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Did you pack on a few extra pounds during the summer months?
What is the 10/5 rule on propane cylinders?
Storing your camper during the warmer weather!
What happened to petroleum #2 diesel?
Do you really need one of those little battery powered fans inside your RV refrigerator?
How does a typical RV (absorption) refrigerator work?
While you are checking your tire air pressure, investigate the manufacturing date.
Check your tire pressure each and every time you go out!
Did you pack on a few extra pounds during the summer months? Recent studies indicate the 52% to 85% of trailers and/or motorhomes where found to be riding over their legal weight limit!
SAFETY: Being overweight puts undue stress on your axles, tires, the frame, and even the engine, which can lead to component failure, poor handlings characteristics or tire blowouts.
LEGAL COMPLIANCE: Exceeding weight limits is illegal, and being found overweight after an accident can lead to denied insurance claims. That’s bad.
CAPACITY ASSESMENT: Manufacturers provide a dry weight for trailers (or a UVW for motorhomes), but you need to weigh the loaded vehicle to know the true weight with occupants, fluids, and gear to stay within your cargo carrying capacity. If you've added items like solar panels, awnings or interior accessories, weighing lets you know if you're still within legal limits.
Load it up with everything you travel with. Weigh your rig with all your camping gear, occupants, and supplies, including full fresh water tanks, and propane then head over to the scales. Find a public scale. Compare your measured weights to the vehicle's GVWR and individual axle ratings (GAWR) found on the manufactures certification label. You could be in for a big surprise.
Remember that a remarkable number of RVs can be significantly overweight without much effort. Whether that be a motorized rig or a towable, overloading is a big problem, with serious consequences. Don’t let it happen to you.
Stay safe
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Did you pack on a few extra pounds during the summer months? Recent studies indicate the 52% to 85% of trailers and/or motorhomes where found to be riding over their legal weight limit!
SAFETY: Being overweight puts undue stress on your axles, tires, the frame, and even the engine, which can lead to component failure, poor handlings characteristics or tire blowouts.
LEGAL COMPLIANCE: Exceeding weight limits is illegal, and being found overweight after an accident can lead to denied insurance claims. That’s bad.
CAPACITY ASSESMENT: Manufacturers provide a dry weight for trailers (or a UVW for motorhomes), but you need to weigh the loaded vehicle to know the true weight with occupants, fluids, and gear to stay within your cargo carrying capacity. If you've added items like solar panels, awnings or interior accessories, weighing lets you know if you're still within legal limits.
Load it up with everything you travel with. Weigh your rig with all your camping gear, occupants, and supplies, including full fresh water tanks, and propane then head over to the scales. Find a public scale. Compare your measured weights to the vehicle's GVWR and individual axle ratings (GAWR) found on the manufactures certification label. You could be in for a big surprise.
Remember that a remarkable number of RVs can be significantly overweight without much effort. Whether that be a motorized rig or a towable, overloading is a big problem, with serious consequences. Don’t let it happen to you.
Stay safe