Towing/amenities

[Toaster]

Hi!
Wondering on a 16 foot Scamp, approx weight towing 1750 per web site. Obviously this depends on options/ add-ins.
Question: Is it possible to get a 16 foot towing weight to 1400-1600 pounds with less amenities? Thank you for your kind responses.
Do not want to buy new car
And would like a 16 footer.
Dawn

[Bob Miller]

The answer is an unqualified NO...


Take a look in the general talk forum under trailer weights in the real world and you will see that a 16' Scamp is more apt to weigh 2400 lbs with "stuff" included.


That 1750 lb weight is for a bare and empty unit, with no amenities, something you will never have.


I am guessing that you are towing with a Subaru and the tongue weight is your next big issue. Tell us what your TV is and you will get some suggestions that will work, but ferget 16'ers.

[Toaster]

Originally Posted by Bob Miller

The answer is an unqualified NO...


Take a look in the general talk forum under trailer weights in the real world and you will see that a 16' Scamp is more apt to weigh 2400 lbs with "stuff" included.


That 1750 lb weight is for a bare and empty unit, with no amenities, something you will never have.


I am guessing that you are towing with a Subaru and the tongue weight is your next big issue. Tell us what your TV is and you will get some suggestions that will work, but ferget 16'ers.

I am towing with a Honda Element.

[Jon in AZ]

Yep. Always sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Bob is right. Scamp is possibly the lightest 16' hard-sided trailer out there, and the base 1750 dry weight does not include a bathroom, fridge, furnace, hot water, AC, battery, propane, clothes, food,.. There's not much else to delete. Dry weights always go up, never down!

You will be hard-pressed to keep even a 13'er down to the weight you are looking for, but with an Element, that would be your best bet. A number of folks here do tow 13' trailers with Elements.

[Carl Pa]

I believe scamp sight says 1750-2000 and they are generous to the lighter side so it will be heavier then 2000 more like 2200 with a min on extras to be comfy. Carl

[Bob Miller]

Here is the link to the "Real Weights" spreadsheet:
http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f...rld-43010.html


How many do you have to sleep and what are your other requirements.


BTW: We towed a 13' Scamp, a 13' Lil BIgfoot and a 13' Hunter with a Honda CRV with the same towing limit of 1500 lbs., and they all were within that limit and towed without problem.