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    Posted: 13 Jul 2019 at 8:56pm
Originally posted by Happy Tripping

I'm not an expert but here's my 2 cents.

State parks and rv campgrounds have water and toilets so you don't have to use your trailer's. You might try the backpacker's axiom - 'When in doubt, leave it out'  (50 pounds of tools?,40 pound grill? crock pot and waffle iron?).

Whatever, you are right up against the printed gross vehicle weight rating of 5400 pounds and obviously over the vehicle's 3500 pound maximum gross trailer weight. 

That doesn't mean you can't go out and tow, BUT ...

1. Stay away from the Appalachians - Flatlands are your friend.
2. Expect shorter vehicle life because it is having to work awfully hard.
3. Go slow





Agreed!   We have to jettison some gear. 
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Quite sure that the weight does not include anything for batteries or propane tank(s).  Ours is only 2400 lbs but came w/o  AC, microwave or entertainment system so that probably adds up to 150 lbs, but on the other hand I added that back by adding 2 20# propane tanks and 2 12 volt group size 24 batteries; we normally boondock.  This is on a 2011  177.
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I'm not an expert but here's my 2 cents.

State parks and rv campgrounds have water and toilets so you don't have to use your trailer's. You might try the backpacker's axiom - 'When in doubt, leave it out'  (50 pounds of tools?,40 pound grill? crock pot and waffle iron?).

Whatever, you are right up against the printed gross vehicle weight rating of 5400 pounds and obviously over the vehicle's 3500 pound maximum gross trailer weight. 

That doesn't mean you can't go out and tow, BUT ...

1. Stay away from the Appalachians - Flatlands are your friend.
2. Expect shorter vehicle life because it is having to work awfully hard.
3. Go slow
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The short answer seems to be 'no." but there's a good thread on this right below labeled "dry weight."
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It’s time for our Pod to lose some weight. She clocked in at 4,080 lbs at her first Weight Watchers meeting!  I weighed trailer and TV with WDH tensioned (9,460) then TV only (5,380) with WDH in receiver. 

The label on the trailer says “Dry Weight 2,929”. Does anyone know if this includes everything it shipped with such as the awning, spare tire, power jack etc?

This is everything I’ve identified thus far but I’m 450 lbs short minus WDH tension.

WDH Tension  ??

2nd Battery 50

WDH Brack     30

Water, Fresh 80

Clam         40

Battery Box 20

Chairs         36

Crates       120

Food         50

Cooking.          40

Tools         50

Wood blocks 20

Wood Sign 20

Grill                 40

Crock pot         15

Waffle Iron   5

Dewalt Fan   7

Clothing & 

Bedding         50

Hookup Gear 30


I only had 10 gals of water and the WDH rods and brackets. 
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