truck camper mpg vs. fifth wheel
Good morning, Sometime in the next few years I am considering getting a truck camper. We had an ancient small one years ago before going to travel trailers and fivers. I love my 38' fifth wheel and...
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I doubled the weight when I went to a fifth wheel. Mileage dropped about 1 mile per gallon.
The biggest difference for me was the extra weight to get going, and the extra weight going downhill. Long downhills were suddenly very slow compared to the lightness of the truck camper when all I could use to slow me was the transmission.
You may also find you drive a bit faster with the T/C because it just feels better, lighter, quicker.
The biggest difference for me was the extra weight to get going, and the extra weight going downhill. Long downhills were suddenly very slow compared to the lightness of the truck camper when all I could use to slow me was the transmission.
You may also find you drive a bit faster with the T/C because it just feels better, lighter, quicker.
