What is the difference between Jayco and Jay flight?

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asked Jul 22, 2023 in Camping/RV by roastedrooster (1,060 points)
What is the difference between Jayco and Jay flight?

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answered Jul 23, 2023 by CaizCasa (8,180 points)
The difference between Jayco and Jay Flight campers are the trim is different and the Jay Flight has extra graphics on the outside and also bigger windows than the Jayco.

Other than that the Jayco and Jay flight campers are built identically.

A 28 ft Jayco weighs 6,525 lbs and has a cargo capacity of 2,325 lbs.

The fresh water tank of a 28 ft Jayco is 76 gallons and the Grey water capacity of the 28 ft Jayco is 78 gallons.

A 30 foot Class A RV weighs around 13,000 to 15,000 lbs for the dry weight.

When gear and other things are added to the 30 foot Class A RV it can bring the weight up to around 16,000 lbs or more.

40 foot Class A RV's can weigh up to 30,000 lbs dry.

A 30 ft fifth wheel camper weighs on average of 12,700 lbs empty and unloaded although some 30 ft fifth wheel campers may only weigh around 7,000 lbs to 10,000 lbs.

The weight of the 30 ft fifth wheel camper will increase when you add your gear and clothing, toys etc and whatever you need to have in your camper as well as your water tanks and if your black and grey water tanks are full.

A 30 ft travel trailer weighs around 7,500 to 8,000 lbs although some 30 foot travel trailers may only weigh as much as 5,000 lbs if they are the lightweight version.

The average half-ton truck can pull a 30-foot (9.14 meter) RV without straining the engine or endangering the driver.

Most 30-foot (9.14 meter) RVs will weigh less than 10,000lbs (4,535.92kg), including gear.

A half-ton truck can easily tow RVs of that size without straining to complete climbs and descents.

The average weight of a 20 foot travel trailer is around 5,000 lbs to 6,700 lbs.

When pulling a travel trailer make sure you get a vehicle safely capable of towing the trailer.

A 16 foot travel trailer weighs on average of 3,060 lbs although when you add stuff inside the travel trailer it can increase the weight of the travel trailer by 200 to 800 lbs or more.

The weight of a travel trailer ranges from 1,500 lbs to as much as 14,000 lbs depending on the size of the travel trailer.

Small campers weigh on average of 500 lbs or less for teardrop campers and for regular campers they weigh between 1,000 lbs, 1,500 lbs to 2,000 lbs to 2,500 lbs.

Larger campers can weigh between 2,500 lbs to 3,000 lbs and even up to 14,000 lbs.

Average weight of a small camper or teardrop: 600 to 3,100 lbs.

Vehicle to tow: truck, SUV, cargo van, minivan, or car.

Some small trailers can even be towed by cars, yet not over 1,500 lbs on average.

Campers that weigh under 1,000 lbs are.

    SylvanSport GO. Dry Weight: 840 lbs.
    Livin' Lite Quicksilver 8.0 and 6.0. Dry Weight: 994 lbs.
    Polydrop Camper. Dry Weight: 820 lbs.
    Go Little Guy MyPod. Dry Weight: 760 lbs.
    Meerkat Camper. Dry Weight: 920 lbs.

An average camper weighs around 5,000 pounds (2,268 kg) of dry weight.

This refers to the weight of an RV without any liquids, passengers, or cargo.

For a more realistic example, you'll need to add one 500 pounds (680 kg) of gear and other weight.

When matching a trailer to a tow vehicle, a good rule-of-thumb is to keep the trailer's GVWR at less than 75 percent of the tow vehicle's trailer towing capacity.

So, if the tow vehicle is rated for a maximum of 6,000 pounds, the chosen trailer should have a GVWR of 4,500 pounds or less.

The average weight of a pop-up camper is around 2,000 pounds.

There is a wide variance among vehicles, from about 1,000 to 9,000 pounds, but as a general ballpark, the average dry weight of a camper trailer is 5,200 pounds.

Towed units, as opposed to self-driving units will weigh much less, but they also require a vehicle with the correct towing capacity in order to travel.

When pulling a camper trailer you can expect to get around 10 mpg to 7 mpg depending on weight of camper trailer and if you have any wind.

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