Travel trailer "vs" fith wheel --MPG to tow
How much difference in fuel MPG`S have you had with a bumper pull compared to the large wind resistance of a fiver? I have noticed a high fuel consumption in a head wind. Is it streamlining or lack ...
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Bumpyroad wrote:N-Trouble wrote:
Dont assume just because its taller a 5er has more air resistance than a TT.
5er and TV act like a single large mass cutting through the air while TT and TV act like two separate masses with a lot of dirty air in between.
I would like to see any air flow pattern studies showing this. especially if the TT is roughly the same height as the TV.
bumpy
I have felt this. Back when we had our 29' TT, some times I would pull with a cap on the truck, sometimes without. It pulled noticeably harder when the cap was off the truck.
Mark
