How tall is your typical trailer?
Hi, I am a newbie. How tall is the typical trailer as measure from ground to top of the roof (not including a/c and such)? I am trying to calculate the air resistance area above the TV of a typical t...
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I think most TTs range from 100" high to about 140" high, and from 7' to 8' wide.
If you are looking for small frontal area in a TT, about the best you'll find is a molded fiberglass trailer like Scamp, Casita, Oliver, or Li'l Snoozy. Not only do they stand shorter and narrower, they also radius (round off) the body's edges. I towed a 16' ordinary TT 7'W x 99"H and got about 12 mpg (highway driving). With the same vehicle I have towed a 17' Burro and a Li'l Snoozy, and got better than 14 mpg with each. That shows how much less wind resistance the molded FG trailers have. A Scamp or Casita are only about 94"H x 6'8"W so they will do a bit better still.
If you are looking for small frontal area in a TT, about the best you'll find is a molded fiberglass trailer like Scamp, Casita, Oliver, or Li'l Snoozy. Not only do they stand shorter and narrower, they also radius (round off) the body's edges. I towed a 16' ordinary TT 7'W x 99"H and got about 12 mpg (highway driving). With the same vehicle I have towed a 17' Burro and a Li'l Snoozy, and got better than 14 mpg with each. That shows how much less wind resistance the molded FG trailers have. A Scamp or Casita are only about 94"H x 6'8"W so they will do a bit better still.
