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WEIGHTY MATTERS
IS YOUR TOW VEHICLE , VAN OR BOTH OVERWEIGHT ? WOULD YOU EVEN KNOW HOW TO ASSESS IF THEY WERE ? LET ’ S GET BACK TO BASICS …
No topic within the caravanning community causes more confusion than that of weights . Tare , ATM , GTM , GCM … it ’ s an alphabet soup . Understanding these terms is paramount . And each and every vanner has a responsibility to adhere to them , under law . To disregard them is to risk life , liberty and property .
We ’ ve covered the issue of caravan / trailer weights numerous times in GoRV ; however , at the risk of sounding repetitive , we ’ ll do so again here – given how many newcomers there are to the lifestyle , especially right now , it seems prudent to once again go over the fundamentals .
If you ’ re new to the lifestyle , we highly recommend you continue reading . If you ’ re an experienced vanner , why not have a read anyway ? After all , it ’ s never a bad idea to refresh ones memory .