How fast do you drive with camper on? .
Curious how fast y'all drive with camper on. No speed limits. Smooth freeway. No safety concerns. Dry? Rain? I'm mostly interested in how speed impacts the longevity of the camper and ra...
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Kayteg1 wrote:
At certain speed the gained time equals the time spend at fuel pump.
But if he drove gasser and you diesel, the comparison is not fair.
I can easily drive 300 miles on a tank with TC. Even if I drove only 10 MPH faster than you, I’d pick up 10 minutes an hour on you. One stop doesn’t typically take me 10 minutes total, but if i drove 4 hours, I’d pick up 40 minutes. For sure, my stop wouldn’t take 40 minutes.
It’s why people can pass slower vehicles multiple times even stopping to eat. Also, not too many people regularly drive over 300 miles in a stretch, if it takes you 4 hours or 5 hours, there is still only one stop to fill up. Sure, you might save a minute or two by putting less fuel in, but you won’t make up 40 minutes.
Other than being out West, I don’t really care to drive much over 200 miles at a stretch. In that case, if I drove 10 mph faster, I’d still pick up plenty of time to cover the stop since it would be around 30 minutes compared to driving 10 mph slower.
That being said, you will use more fuel if you choose to go faster … no doubt. That matters to some people and not others.
