American travel trailers

[FrintonMike]

I declined the wifes kind offer to go shopping in Colchester with her and caught up with a missed episode of Caravan Finder TV from America.
Winabago had caravans on show in bright red, yellow and green as opposed to our mainly white vans. Also on show was a caravan which had one and a half decks similar to one that I have seen, from I think was the thirties, and weighed 3700 miro and 4800 mtplm. We do not think we have a normal vehicle in this country that could tow it fully laden.
I am looking forward to the next episode which is also from the American show to see what else they have.

 

[NigelDonnelly]

Frinton Mike,

We went to same show as Graham from Caravan Finder and saw the Winnie your describe. Very bright!

We had a bit of discussion about American trailers on the forum the other week here. Fascinating market over there, but there is no 85% rule and the load-distributing hitch systems in use over there stop the noseweights (or tounge weights to use the US vernacular) getting too out of control

Cheers

 

[ProfJohnL]

85% rule

Cheers

Nigel, I am sure you have followed the many threads relating to 85%. May I remind you that it is not a rule, it is only a guideline and by calling it a 'rule' it has grown in the minds of many people to vastly more important than it actually is.
Please will you try to refer to it only as a guideline in future?

 

[Gafferbill]

......believe it or not I only know of one person who is obliged to use Prof John L vernacular.
The rest of us, most of whom do not have a doctorate, can easily understand for ourselves the meaning of Nigel's words.