Front Contour of TT
Fellow Campers.... I have been looking at TT till my head spins. One thing I have notices is some TT have a pretty much "flat" or vertical from (ie the Rockwood Signature) vs a TT with a "curved" ...
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TheGreatWaz00 wrote:
WOW. Some of you simply do not read a person's question and want to provide answers to what you "think" they are asking! downtheroad, I did not say anywhere in my question about aerodynamics that this is a consideration for my purchase. I simply am curious if people can feel the drag or does the contour really make a difference.
Thanks GrandpaKip. YOUR reply was useful
Ok, you ask two questions...
Yeah, we can feel the drag!
My favorite two examples:
1) An early trip, I wanted to pass a slow semi truck. I am pulling up behind him at a good clip, I pull out to pass and suddenly, I can't pass...Whoops, I was drafting and it's a big deal!
2) I-70 through Maryland- there's a couple thousand feet of topography and some 5 and 6% descents. Without the camper, the TV will hit 90 unless I brake. With the camper attached...I have to keep a little power on thanks to the big square front and big square back.
Sorry, I cannot compare a "streamlined" camper, but I have pulled equally heavy tractors on utility trailers that weighed the same. They weren't "aerodynamic" but had much much less big flat frontal and back side panels to generate drag...the TV works much less hard going down the highway, but very much the same in town.
