quick question... how much weight can i put in a small hatchback?

[AndyRM]

Why not ju


Why not just dig a big hole and put the dirt in that?

I see no flaws.

 

[si_c]

I am feeling too fat, and I weigh 87 kg. Mind you, I only have the core and upper body strength of a scrawny 12 year old boy.

That's my target weight

But... you are about 10-12 cm taller than us!

Not my fault you're tiny

 

[ColinJ]

Not my fault you're tiny

As I tell people... "I used to be tall"!

They ask if I have shrunk? Nope - the general population have got taller - a lot taller! I used to stand at the back of assembly at school with my equally tall (1.86 m/6' 1") mate, both of us staring over the heads of the short kids. Nowadays, we would be standing in the middle somewhere with you lanky buggers staring down at the backs of our heads!

 

[si_c]

As I tell people... "I used to be tall"!

They ask if I have shrunk? Nope - the general population have got taller - a lot taller! I used to stand at the back of assembly at school with my equally tall (1.86 m/6' 1") mate, both of us staring over the heads of the short kids. Nowadays, we would be standing in the middle somewhere with you lanky buggers staring down at the backs of our heads!

Ah, the sweet sweet taste of bitterness

 

[ColinJ]

Ah, the sweet sweet taste of bitterness

Well, I least I only bang my forehead on low doorways and not my nose or teeth!

 

[stephec]

Next question... I need to dig up the patio to deepen the foundations

Two feet deep for two bodies, or three feet for four.

 

[MontyVeda]

great... last thing i wanted to do at my age dig six feet down

 

[Electric_Andy]

Put some in the front. I had that much in the back of my dad's old astra estate and the front wheels were skipping off the ground

 

[neil_merseyside]

Two bags where the front passenger would be, six bags on the back seat, and two in the boot. Just make sure you load it evenly as others have said.

I'd have 4 in front passenger area (2 footwell 2 seat?), and remaining six across back seats, 88kg in front is relatively normal human and 2 x 3 (of 66kg) in rear is light human loading. But 'my way' has that weight inside the wheelbase, makes for better handling, full 220 just in boot is a massive cantilever load, making for very light steering...
The talk of 110kg being normal is my sort of big boned propaganda, or folk who are 6'10" tall, or athletes as we all are

 

[slowmotion]

I'd have 4 in front passenger area (2 footwell 2 seat?), and remaining six across back seats, 88kg in front is relatively normal human and 2 x 3 (of 66kg) in rear is light human loading. But 'my way' has that weight inside the wheelbase, makes for better handling, full 220 just in boot is a massive cantilever load, making for very light steering...
The talk of 110kg being normal is my sort of big boned propaganda, or folk who are 6'10" tall, or athletes as we all are

Fair point about the two bags in the back.

 

[PaulSB]

Chuck em all in, if the axle snaps as you drive home, you know you've overdone it.

Joking aside, 220kg is just two big people. spread the weight evenly over the boot and the back seats you should be fine

Really? 220kg is almost three of me and I feel a touch overweight at the moment!!

 

[ColinJ]

Really? 220kg is almost three of me and I feel a touch overweight at the moment!!

But... you are not a BIG person who is (probably) significantly overweight - you are a SMALLER person who is only 'a touch' overweight!

I am about 87 kg at the moment, but 10 years ago I was over 110 kg.