TGRT: That Weighs HOW MUCH???
2/25/20 Las Vegas, NV – 0 miles
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After winning $500 from my fellow poker players yesterday, today I’m sitting here catching up on things while my friend is at work (I remember those days). One of those dreams is possibly trading the trailer in on a Class C RV, so I’ve been doing some serious calculations.
My original dream vehicle is the Freelander 27QB (https://coachmenrv.com/class-c-motorhomes/freelander/27QB/1523). I spent a great deal of time investigating this beauty until I started thinking practicality now that I have some RV time under my belt. The bloody thing is 30’ long. Both my trailer and car together are only 29’. In addition, a good deal of that length is beyond the back wheels. That means that rear end swings wide… I’d have NEVER made it through LA with that thing. Impossible.
So that means I need a shorter vehicle. I’ve found four that are nearly identical: Leprechaun 190CB, Four Winds 22E, Minnie Winnie 22R, and the Freelander 21QB (https://www.rvtrader.com/listing/2020-Coachmen-Freelander-Chevy-21QB-5007935566 ignore the price as I’d buy used). All of them are about 22’ long. The setup isn’t quite as ideal, but unlike houses, you don’t have a lot of choices in modifications.
One of my plans is to use the overhead bunk area (over the driver) for book storage. On one of the pics I saw had the warning “Maximum 300 lbs” As it is bigger than a double bed up there, I have to assume that they intend 2 very scrawny teens to fit up there. Well, since I saw this warning, I had to figure out how many books I’m carrying today, and the total weight.
For sake of argument, I’m going to say each book, average, weighs 1.5lb. Some more, some less. I pulled up my spreadsheet and saw how many books I’m carrying… Drum roll. I started the trip with 604 books or 906 lbs! Counting storage boxes and show materials I’m probably looking at HALF A TON! And I was wondering why my car looked low in the back and strained to go up hills. Good grief.
Well, assuming I go that route, I can store a portion of my total burden into the bunk area, I definitely will have to locate other spaces for my good written friends so I can find them a new home! There is a belly storage on the vehicles I mentioned before. I could store my restore cache in there and just carry the items I will use in shows in the bunk area? The other would be easier to get at for shows, but we’ll have to see how this plays out… More dreaming.
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