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    To the naysayers on pin weight and a SRW

    Never go by some online calculator. While better then nothing, everyone packs differently. I now have both the generator and just installed a washer/dryer combo at 147lbs up front. The below pic is my trailer packed for camping this weekend with 46 gallons of water on board (measured with flow meter).

    Call it 3000lbs... my payload on the SRW is 3840. I have plenty of room. Of course... everyone is different.. so may not be the case for all. It towed beautifully today... straight and solid.
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    Trailer: 2019 Solitude S-Class 3740BH
    Old trailer: 2016 Outdoors RV Creekside 27DBHS (Sold)
    Old trailer: 2010 Heartland Sundance 3300RLB (always leaked, then rotted! Layout was good, but build was junk.)
    Old trailer: 1992 Prowler 5th 27.5N

    Truck: 2016 Ram 3500 Cummins Megacab 4x4 SRW Laramie Aisin
    Old truck: 2012 Ram 3500 Cummins Megacab 4x4 SRW Laramie 68RFE
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    So that would leave you with 840lbs for passengers, fuel and anything you have loaded in the truck and bed of the truck (including the hitch).
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    Quote Originally Posted by keywestparrothead View Post
    So that would leave you with 840lbs for passengers, fuel and anything you have loaded in the truck and bed of the truck (including the hitch).
    Yup, plenty. Although a DRW would be good in a perfect world... I’m not able to drive in the city or park at work. So that spare 840lbs takes my 300lb autoslide and 300lbs of wife and kids. All the numbers work. Fully loaded.

    I should add on edit... this is worst case scenario with both the geny and a W/D up front on the hitch. Lose both and that’ll be around 400lbs lighter.
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    Trailer: 2019 Solitude S-Class 3740BH
    Old trailer: 2016 Outdoors RV Creekside 27DBHS (Sold)
    Old trailer: 2010 Heartland Sundance 3300RLB (always leaked, then rotted! Layout was good, but build was junk.)
    Old trailer: 1992 Prowler 5th 27.5N

    Truck: 2016 Ram 3500 Cummins Megacab 4x4 SRW Laramie Aisin
    Old truck: 2012 Ram 3500 Cummins Megacab 4x4 SRW Laramie 68RFE
    Old truck: 2003 Ram 3500 Cummins QuadCab 4x4 SRW Laramie 6spd

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    I'm glad this thread was posted because I've been reading with much curiosity about pin weight. The thought that struck me was that there is/was several ways to increase pin weight, but not to decrease pin weight other than to don't pack and/or take the stuff and possibly redistributing the packed stuff. But what if the stuff can't be redistributed and what if not taking the stuff with you is not an option? And an even bigger but, what if you had the ability of taking all the stuff you want and if you're over the desired pin weight, there was a means of decreasing the pin weight? How awesome that would be, right??

    So that lead me to solution that I have yet to physically try out and test. All the numbers I've run seem to indicate my solution is more than viable assuming my assumptions and parameters are valid. So what's this idea I have? It's pretty simple. In the nose cap of the RV, there's a sizeable cavity. What I propose is that a bladder of some sort be installed in the cavity. Then, based on pin weight load numbers, the bladder is filled with a specified volume of helium. This would cause the front of the RV to "float upwards" thereby reducing pin weight.

    Like I said, this is all in the beginning stages and no tests have been accomplished. But the numbers I've run are looking good.

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    Just like the movie “Up”! Hydrogen works to!
    Trailer: 2019 Solitude S-Class 3740BH
    Old trailer: 2016 Outdoors RV Creekside 27DBHS (Sold)
    Old trailer: 2010 Heartland Sundance 3300RLB (always leaked, then rotted! Layout was good, but build was junk.)
    Old trailer: 1992 Prowler 5th 27.5N

    Truck: 2016 Ram 3500 Cummins Megacab 4x4 SRW Laramie Aisin
    Old truck: 2012 Ram 3500 Cummins Megacab 4x4 SRW Laramie 68RFE
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    Quote Originally Posted by GENESIS View Post
    So that lead me to solution that I have yet to physically try out and test. All the numbers I've run seem to indicate my solution is more than viable assuming my assumptions and parameters are valid. So what's this idea I have? It's pretty simple. In the nose cap of the RV, there's a sizeable cavity. What I propose is that a bladder of some sort be installed in the cavity. Then, based on pin weight load numbers, the bladder is filled with a specified volume of helium. This would cause the front of the RV to "float upwards" thereby reducing pin weight.

    Like I said, this is all in the beginning stages and no tests have been accomplished. But the numbers I've run are looking good.

    Tom
    You did read that there is a shortage of helium these days?
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    That’s why hydrogen is the better option... can use it as a dual fuel solution while camping!
    Trailer: 2019 Solitude S-Class 3740BH
    Old trailer: 2016 Outdoors RV Creekside 27DBHS (Sold)
    Old trailer: 2010 Heartland Sundance 3300RLB (always leaked, then rotted! Layout was good, but build was junk.)
    Old trailer: 1992 Prowler 5th 27.5N

    Truck: 2016 Ram 3500 Cummins Megacab 4x4 SRW Laramie Aisin
    Old truck: 2012 Ram 3500 Cummins Megacab 4x4 SRW Laramie 68RFE
    Old truck: 2003 Ram 3500 Cummins QuadCab 4x4 SRW Laramie 6spd

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    Quote Originally Posted by bcdiesel View Post
    That’s why hydrogen is the better option... can use it as a dual fuel solution while camping!
    Yeah! Maybe Grand Design could offer it as the Hindenburg option.

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