gas mileage

OP said 30-32 ft which is usually gasser. If Ford V10 7-8, if Chevy 8-9(sometimes 10)

I just went to FL and back towing a Smart car with a 36ft DP and got 9.4 mpg average for the 1400mi trip. Driving 65-70mph

Probably a half to a full mpg better than when you were RVing before. If you really are concerned with mileage and fuel cost, research the Class C units on Mercedes or Ford transit bodies.

This has to be the line of the year.
"way2roll wrote:
"It gets great mileage for an apartment".
I hope he won't mind if I borrow it.

We had a bumper sticker that stated:
"There is more to life than MPGs."
The one above is better. (That bumper had to be replaced.)

I am one of "those kind" of engineers that lives his life at the bottom right corner of a spreadsheet. I know exactly what out coach costs us. I never regret that expense. We have been to and stayed in places where, without a self contained accommodations, it would have been massively impractical if not impossible.

Sure we could pack ourselves and the dogs in a small car and go between motels, but with the price of a motel these days....
Not many have kitchens and you may have to get out of your night clothes to get a cup of coffee. You can get really tired of restaurant food, and where do you stow the leftovers??

Yes, my coach is old (classic bordering on antique) and so requires a lot of attention to maintenance. But I can do that myself. She is all paid for and even the expensive parts are not that expensive.

Matt

Twelve with no wind, flat ground, no toad and very light foot...possibly.

I probably gave too little info. in my gas mileage post. I am basically interested in smaller gas class A (Ford). I have done this in various rigs for near forty years, but last motorhome was in 2000, so I am aware of the age old adage " if you have to ask you probably can't afford it" Our wants and needs are different now and just looking for currant info. Thanks.

Bigger fuel tanks hurt more to fill up, but less often than smaller tanks ;)

way2roll wrote:
"it gets great mileage for an apartment".

Well done, you made my day!! :B

2001 Fleetwood Flair 8.1 liter Chevy
Low of 5.5 and a high of 11.
I average about 7 without toad and 6.5 with toad.

Also, a lot of our time camping is boondocking so we are using the generator which draws fuel from the tank which will skew your readings when you fill up.

rgatijnet1 wrote:
By towing you basically double your mileage because you are getting TWO vehicles to the destination using about the same amount of fuel. :)

Never thought about it that way, since I tow a Grand Cherokee with a scooter on a carrier, I'm getting 3 vehicles there.
Yee Ha 24 mpg when all is said and done.