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puravidadon
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I was at the landfill last week and my 87 westy weighed 1930 kg. Subtract 90 for me and you have 1840 kg or 4056.5 lbs. I did have a bunch of stuff under the seat and my mountain bike but that's all the extras.
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SteveVanB
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Location: This side of Daytona
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Just did the landfill thing and it came in at a svelt 3380#'s with 3/4 tank of gas and a weekender interior. Waaaay less than I thought!
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hege
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Location: Finland
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Syncro panelvan, 4500lbs, filled with way too much stuff I think I will need when going off road. Winch at the front and an extra battery brings weight up.
Needs a diet. |
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GWTWTLW
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Location: Portland, OR
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My everyday weight is 5200 LBS. Stopped at a scale on the way to Telluride last year and we weighed in at 6400 lbs totally loaded. It was almost exactly proportioned between the front and rear wheels which was good. Still too freaken heavy though!
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vanagonjr
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Location: Dartmouth, Mass.
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| GWTWTLW wrote: |
| My everyday weight is 5200 LBS. Stopped at a scale on the way to Telluride last year and we weighed in at 6400 lbs totally loaded. It was almost exactly proportioned between the front and rear wheels which was good. Still too freaken heavy though! |
Is that with passengers? If so, how many?
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Syncronoid
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Location: Stanford, CA and Bend, OR
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You should never ask your first love how much she weighs!
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GWTWTLW
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Location: Portland, OR
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| GWTWTLW wrote: |
| My everyday weight is 5200 LBS. Stopped at a scale on the way to Telluride last year and we weighed in at 6400 lbs totally loaded. It was almost exactly proportioned between the front and rear wheels which was good. Still too freaken heavy though! |
Is that with passengers? If so, how many? |
The 5200 included me and the gear that normally lives in the van. Probably a half tank of gas. The 6400 was myself, 9 year old son and wife plus 3 weeks worth of gear.
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Alaskaberrys 
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Joined: June 19, 2016
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Location: SE Alaska
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 12:52 am Post subject: Re: What does your van weigh? |
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Just found this thread. Thought I'd weigh in..... 
Last trip -
Full Westy
15" Wheels and bigger brakes
Spare tire in stock location
2 occupants
Aux battery
1/2 tank gas
1/2 tank water
Fridge/cooler full
Stocked for trip (mid trip)
No rocket box or rack so fairly 'stock' in that regard
All wheels on deck - 4950 lbs (2,245 Kilo - Canadian Westy after all)
Front on - 2700 lbs
Back on - 2600 lbs
While the front/back weights are probably combine some weight, I think the front is a bit heavier then the rear, looks a bit front heavy from the street. Need to redistribute some tools or batteries aft perhaps....
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Gnarlodious
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Location: Adobe Jungle USA
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:27 am Post subject: Re: What does your van weigh? |
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3,860 lbs.
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bobbyblack
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Location: United States, Iowa
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:46 am Post subject: Re: What does your van weigh? |
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Flossie (full Westy) weighed in at #4100 with 1/4 tank of gasoline and me in the driver's seat. Not too much stuff in closets, etc. I'm about #175.
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dobryan
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Location: Brookeville, MD
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candyman
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Location: Missoula MT
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:01 am Post subject: Re: What does your van weigh? |
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87 syncro westy (converted from 2wd to syncro)
2.1
195 14 bfg ats
Second battery
Propex
Truck fridge empty
Water tank empty
Misc camping gear
Misc tools/parts
13k winch
Rear hitch
Driver 165#s
Full tank of gas
4900#s |
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E1
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Location: Westfalia, Earth
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:10 am Post subject: Re: What does your van weigh? |
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Cross referencing the other 'weight' topic.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4...mp;start=0
And here is my weight from the summer long trip in 2015.
*11,200 miles from June 6 to August 16, 2015
*19.1 mpg overall average
*Max gas price $4.32/gallon (Liard Hot Springs, BC, Canada)
*Bus weight 5500 lbs (front axle 2760, rear 2740) (Brendan and I)
Fully loaded 2WD.
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A man after my own heart, that's some kinda driving!
Beauty image, where is that?
We weight about 5,500 in our '84 Westy, 3.5 years on road so far, and trying to get down to GVWR of 5,160. Weight is only maybe 200 less in front than rear, and that's just wrong IMHO.
I'd love to get the F>R ratio more rearward as built for, too much weight up front stresses sidewalls when steering and one needs more air balance in front to offset that.
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dobryan
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Alaskaberrys
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Location: SE Alaska
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:45 am Post subject: Re: What does your van weigh? |
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Beautiful pic!
Am jealous, your van was a mere 65 miles (as the raven flies) from our house in Glacier Bay - and we've still to get ours into the state!
Off topic - do you have a link/thread on your experience with your hatch rack setup?
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E1
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Location: Westfalia, Earth
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:07 am Post subject: Re: What does your van weigh? |
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Thanks, Dave... awesome.
Been to all 48 many times. Wifey was a stew for years and flying there would have been free, but I refused as we're driving there! (Dammit)
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dobryan
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jimf909
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 9:01 am Post subject: Re: What does your van weigh? |
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On a recent 8,500 mile trip the van weighed about 5,200 lbs (add a passenger the the weight below). This weight included full gas and water tanks, two aux. batteries (100 ah and 50 ah), two bikes on a Fiamma rack, assorted hiking, camping and living gear for two adults, one spare tire in the stock location, a small selection of tools, and a rotating assortment of 12-18 books for my partner.
The van got 17.4 mpg for the trip. Most of the time mileage is closer to 18.5 but stretches of hwy or interstate with the cruise set at ~75 mph drop mileage to about 16 or so.
Weight in OKC
Near Vermillion Cliffs, AZ Hwy 89A
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gbrandt
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Location: Calgary
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 5:24 pm Post subject: Re: What does your van weigh? |
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Just weighed ourselves. We are 2490 kilos or 5490 pounds. Almost even front to back.
- two adults
- second battery
- full gas
- extra 10 gallons of fuel
- full water
- extra 5 gallons water
- food for 5 days, plus dry stuff we always haul around
We live in our van.
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