Any mileage difference?

So I’m laying here thinking about packing for my trip to Ontario and a question comes to mind.

We will have around 1500 lbs of gear, food, and drinks. Eventually, it will all need to end up in the boat to boat out to our cabin.

Here’s the question, does it make any difference to load the gear in the back of the truck to drive the 9 hours and then transfer it to the boat, or just load it right into the boat now?

Thanks gang, leaving in the morning!

The only problem I see is make sure to not overload your trailer. Long trips get longer with tire blowouts and hub problems.

1500 lbs?! Are you moving in or stating for a week or 2? Most boat trailers are close to capacity when boat is filled with fuel and batteries. Unless you have a tandem trailer and a light boat and motor, I wouldn’t suggest putting much if any additional weight on the trailer.

35 gallons of extra fuel, 10 gallons of drinks…, food, camping gear, heavy Yeti coolers, generator, ice, etc. Maybe #1000 would be a closer guess.

If you’re thinking of it from a best mileage perspective 1500lbs no matter where it is will still require the engine to do the same amount of work. There is a bit more to it than that with rolling resistance and shock resistance and such, and you can figure out the perfect balance if you know all the variables, but at that point youre splitting hairs.

If it were me and I knew my trailer and tires were rated in excess of the weight I was hauling I’d likely split the weight between the two. And make sure the extra weight doesn’t mess too much with your tongue weight.

I would also suggest putting the majority of your gear in the truck bed.

If you have to put something in the boat, try to pick light and bulky items, like camp chairs, sleeping bags, etc.

It seems to make sense to load the truck and transfer it. The heavy items are just a quick transfer anyway.

Maybe I was just needing something more to think about to help pass the time, maybe it was a humble brag. Lol. Very excited.

In the truck bed. Make sure not to bury your jack & tools for changing a tire.

Have a great trip.

X2 on what Dutch said.
I would only load light gear in the boat. To much stress on the hubs and bearings

And when u start stacking the boat for the water trip don’t forget the life jackets. Trust me it sucks having to unpack 1/2 the boat when you realize they are still in a compartment.

depending on your travel distance in the states I’d fill up gas as late as possible

Greg Krull wrote:

10 gallons of drinks…, .

If you are going with who I think, this number is way low. You were closer at 1500lbs

I would be careful not to put too much weight in the boat. This is how I bent my trailer axle.