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<blockquote data-quote="dfw62" data-source="post: 1945974" data-attributes="member: 65572"><p>If you want to stay within the ratings of your truck this camper probably won't be possible. To avoid trailer sway you need 10-15% of the total trailer weight on the ball. For this trailer dry that starts you out with 676# on the hitch. Think Winnebago quotes the dry tongue weight as 674#. Dry weight does not include propane and it looks like the camper you're considering has two 30 pound tanks at 55# each which being on the front of the trailer will add another 110# on the ball. Thus the camper dry with just propane would put 786# on your ball. You also have to include the weight of your weight distributing hitch which is typically around 100# so now you have 886# that goes against your payload rating which I recall is just under 1100# which leaves you with only around 300# left for passengers and cargo. With payload being your limiting factor you could try to offset some of the weight on the ball by packing the rear of the camper as long as you don't end up with less than 10% of the total trailer weight on the ball to prevent sway. However, the floorplan of the camper you're considering is such that when packed most of the weight will likely be in front of the axles and thus partially transferred to the ball. As you think about what to carry in the truck vs in the camper keep in mind that cargo in the trailer will have less of an impact on payload than cargo in the truck as the weight of trailer cargo is split between the trailer axles and the ball of the truck.</p><p></p><p>I have a Gen 3 Raptor and tow a Winnebago Micro Minnie FLX2108DS with a dry weight of 4370# (GVWR is 5500#). My Raptor payload is 1214#. My real world tongue weight is around 600# depending how I pack the camper. I use an Andersen WD hitch as it's the lightest I could find at just over 50#. With this set up I end up with a little over 500 pounds available for passengers and cargo in the truck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dfw62, post: 1945974, member: 65572"] If you want to stay within the ratings of your truck this camper probably won't be possible. To avoid trailer sway you need 10-15% of the total trailer weight on the ball. For this trailer dry that starts you out with 676# on the hitch. Think Winnebago quotes the dry tongue weight as 674#. Dry weight does not include propane and it looks like the camper you're considering has two 30 pound tanks at 55# each which being on the front of the trailer will add another 110# on the ball. Thus the camper dry with just propane would put 786# on your ball. You also have to include the weight of your weight distributing hitch which is typically around 100# so now you have 886# that goes against your payload rating which I recall is just under 1100# which leaves you with only around 300# left for passengers and cargo. With payload being your limiting factor you could try to offset some of the weight on the ball by packing the rear of the camper as long as you don't end up with less than 10% of the total trailer weight on the ball to prevent sway. However, the floorplan of the camper you're considering is such that when packed most of the weight will likely be in front of the axles and thus partially transferred to the ball. As you think about what to carry in the truck vs in the camper keep in mind that cargo in the trailer will have less of an impact on payload than cargo in the truck as the weight of trailer cargo is split between the trailer axles and the ball of the truck. I have a Gen 3 Raptor and tow a Winnebago Micro Minnie FLX2108DS with a dry weight of 4370# (GVWR is 5500#). My Raptor payload is 1214#. My real world tongue weight is around 600# depending how I pack the camper. I use an Andersen WD hitch as it's the lightest I could find at just over 50#. With this set up I end up with a little over 500 pounds available for passengers and cargo in the truck. [/QUOTE]
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