Date:         Wed, 15 Dec 1999 20:34:02 -0800
Reply-To:     "Michael B. Harrnacker" <harrnack@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Michael B. Harrnacker" <harrnack@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      how much can my camper weigh?
Comments: cc: nharrnacker@hearst.com
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I've got a 89 Vanagon Weekender with a hitch that
attaches to the bumper and the frame.  I figure this
hitch will tow more than the 1000lbs rated for just a
bumper hitch.  My question is:  how much more do
people think this hitch could handle?

My wife and I are looking to get a 12' or 13'
fiberglass camper (Eriba Puck, Scamp, Casita, Burro,
or Boler), but some of these campers run into
1400-1600lbs.  I'm worried that once I add a few
hundred pounds of camping gear, plus wife and the dogs
and I'll be asking too much of the hitch and the van
in general.

What do people think?  What should my maximum weight
for a camper be?  Also, we're not interested in a
pop-up camper so lets just leave those out of the
discussion.

Mike Harrnacker
Federal Way, Wa
89 Weekender
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