Quote Originally Posted by Overland Hadley View Post
Good things noted in the 3 posts below. If I do not carefully watch the weight the camper will easily end up hundreds of pounds heavier than I wanted.

I will just add that I when I go backpacking I count ounces, and I am guilty of cutting the handle off my toothbrush to save weight. Now that is scary. (Then I haul around a couple hundred pounds of camera gear, o'well.)
I have to agree with the thought process that you have employed considering weight, I bet if every camper on the road was put on a scale there would be an incredibly huge percentage of them over gross!! I believe most people are in denial about how much their rigs weigh when in camping mode wet, and it's simply amazing how stuff starts to add up, a little here, a little there and pretty soon ,,,,,,,,,.

Just having the mind set of squeezing every bit of weight saving from a build generally is a great idea, not only for the GVW but for fuel, ease of travel on rough roads etc. besides it has made for a great thread!