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22/5/2023 at 2:17pm
Location: London
Outfit: Lunar Cosmos 524
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I've a Lunar van, but very similar layout, only real issue with mine is it's inherently very nose heavy and I have to work hard to keep the noseweight down to car limit.
I've much the same payload as you, I follow the industry guidance of heavy stuff (mostly the weighty air awning) low and over the axle and it's always worked well for me with never a hint of 'wobble' to upset things. I'm perhaps more inclined to load the car (which beneficially has a huge boot space) than the van, even if technically stuff would fit in the van. I'd much rather tow with a heavy car and lighter van, than the other way around!
Only issue I had was in an attempt to lighten the noseweight once, I placed the 5Kg TV in the wardrobe in the rear bathroom, but after only a few miles it was apparent that even that light a load added to the extreme rear had upset the handling noticeably, so I stopped and moved it forwards, stability returned to normal. I tend to leave the wardrobes in the rear bathroom all but empty whilst towing, with the exception of a couple of lightish chairs in the wardrobe farthest from the rear, 'cos that's about the only place they stow securely.
No two outfits are ever going to be the same, plenty of discussion on UKC about how perfectly stable vans suddenly become a horrible tow behind a new tow car, so advice and other people's experiences only goes so far.
Best advice is start with industry guidance, heavy stuff low and over axle, load the car in preference to van, then see how it goes, if all well, maybe add a little more to the van and try again, stop and move/remove anything that is giving you problems.
My van has ATC fitted, so if I did badly load it and get a wobble, the ATC should stop it becoming a disaster, but so far it's been good and the ATC is just a idle passenger!
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