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Originally Posted by Barch
1. From prior discussions I think the cabover adds 150 -200 lbs.
2. The freshwater intake has a one-way check valve just inside where the hose connects. My dealer showed me that if you remove that check valve with a needle nose, you can run water into your coach without pressure. He showed me this as an aid to winterizing if I had trouble getting the antifreeze started. So it seems you could remove the check valve, set the Anderson Valve to fresh water tank and fill with gravity feed. I have not tried this so others will need to verify. Others have added a direct gravity feed to their fresh water tank.
FYI. Before buying my Coach, I drove myself crazy worrying about the CCC of the ISATA 3. My CCC came in around 840 lbs W/O cabover. I have the sofa bed which also reduces weight and gives you a full double bed. I am very happy with the handling and I have run with the water tank full.
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Thanks. This is helpful. I was looking at a 2019 w/o cabover and it came in at 927. I was still a little spooked. Two passengers will total about 300, a full load of water will consume another 292 (call it 300) leaving only about 330, give or take, for cargo. Since we carry two bikes and a bike rack on the hitch, we'll be cutting it very close to carry a week's worth of food and other camping gear AND haul a load of water. Currently, I have an OCCC of 1460, so I don't really need to think about it.
The check valve is an intriguing solution. I hadn't thought about that. Any negatives to removing it? Can the water system maintain pressure with the check valve removed? I remember I once broke a check valve on the city water inlet on my current coach and water would just shoot out every time I turned on the pump.