Think the max weight you can put inside is 190kg as you have no kitchen. I am sure a current owner of the model you have will confirm or otherwise.
What I do is distribute the weight evenly through out the trailer i.e. don`t place all heavy items at the front/middle or back. It also depends on what you intend to take, but whatever you take don`t exceed the weight of 190kg.
I used clear plastic boxes, with lids. Meant quicker unpacking on arrival because everything is grouped together...ie pots and pans in 1, torches and batteries in another. It also makes the pack up quicker because ur only playing Tetris with regular shapes.
Hi, not sure on your model i have conway, but same idea.
You can put the water carrier in and waste all the pipes pegs awning poles , we put our lights in, sleeping bags .
put the havy things over the wheels or near the front to keep the wieght on the front. If you have a front storage box? gas bottle , pegs ,wooden blocks and wheel chocks could go in it thats if you hav'ent got a fridge that goes in. I always carry a range of spares with me like a sewing kit with heavy duty sewing thread and spare guide ropes.
The list could go on but depends on what age your tt is ours is 20 years old and needs tlc now but never leaks .
Quite a lot of room for light stuff under the trailer cover,I used to pack folding chairs,a table, and the awning canvas there on my conways. Put the things you need first ,eg chocks,winders and pads for the legs etc., readily accessible in the front box or at the front under the cover.(garden gloves are a good idea too,when unhitching)
Quote: Originally posted by griff10553 on 22/3/2012Think the max weight you can put inside is 190kg as you have no kitchen. I am sure a current owner of the model you have will confirm or otherwise.
What I do is distribute the weight evenly through out the trailer i.e. don`t place all heavy items at the front/middle or back. It also depends on what you intend to take, but whatever you take don`t exceed the weight of 190kg.
Griff
Your unit is a short bodied trailer where you sleep at 90 degrees to the axle. These tend to be as solid as a rock and never experience any stability problems, as against the longer FC with front/rear beds that can get a bit "snakey".
I happily load as to what fits where and in the easiest order for removal.
Unlike Griff I'd never recommend doing this. I'd have to recommend loading the heaviest items closest to the axle. Why? This is more eloquent than any words. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFzrWHTG5e8
The youtube video is specicfically discussing a caravan.
Distributing the load/weight evenly throughout the trailer and not just at either end or all in the middle has never caused the TT to snake like you can get with caravans.
Griff Yes they are specifically discussing towing a caravan and if your eyes are sharp they will notice in the model used the distance from the car to the axle is about the same as the distance from the axle to the end of the unit.
Your unit is a Trigano Olympe on which like awedlock's and mine the distance from the car to the axle is approximately twice that of the distance from the axle to the other end. The result of this being as I said that they're as solid as a rock and never have any instability problems. Could I get away with loading my gas bottles and battery in the box at the front and some thing heavy at the back almost certainly. Would I recommend it to someone else no. What I've done or do and what I'd recommend are two different things as awedlock forms his(her) own experience he will make his own mind up.
Would I be more careful with a 10ft bodied FC and have I had that sort of FC snake on me? Oh yes!
There is a piece on "The Dynamics Of Towed Vehicles" you may care to look at but as it's a PDF I can't get it to link. Try typing the title and your looking at a piece by C.J. Killer from the university of Bath.
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