Louvered V-gate
My brother picked up a louvered v-gate as part of a trade a while back, and I had the first occasion to try it a couple weeks ago. While it's nice, you still do have to be careful, especially when bo...
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the bear II wrote:
I still lost stuff that wasn't secured even with a louvered tailgate. The wind from semis going by or strong crosswinds can blow light weight stuff right out of the bed.
Even with the V I still would put the louvered tailgate down when hitchhing or unhitching. So on my new truck I didn't even bother getting one.
On Mythbusters TV show they tested fuel mileage with tailgate down, net type tailgate or tailgate up....tailgate up got the best fuel milaege. Of course they weren't towing a 5th wheel, which means the test doesn't apply but I thought I would share it for when running empty.
That's why I =specifically= didn't mention mileage. :-) FWIW, the best mileage I've ever gotten with my truck was a trip last October up to Cortez, CO. I had a 14 cu ft chest freezer strapped up behind the cab and was getting 23-24 mpg at 70-75 mph. I've =never= gotten close to that before...or since.
Lyle
