Trip Load Planner for RV Towing
Before a trailer looks within margin, count the people, cargo, hitch hardware, water, propane, batteries, and gear you actually plan to carry.
Count the driver, passengers, pets, cab cargo, bed cargo, hitch or WDH hardware, tools, bikes, generator, firewood, and accessories carried by the truck.
For the trailer side, start with dry weight only if you do not have actual loaded weight.
Add expected trailer cargo, water, propane, batteries, dealer options, and installed accessories before estimating tongue weight.
Enter trip load in the calculator so the report can compare payload remaining, tow rating margin, tongue weight, loaded trailer weight, and limiting factor.
Replace estimates with trailer label, owner manual, receiver label, and certified scale numbers when those sources are available.
This is not a route planner, campground planner, or packing checklist.
Which trip load should be counted before opening the report?
Calculator handoff
Enter people, truck cargo, hitch hardware, trailer cargo, water, propane, batteries, accessories, loaded trailer weight, and tongue weight percent before comparing margin.
Trip load example
- Truck-side load
- 740 lb Example: 500 lb passengers, 150 lb cargo, and 90 lb hitch hardware.
- Trailer-side load
- 700+ lb Cargo, water, propane, batteries, and installed options change loaded trailer weight.
- Margin impact
- Payload and tongue Trip load can change both payload remaining and estimated tongue weight.
Count before calculating
- Driver and passengers
- Cab and bed cargo
- Hitch or WDH hardware
- Water, propane, and batteries
- Tools, bikes, generator, and accessories