Caravan Minimum Weights
We have a small van in our first year we took note of the manufactures unladen weight specification.
We carefully weighed everything that went into the van, including gas bottle, motor mover and battery. We checked the nose weight and had a wonderful year travelling from Yorkshire to Scotland, Cornwall, Hereford, The Cotswolds and of course the Yorkshire
Dales.
All in ignorance that we were at the very least 70kg overweight, Then we bought a Reich Caravan Weigh Scale with the van empty with just a gas bottle, battery, spare wheel and motor mover we were just 3kg below the
Maximum weight.
I feel that caravan manufactures and Caravan sales should by law give you a true minimum weight of the individual caravan you are buying. Not add all the basics like sink, cooker, shower, toilet, heater, full gas bottle and battery as extras.
As at the moment it makes it so easy to be over weight (weigh bridges are not always close at hand) so not only making your journey illegal, but insurance companies say most accidents involving caravans are caused by speeding or overloaded caravans.
When you buy a car the minimum weight is with oil, petrol, seats and wheels included not as extras.
Ahh that’s better my little rant is over,