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...when packing the trailer, what should the weight distribution be like?

i have a fair amount of room in the boot/back seats.. but wondered if i should put heavy stuff in there..or in the trailer??

thanks

Just one other thing, remember the braking capability of your car will be greatly reduced so increase the braking distance between vehicles and brake a lot earlier.

Best wishes

Jake

my car has a mam of 3 tonnes, so would it be better to put heavy stuff in there? it will all be low enough not to shunt forward incase of an accident. the back row of seats fold up on them selves so can be over the back wheels too?

thanks and sorry if i sound a bit dim!! (trailer was bought second hand so i dont have any details..i think its a home made jobby)

We used to pack as much as we could in the trailer and always found we didnt have enough room, also on packing up after a trip we always needed the tent in first (largest peice of kit) which was a gigantic pain in the rear so we switched to putting the tent, canopy and footprint in the boot with the coolbox and clothes now we have more room than we know what to do with lol (but always good for more beer) so I guess what im saying is really its trial and error there is no wrong or right way just your way.  Have a practice run before you go to get a good idea of what you can and cant take as you always think you have tonnes of room truth is the more room us ladies think we have the more luxurys we want to take

As for the car having a mam of 3 tonnes you need to check unladen weight in your car manual then subract this from your car total laiden weight that tells you the max your car can pull. I know our trailer doesnt carry as much as the laiden less unlaiden weight.

Here is a guide but its for caravans but may help you a little if not im sure there was a post on here about towing weights before

http://www.1stcaravanhire.com/tow_car_weights.htm

Have fun on your trip where ever you are going