Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 10:35:12 +0100 From: "Mark Gerritsma" <usenetnopsamtmfweb.nld> Subject: Re: toppola camper
MH <nomailnopsamere.no> schreef: >> Whatever you put on the roof of your car, it's not going to be >> weightless, so it is going to shift your COG up. >> But if you read the remark under the photo here: >> http://hem.passagen.se/lamini/side.htm it may even be heavier then >> you think, considering you don't need heavier springs for a loaded >> ski box. > > It is the weight distribution that counts, not the total weight. It > makes a lot of difference to the handling if I put 100 kg of camping > gear on top of the roof or on the lugage floor. > If you put all your gear in the top of the Toppola you are doing it > the wrong way.. The sleeping compartment of the Toppola should be > mostly air.when driving. Simple question, because you do not seem to get my point: what's the empty weight of a Toppola camper? Mark