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Overweight in the motorhome?

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One of the most impractical things about motorhomes is that you can't pack much into them. Our motorhome was originally equipped with a huge cargo area, where you can fit a motorbike (or two). However, the motorcycles have to be made of polystyrene. The weight limits mean that in many motorhomes you can hardly pack anything...

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Service weight and total weight

The two concepts of kerb weight and total weight can be described as follows:

  • Service weight = Vehicle weight including full fresh water tank, empty waste water tank, diesel and driver
  • Total weight = What the car can weigh including everything (people, animals, liquids, cargo).

The difference between these two is what you can load into the car. In our case, we have an operating weight of 3160 kg and a total weight of 3500 kg. This means we can load 340kg. This includes people, animals, food, drinks, mattresses, bedding, clothes, kitchen equipment, books and tools, but also accessories installed after the purchase, such as an awning, AC, solar panels, music system, electrical system, microwave oven or whatever.

It goes without saying that it's almost hopeless... In order to reduce the excess weight somewhat, we're thinking of leaving the following at home this summer: the generator and its petrol canister + the towbar. How do you do it?

Read more about motorhomes and weight rules

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Packning i vårt förråd - kanske måste vi packa ur lite för att inte få övervikt i husbilen?
Packing in our storeroom - maybe we need to unpack a bit to avoid excess weight in the motorhome?

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