4800lbs trailer verse 3800lbs trailer
I would like some info will I save a lot on gas milage If I downsize my travel trailer from a 4800 lbs trailer To a 3800 lbs trailer is it a big difference ? I am trying To find ways to get bet...
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Well you pretty much know the story; weight is secondary to frontal area.
My E-boost F-150 gets 20 to 22 mpg, no load, flat highway, no wind, at 65 mph. Pulling my 26 ft. Dutchman it get 10 mpg. at 65 mph. Add wind or hill it is 9 mpg. slow down to 55 and it is a bit more.
Some people report better mileage with the Casita or Scamp TT. That is not surprising if you look at the smaller frontal area. We own a PUP at about 15 mpg, so my wife and I looked into an A-liners and Hi-Lo type folding hard-sided trailers. However it is not about the gas mileage so much as size, convenience and cost; you can buy a lot of gas for the difference.
In hard numbers, for every $1000 difference in price you can buy about 250 gals. of gas; or about 2500 miles of travel. In our case we opted for room and convenience and found a used TT about 8k dollars less than the smaller folding models we were looking at. That is a lot of travel miles.
My E-boost F-150 gets 20 to 22 mpg, no load, flat highway, no wind, at 65 mph. Pulling my 26 ft. Dutchman it get 10 mpg. at 65 mph. Add wind or hill it is 9 mpg. slow down to 55 and it is a bit more.
Some people report better mileage with the Casita or Scamp TT. That is not surprising if you look at the smaller frontal area. We own a PUP at about 15 mpg, so my wife and I looked into an A-liners and Hi-Lo type folding hard-sided trailers. However it is not about the gas mileage so much as size, convenience and cost; you can buy a lot of gas for the difference.
In hard numbers, for every $1000 difference in price you can buy about 250 gals. of gas; or about 2500 miles of travel. In our case we opted for room and convenience and found a used TT about 8k dollars less than the smaller folding models we were looking at. That is a lot of travel miles.
