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camping100

17/9/2011 at 12:36pm
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I'm tying to establish how much weight I am carrying in my trailer tent I know the best way is to put it on a weightbridge but for the time being would appreciate a guestimate of the weight I am carrying

Items being carried are

Fold up pinic table
Two fold up chairs
20 metres Ehu and cable tidy
Two burner gas stove
Awning with poles and pegs
Sun canopy
Duevet
Four pillows
Washing up bowl
Kettle
Small plastic container of tinned food
Mallet
Wheel ramps

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camping100

17/9/2011 at 2:13pm
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I am guessing 150KG for the above

beerok

17/9/2011 at 3:59pm
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Quote: Originally posted by camping100 on 17/9/2011
I am guessing 150KG for the above

Sounds close enough

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DaveCoaches

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I would have thought 150kg was well over the top but that's just my opinion. Assuming this stuff is not unusually heavy, my guess would be:

Fold up pinic table                                 5kg
Two fold up chairs                                  2kg
20 metres Ehu and cable tidy                        5kg
Two burner gas stove                                7kg
Awning with poles and pegs                         15kg
Sun canopy                                         10kg
Duevet                                              2kg
Four pillows                                        1kg
Washing up bowl                                    1kg
Kettle                                              1kg
Small plastic container of tinned food             10kg
Mallet                                              2kg
Wheel ramps                                         1kg

Total                                              62kg

Ooops all those figures were in line in the compose reply window

alan29

18/9/2011 at 6:59pm
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Heres a spreadsheet we use. All the weights have been weighed ..... it isn't difficult to do. We put stuff in big supermarket bags and use a luggage scales.

Calor Gas 4.5kg refillable Cylinder     10.20
Leisure Battery 75Ah     20.00
Spare wheel     20.00
Aquaroll     6.00
Wastemaster     5.00
Powrtouch     37.00
double step     3.00
step     3.00
hitchlock     4.00
hookup x 2     8.00
jack     3.00
chocks     1.50
pegs     5.00
full awning + poles 37.00
mats     1.50
Large Kitchen bag      11.00
Small electrical bag     4.00
Frying pans     4.50
sleeping bag +pillows     5.50
alan chair     4.50
sue chair     4.50
table     4.50
white plastic chairs     6.00
Porch awning     13.00
sunlounger     4.50

stephenn280575

18/9/2011 at 7:23pm
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I would estimate closer to 150 than 62.
Our awning weighs a lot more than 15kg, more than double that with pegs and poles included.
You don't give enough info for a proper estimate. Our awning could be twice the size of dave's. Etc etc

camping100

19/9/2011 at 7:46pm
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Quote: Originally posted by stephenn280575 on 18/9/2011
I would estimate closer to 150 than 62.
Our awning weighs a lot more than 15kg, more than double that with pegs and poles included.
You don't give enough info for a proper estimate. Our awning could be twice the size of dave's. Etc etc

Awning is 235cm by 340cm, height is 210cm any other info required ?

CandP

19/9/2011 at 8:27pm
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What make is it, however as an estimate I would say it weighs closer to 35-40 kgs.

Our Ventura Atlantic weighs 40kgs and that's with the fibre poles. Steel poles add another 12kgs.

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Quote: Originally posted by CandP on 19/9/2011
What make is it, however as an estimate I would say it weighs closer to 35-40 kgs.

Our Ventura Atlantic weighs 40kgs and that's with the fibre poles. Steel poles add another 12kgs.

Standard awning with Cabanon Venus with steel poles

G7ACU

20/9/2011 at 11:08am
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Are you just trying to calculate your payload weight in a Cabanon Venus TT, or is this for another purpose?

Depending on age and if you have the DL, ex-works weight is:
Without kitchen (L) 272 kgs
With kitchen (DL) 332 kgs

... and max gross weight of either is 500kgs. So providing your extra's fall within the balance of the gross and respective ex-works weight, you're sorted.

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DaveCoaches

21/9/2011 at 5:32am
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While the figures I have given are only estimates, I would definately query some of your figures, alan. 6 kg for an empty aqua roll? 5 kg for an empty waste master? 5.5 kg for a sleeping bag and pillows? Even the double step I have I would guestimate at well under 3 kilos, probably around 1 kg. I guess it depends what your step is made of but an aqua rollor waste master are pretty constant.

rhsc01

21/9/2011 at 9:00am
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Heres my list which I wieghed on a set of scales.

Spare Wheel & Carrier	25
Gas Bottle	9
Battery	17
Awning + Poles + Carpet +Curtians +skirts (Full Size)	47
Awning + Poles + Carpet +Curtians (Porch)	30
AquaRoll	4
Wastehog	7
Duvets x 3 (Thin Doiuble) + Pillows(5)	7.5
Duvets x 3 (Thick Doiuble) +Pillows(5)	8.5
TV + Stand	6
Sky Box +Tipod +Dish	11
Kitchen Utensils (plates, cups, steamer, etc)	17.5
George Forman	4.5
Cleaning Equipment + Brushes etc	8
Clothes Horse	3
Kids Toys	10
Electric Hookup	4
Leveling Ramps	4
Jack	9
Drill	6
Tools	1
BeanBag Seat	3
Radiator	7
BBQ	1
Sink Drainer	0.5
Shoe Cupboard	6
Folding Table	3
Socket Set	5
Mirror	0.5
Box of stuff	5
Bag of gear (Awning tie downs, etc)	3
Toilet Liquid	1.5
Awning Chairs	10
Awning Light	1
Awning Bin	1.5

Hope this helps

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TerryR1978

24/9/2011 at 6:10pm
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scribbling down on a piece of paper my rough maths showed about 90kg but possibly less, hope this helps!

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alan29

24/9/2011 at 9:14pm
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If its crucial there is no sense in guessing. Get the scales out.

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