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I am not saying that all caravans with water tanks positioned forward of the axles are a flawed design. The one detailed above was, in my opinion, but I don’ t intend that as a blanket statement. It is quite possible to have a couple of water tanks mounted forward of, but still quite close to, the axles without them contributing inordinately to the ball weight. But the contribution to the van’ s ball weight by the water in the tanks is something to think about as you load your caravan.
The space under a front bed makes a handy place to store bulky items.
Another factor is the location of the axles in relation to the chassis. I was chatting with GoRV tech and gadget guru, Marty Ledwich, on this topic. He made a useful observation:“ When measuring the weight of vans, we found that the best-balanced vans had their axles slightly rearward of the centre of the chassis. This assisted with leverage and lessened the overall impact of water weight on the towball. Of course, this too is a fine balance. Go too far to the rear, and you create too much weight on the front overall and on the towball as well.”
All of this is a long way of saying that nothing is a given when it comes to loading your van. There is no one, exact right way, only the guiding principle outlined above.
Not a good idea. End of story.
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