Truck Camper Speed

Speed limited with out TC and I stay between 55 and 60 Mph that is 100k in Canada with TC
Much better mileage if I kept below 60 MPH with TC;)

Thanks for the replys,especially Skip and DJ
I think that most drive in their comfort zone,trailer or TC

Happy Trails and Semper Fi

Ernie Fergler wrote:

travelnutz wrote:
58-60 mph max no matter if it's our TC or the TT or the 5th wheel or even back when we had the class A's and C's. I could care LESS how fast other's drive as I'm not going to change my driving speed period no matter where or which state I'm in or even on which Interstate etc. My driving record is clean and I haven't had an accident in my 55-1/2 years of driving other than when an ambulance lost control at high speed and clipped the front on my car when I was 16 years old and while I was stopped dead. They paid for all repairs and the ticket they received also! Gotten only 1 ticket and that was for expired plates 11 days after my birthday that I had forgotten to renew. I love my very low insurance premimum rates!

Heck, if someone wants to pass me when at 58-60 no matter what they are driving or towing? Be my guest and if they drive like a maniac, I'll gladly even slow down for them so I don't run into their overturned rig. My passengers and my life are so much more important than some idiot wanting to save a couple minutes by placing everyone else's life in danger. Obviously, his own life and his passengers lives don't mean squat to him but a couple minutes does!

You may never have HAD an accident; but how many have you caused???

If he has caused any accidents driving 58-60 then I certainly would not want to ride with YOU!!!

We usually cruise between 55/58 . That where we get our best economy .
Happy Traveling

travelnutz wrote:
58-60 mph max no matter if it's our TC or the TT or the 5th wheel or even back when we had the class A's and C's. I could care LESS how fast other's drive as I'm not going to change my driving speed period no matter where or which state I'm in or even on which Interstate etc. My driving record is clean and I haven't had an accident in my 55-1/2 years of driving other than when an ambulance lost control at high speed and clipped the front on my car when I was 16 years old and while I was stopped dead. They paid for all repairs and the ticket they received also! Gotten only 1 ticket and that was for expired plates 11 days after my birthday that I had forgotten to renew. I love my very low insurance premimum rates!

Heck, if someone wants to pass me when at 58-60 no matter what they are driving or towing? Be my guest and if they drive like a maniac, I'll gladly even slow down for them so I don't run into their overturned rig. My passengers and my life are so much more important than some idiot wanting to save a couple minutes by placing everyone else's life in danger. Obviously, his own life and his passengers lives don't mean squat to him but a couple minutes does!

You may never have HAD an accident; but how many have you caused???

skipnchar wrote:
I"ve always found it to be a good idea to keep camper speed pretty close to the same speed as the carrying truck :) That's about the only speed limit I"ve ever followed specifically for the camper.

:B


Remember when we first started doing this ? Kinda makes ya think like ur being tailgated .




Speed dictates your reaction time. Speed must be adjusted under different weather and roadway conditions. REACTION TIME to avoid something unexpected.
55-60 unless im getting away from someone who isn't paying attention to what they are doing . Then i will pump it up to pass in order to get away from him/her.
It's safer for me to have that other driver screw up while behind me rather than in front of me.

When it rains, i slow down to where i feel more safe, maybe 50-55 mph.
I was always taught , when traveling above 55 mph, you are riding on a bead of water in a moderate to heavy rain on a normal road surface. Hitting a puddle increases risk and loss of control occurs at lower speeds.
This link explains hydroplaning.

Stay safe and enjoy what we love to do ,

Bob

Anyone who drives faster than me is an idiot. Anyone who drives slower than me is a moron!!! :B

Since I'm always towing, I limit my speed to 65 mph. Truck gets better fuel economy at that speed than it does if I go faster.

bedrocker wrote:
when towing it's 55 it's the LAW !!! :)

That's a kalifornia thing. (55mph speed limit when towing.)

Up to the speed limit which is a maximum of 75 mph. On a lot of trips on the interstate we will cruise at 65 mph in 70 mph zones. Recently we were on the east coast and we did a lot of miles at 55-65.

When traffic is really heavy, which we try to avoid, we will stay with traffic.

With a 10,000# car hauler in tow, we settle in at 60-65 mph.

We really don't have a set speed, it all depends on the driver, speed limits, traffic and weather.