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terrybk

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Posted: 07/26/22 07:12pm

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Atchafalaya_man wrote:

The 'brochure weight' was 2900 pounds. A sticker inside a cabinet door reads:

"Camper weight is 3324 Maximum when it contains standard equipment, 46 gallons of water, 56 pounds bottled gas, 6 cubic feet refrigerator. Consult Owners Manual (or data sheet as applicable) for weights of additional or optional equipment."

Other stickers reads in part:

"Camper weight is ....3707 pounds with factory installed optional equipment in excess of 20 pounds. This weight does not include equipment under 20 pounds...... Consult data sheet....bla bla."

Dealer installed two batteries (110 pounds) plus who knows what for a possible admitted to, 3957 pounds.

We added solar panels, carpet, folding steps, shelving mods, etc. and only then did we load bottled water, pots/pans, clothes and food, etc.

Our current Lance 1181 claims to be about 3600 pounds 'dry' yet we find the same stickers in the cabinet admitting to 4690 pounds before we we add our things to reach the 5200 at which it scales.

Different brands may do it differently so weigh up, fess up. [emoticon]

While we were camper shopping, I ignored any and all brochure dry weights. I only used wet camper specific weights for comparison. It was often a pain getting the dealer or owner to go actually look for the wet weight label. Many never knew there was one. We got lots of "oh, it about XXXX pounds" (wrong) or they would quote the brochure. If they wouldn't go look we moved on.

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Bedlam

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Posted: 07/26/22 08:33pm

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We just had that same little yellow toy in Birch Bay, WA this past weekend. That MN trip, I already had the Ram 5500 but was still carrying my Arctic Fox 811 which is about 2000 lbs lighter than my current Host Mammoth.

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StirCrazy

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Posted: 07/27/22 06:28am

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Atchafalaya_man wrote:

"Camper weight is 3324 Maximum when it contains standard equipment, 46 gallons of water, 56 pounds bottled gas, 6 cubic feet refrigerator. Consult Owners Manual (or data sheet as applicable) for weights of additional or optional equipment."

you know its pretty sad, this used to be the wet weight, read the statment again so standard equipment which is everything you need to go camping, full fresh water and propane and refrigerant charge. so realy all you would add is battery weight and your stuff. my 1991 slumberqueen was for the most part dead on and now is 120 lbs heavier with my solare system and LFP batteries.

No I know there are a lot of "mandatory packages" now days that add between 400 and 800lbs" but the brochurs say that so they shouldn't be a surprise at all. I don't nee AC on my camper so I wont have that as a aditional weight when I buy a new one but thats the way I use it that allows me not to have one. I like what bigfoot is doing with the hand written wet weight leaving the factory, although it can vary from the advertised weight aparenty its not by much as it is mainly to take up any diffeences in the fiberglass process and to acount for optional items, so you realy should have a good idea anyways of what its going to be around when your ordering.

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StirCrazy

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Posted: 07/27/22 06:29am

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Bedlam wrote:

I admit I carry what I want now with my larger truck and don't worry about weight but rather bulk. But I have a floor to ceiling pantry, 40 cu ft basement and 65 gallons of water in my truck camper before I even start filling the encled boxes on the flat bed.

65 gal in a truck camper wow thats amazing.. or have I just never noticed the larger capacitys yet.. biggest I have seen is 45.

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Posted: 07/27/22 06:50am

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My 9' Arctic Fox was over 42 gallons. The tanks seem small when you go from toy hauler to truck camper like we did. My Weekend Warrior had two 75 gallon fresh tanks. Now, I carry an additional 84 gallons in my enclosed trailer for extended boon bocking.

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Posted: 07/27/22 07:13am

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Bedlam wrote:

It's all perspective. My fresh tank is a whopping 18 gallons and I can make it last a week.

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Posted: 07/27/22 03:42pm

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I couldn't get my head in the closet of my 9.4 where the sticker is and focus through my bifocals, so I took a pic.
Here's what it says:
Camper weight is 2450 lbs. when it contains standard equipment.32 gallons of water 40lbs. 40lbs of bottled gas.6.0 cubic ft refrigerator.
Optional equipment: Box awning 44 lbs. Air conditioner 75 lbs. Dual propane tanks 20 lbs. Electric jacks 22.5 lbs. Generator ready 22 lbs. Jack brackets 22 lbs. Microwave oven 30 lbs. Oven 49 lb s. Thermal windows 45 lbs.
Leaving out the gen prep the total is 2757.5.

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Atchafalaya_man

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Posted: 07/27/22 05:02pm

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This is a great review of the 2019 year model version of the 25C9.4SB. Bigfoot does put some brains into most every aspect of their designs.

https://www.truckcampermagazine.com/camper-reviews/2019-bigfoot-25c9-4sb-review/

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Posted: 07/28/22 06:22pm

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Bedlam wrote:

I know what your saying my 5th has 68 gal, the camper has 35. by myself I cam make that 35 last more than a week, if the wife is with me were down to a long weekend [emoticon]

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Posted: 07/29/22 05:44am

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StirCrazy wrote:

I know what your saying my 5th has 68 gal, the camper has 35. by myself I cam make that 35 last more than a week, if the wife is with me were down to a long weekend [emoticon]

My wife knows that conversing water can be important. We might be camped an hour or two from any place to refill. If so, we get by on about 5 gallons per day with showers, drinking, cooking and cleaning the dishes. If we both take showers and she washes her hair, that is about 5 1/2 gallons for the day. If we don't take a daily shower, then the use is about 3 gallons. She is better at washing dishes with little water than I am.

We both remember the good old days of tent camping with one or two 5 gallon jugs of water to last the week.