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- Me_AgainExplorer IIIYes, I went from a square cornered flat rear 26 foot 5th wheel to a 29 foot one that weighed 3K more and has both front and rear caps and mileage was better. Most on the difference is with the front, however the rear cap will help also if it takes away the square corners. Chris
- Dick_BExplorerIt seems to me that unless one spends more time on the road than in a campground the mileage savings would be insignificant. I'd be more interested in the layout of the camper where one spends more time than in the tow vehicle.
- newman_fulltimeExplorer IIi have a square nose and like the interior height and storage.the round nose if you arw tall you cannot walk all the way to front without ducking .
- Me_AgainExplorer IIITo each their own, but I can not stand the look of flat rear trailers! It looks like they got that far on the build and gave up!
Chris - Me_AgainExplorer III
newman fulltimer wrote:
i have a square nose and like the interior height and storage.the round nose if you arw tall you cannot walk all the way to front without ducking .
I do not believe the OP was talking about those units that has a roof line that rolls way down it the front. I believe he was talking about the caps on each end verses the square cornered cheaper units.
Chris - MookieKatExplorerI meant the rounded nose in the front where it rolls down and around, shaped like a ball....where the roof line rolls down.
- VulcaneerExplorerContoured nose on front makes no difference in MPG, stability. It's only there for turning clearance when backing with a short bed truck. Or else for aesthics.
- mdamerellExplorerI was told a gentlemen who transports trailers for a living that he sees a 1-2 mpg increase with the new aerodynamics. I am pleased with the performance of mine but I have not pulled one of the old styles to give you a comparison. I can tell you that in bad weather my 5'r behaves better than my semi trailer.
- john_b1Explorer
mdamerell wrote:
I was told a gentlemen who transports trailers for a living that he sees a 1-2 mpg increase with the new aerodynamics. I am pleased with the performance of mine but I have not pulled one of the old styles to give you a comparison. I can tell you that in bad weather my 5'r behaves better than my semi trailer.
Just in simple terms it is much easier to push a aero designed contour through the air than a brick! Just makes simple sense. Think of a snowplow v blade versus straight blade.same idea. Jb - mileshuffExplorer
newman fulltimer wrote:
i have a square nose and like the interior height and storage.the round nose if you arw tall you cannot walk all the way to front without ducking .
Have to know your floorplan to understand. I have a rounded front cap. I can walk anywhere in the front bedroom without ducking. Of course the very front has a headboard for the bed and the far front sides have closets and night stand tables. So I can't walk around the front of the bed but I've not been in a 5'er where you could.
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