wind factor

so happy with our Ram. I cannot imagine the problems we would had with our TT and 1500 Gmc truck coming from Havasu
we hit wind--sandstorm--rain---snow--rain fog.
even with all that, she just kept moving along.
I slowed to 25 in snow, and had many passing me. came around the corner and 8 car-truck pileup.

It looks like a great job on the rack. You can also look at the entire issue as everything is all with one truck and fifth. Some would have to take two vehicles to accomplish the same thing.

so happy with our Ram. I cannot imagine the problems we would had with our TT and 1500 Gmc truck coming from Havasu
we hit wind--sandstorm--rain---snow--rain fog.
even with all that, she just kept moving along.
I slowed to 25 in snow, and had many passing me. came around the corner and 8 car-truck pileup.

great answer.
thanks
hopefully if i put a cover on the boat, it might cut down on some of the air being caught also
and keep at 55

From the picture it seems to me that there is not a lot of room for improvement. Of course, you could play around with different positons for the kayak and boat but that is a lot of stuff in the windstream to deal with. Be glad you have a diesel for your tow vehicle.

great answer.
thanks
hopefully if i put a cover on the boat, it might cut down on some of the air being caught also
and keep at 55

sorry thought i had

coming back from Havasu, had 25-35 MPH winds. with the boat and kayak setup I could really feel the wind. would it make a difference if I turned the boat around so the back is first, or could I turn it over. when I had it setup with my TT and camper shell. was no problem, bit I guess with it out front, much more air to capture

After about 45 mph the wind resistance is typically greater than rolling resistance on level ground with all other things being equal that never happens. If you were punching into 25-35 mph headwinds then a forward speed of only about 20-30 mph would give wind resistance factors of 50 mph or more adding in the head winds. If you were driving 55 mph and adding the 25 mph head winds or nearly head winds that equates to a no wind speed resistance of 75 mph. Probably positioning the boat for the least wind resistance would help.

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