Was at a dealer today that had a new V-nose trailer of interest to me. Of course they were touting how much better it towed than a conventional trailer of similar length. I can easily see the wind resistance being lessened, but I wanted to ask anyone on here that has towed one as compared to a comparable sized travel trailer. The weight is still similar, so aerodynamics is the question. Are they significantly easier to tow?Does it improve your mileage at all? Does the improved air flow help with sway or wind from passing vehicles?FWIW the trailer was a flagstaff V nose, about 30' long.

they do not get better fuel mileage... V nose cargo trailers have been around for YEARS.measure the AREA of a V nose.. and a flat front camper... the V nose has more area for wind to drag on and catch.a V nose is not a Boat ... my opinion.

My impressions are based on pulling a flat nose trailer (Trail Lite) vs our current V-nose (VR-1) with the same truck.Are they significantly easier to tow? Overall, I would say no real difference. Straight head winds seem to be a little smoother with the VR-1, but quartering headwinds were worse than the flat nose.Does it improve your mileage at all? Not in our case.Does it...help with sway or wind from passing vehicles? No difference with vehicles overtaking. A little less buffeting from trucks in the opposite direction.In my opinion, the real advantage of a V-nose is maximum floor space for a given length.

Chuck_thehammer wrote:they do not get better fuel mileage... V nose cargo trailers have been around for YEARS.measure the AREA of a V nose.. and a flat front camper... the V nose has more area for wind to drag on and catch.a V nose is not a Boat ... my opinion.^^^^^ This. Sorry, a V nose won't tow any easier or better. (plus they look weird IMHO)

Any wind tunnel tests by independent experts? Or only “I believe,” “I swear,” etc.

I was already skeptical, thx DBH for the direct comparison. We are looking at a lot of miles the first 2 years and then slowing down and lingering, and towing ease on 2 lane roads was a concern.

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Turtle_n_Peeps
Explorer
Dec 19, 2017
Chuck_thehammer wrote:
they do not get better fuel mileage... V nose cargo trailers have been around for YEARS.

measure the AREA of a V nose.. and a flat front camper... the V nose has more area for wind to drag on and catch.

a V nose is not a Boat ...

my opinion.

^^^^^ This. Sorry, a V nose won't tow any easier or better. (plus they look weird IMHO)
DBH_MI
Explorer
Dec 18, 2017
My impressions are based on pulling a flat nose trailer (Trail Lite) vs our current V-nose (VR-1) with the same truck.
Are they significantly easier to tow? Overall, I would say no real difference. Straight head winds seem to be a little smoother with the VR-1, but quartering headwinds were worse than the flat nose.
Does it improve your mileage at all? Not in our case.
Does it...help with sway or wind from passing vehicles? No difference with vehicles overtaking. A little less buffeting from trucks in the opposite direction.
In my opinion, the real advantage of a V-nose is maximum floor space for a given length.
Chuck_thehammer
Explorer
Dec 18, 2017
they do not get better fuel mileage... V nose cargo trailers have been around for YEARS.

measure the AREA of a V nose.. and a flat front camper... the V nose has more area for wind to drag on and catch.

a V nose is not a Boat ...

my opinion.

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