I bought a Reich CWC so that I could do the caravan and also the car.
When we got the new caravan (Swift Challenger 480Alde) I was concerned that the design was very badly off side heavy. With the battery and gas and motor mover all in place, I weighed the left and right wheels and found that the off side/fridge side was nearly on the limit for the caravan with the fridge empty. Adding food and drink to the fridge and pots and pans in the kitchen took it right to the limit (half the MTPLM), and this is a 50Kg uprated caravan.
Having had some experience of weighing vehicles and knowing what silly results are possible with this type of weighing equipment, I was careful to ensure that my Reich CWC results are accurate and repeatable.
We now put more in the car and less in the caravan than we have ever done before.
By the way, weighbridges are useless for the accuracy we need when weighing caravans. Weighbridge operators think the 10Kg graduation used for the digital load display is the accuracy of the weigh bridge - Not true. No where near it!
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