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Don’t trust the manufacturer’s weight numbers. My Palomino SS1251 weight sticker said 1737 lbs. dry. I added to that the weight of 16 gal fresh water, propane, 100 lbs of stuff and arrived at an estimated wet weight of 2007 lbs. Then I actually weighed it and it was 2262 lbs. (with the freshwater only 1/2 full). Apparently the manufacturer’s dry weight did not include the air conditioner or power jacks. But even when I added the weights of those, I was still short of the actual weight of the camper.
Get the actual weight of the camper. Many have said, and I agree, manufacturers should weigh each camper and provide the actual weight.
As far as overloading, I always like to be under the rated capacity, never over it.