but they include in packages so they can keep the published dry weights low. Most TTs weight hundred to thousands more than their dry weights, before you even load them up.
FWIW my creekside is 38' overall. It's about 800 pounds heavier empty than "dry". Published carrying capacity was nearly 3,000 pounds. Way more than anybody would ever need, right? Turns out not even close. My actual payload (which ORV thankfully includes, after doing a weigh-in at the factory) is only 1800 pounds. But it carries 103 gallons of water, so now I have about 900 pounds of carrying capacity. By the time I add in the rolling kitchen island, the folding tables, folding chairs, food for a long weekend or even a week, a week of emergency food, and a few gallons of booze.... I'm maxed out!
