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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Rancher Will wrote:
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However, most have told me that when comparing the two of approximately equal size the 5th Wheel RV permits a little better MPG, perhaps one to three MPG compared to a TT of the same size.
1-3 MPG is hardly "little better" when it comes to fuel usage, especially for someone who is talking commercial basis. Truckers and trucking companies can save thousands by just a fraction of 1 MPG.
I think anyone reporting more than about .5 MPG with the same weight 5th and TT is either suffering from confirmation bias or there are other factors they aren't accounting for or aware of (wind, terrain, etc.).
