Kayteg1
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specta wrote:Can you even tell the difference in shedding just a few hundred pounds?
I read once where someone claimed, driving an F-350 dually with a huge camper that he could tell a difference in the handling just by removing the spare tire from under the bed. ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/rolleyes.gif "rolleyes")
Spare tire is about 2' behind rear axle, when gray water tank is 7' behind the axle.
I did not try to remove spare wheel, but I drove once with ca 200 lb of gray water and truck was purposing.
But that is more about COG, than actual load.
6000lb camper on aluminum bed F350 dually is barely touching overloads.
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Bedlam
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My RV setup has progressively become heavier as I have more convenience and comfort items. I am not at a point where I am ready to pare back what I carry and not sure I want to RV the way I did the past with less.
My current battery banks weigh 600 lbs in my truck but were free to me, so I accept the weight rather than pay the price for something lighter. When this free resource is no longer available to me, I will then compare price to weight to capacity.
There are companies that make minimalist styled shells. If I was serious watching what I carry, I would start with one of those and build it out with the components I deemed worthy of the weight penalty.
Chevy Sonic 1.8-Honda Passport C70B-Host Mammoth 11.5-Interstate Car Carrier 20-Joyner SandViper 250-Kawasaki Concours ZG1000-Paros 8' flatbed-Pelican Decker DLX 8.75-Ram 5500 HD
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Kayteg1
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What I think would benefit TC a lot are easy removable appliances.
You don't need AC on the roof when you go to Alaska.
Than you carry furnace all summer months.
Years ago I had Class A motorhome, when we've been camping in high Sierra.
Older generator was like 300-400 lb unit and I never used it, so 1 spring I removed the generator and AC.
Generator compartment made nice storage, but I did not notice any driving differenced due to less weight. That was 7 ton 27' motorhome, so similar weight to my TC set.
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