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Having camped off and on since I was a child, I learned very early that tent camping is not for me! A few years ago, my then girlfriend decided we were all going camping. Me and my 2 kids, her and her...
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pcoplin wrote:ducky8888 wrote:
Yes, you are right, mistype there, it is an 845.
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Research puts the 845 at ~2200lbs dry. With a ~1500 load limit I am 700lbs over just with the camper. I add the airbags which are rated to increase load capacity 3200-5000lbs.
I'm no weight Nazi, and don't care about the laws pertaining to your truck. I just want you to know the real weight of that camper.
That weight is no options, no water, no nothing. It'll end up being 1000 pounds heavier than that. Easy. And you will likely be over weight on your tires and wheels. And brakes. It's not just springs.
I have a 2001 915 Lite. Lance says 2400 lbs dry if I remember right. I have some options: insulation package, electric jacks, extra propane tank, oven, etc, adds 400 pounds Lance states in their brochre. The brochure should have weights for your options. Full water adds 270 lbs by itself. Plus mayo, shoes, beer, etc.
My "2400lb dry" camper weighs 3500 loaded. Just be careful.
My camper is the no frills version. No AC, no generator, manual jacks, single propane. I highly doubt I am hitting 3000lbs on each wheel, and if I read the weight ratings correctly, I have 2 tires in back, giving me a 6000lb total load capacity in the rear (and another 6000lbs in the front), please correct me if I am wrong.
As I explained in a previous post, the springs are the weak point in hauling in this truck. Since I cant find stats on the brakes, all I can say is I know toyota rated the truck to pull over 10k, my assumption would be that this is intended to be taken in context and not all of that weight is be stopped purely by the brakes on the truck, but, they also didnt under design the braking.
I have also considered using the space available on my trailer for extraneous gear (ice chests, clothing bags, etc.), because my hauling capacity is significantly higher than my load capacity. the biggest weight addition to the truck will be when I am not using the trailer for camping, i.e. not taking the quads, but then again i will have a zero tongue weight.
