TT to a 5Th Wheel
For those of you that went from a TT to a 5th wheel, are you pleased with the change and why.
Forum Discussion
N-Trouble wrote:
Simply incorrect on a 5er having more wind resistance. Yes a 5er is taller but the fact it sits much closer to the TV they both combine to act as a single mass passing through the air.
By this logic one could tow something with frontal surface area of the Empire State Building if it were "close to the TV". I'm respectfully calling BS. I've owned both of similar weights and hauled them with the same truck and the 5th gets worse MPG. And I'm not alone. This forum is full of people with similar experience.
I'll concede most of the 5th vs. TT things are personal preference and trade-offs but MPGs is not one of them. A TT sits lower with less wind drag. It's simple physics.
BTW.... who buys an RV for MPG and economy anyway? If I were concerned about saving fuel I'd be driving a Prius with a tent in the back :)
