Which of these two trailers tows better

speediq99 wrote:
I am getting 5-6mpg going west and 7-8 going east. Any head wind, will drop mpg to 6mpg. I am yet to see 9-10 even in Flats.

Yes, the hybrid is totally useless when towing. I learned this the hard way. I probably would have gone in a different direction if I had known this as well as the fact the tank is only 30g so range kind of sucks. I never expected mpgs to drop to 1/4 of regular driving when towing. My older trucks drop mpgs in half not this dramatic. The truck does have its appeal when not towing. It is just the ra ge that gets to me.

That's a small displacement engine that's going to constantly be in boost while you're towing anywhere close to highway speeds. To be expected. Mine used to get around the same MPG with a 29', 6K-ish trailer. Not much you can do about it - and the trailer won't make that much difference with that truck unless you go to a Hi-Lo or a pop-up. In answer to your initial question, the shorter the trailer, the better that truck will handle it. Pick the shorter one. Anything approaching 30' is too long IMO, for a half ton. Been there, learned the lesson, and moved on to a different truck.

I've found that aero has far more impact on fuel consumption than weight - we get more or less the same mileage with the truck camper as we do with the fifth wheel, whether we're towing the Jeep or not. I thought shaving 10K off the GCW would improve things - but in reality - little to no change. Unloaded or even towing a 24' 8K boat - MPG jumps up significantly.