Drag ?
I thought of putting this in the DIY section but thought it belonged here as it is a 5th wheel question. There has been many topics of does a wing benefit towing, and when everything is take into a...
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Impulse24 wrote:
Prior to buying a MH I asked a round about many things, including fuel consumption, the favorite response was from people like you who always replied "If you have to ask, you can't afford it " Yet those same people complain about a 15 cent nut and bolt. If you don't know what your average MPG is you have no idea if you have a problem developing, which can add up to a few thousand dollars in repairs.
Besides A good Driver works out MPG with pen and paper, as they do other costs, only and idiots drives around unaware of expenses. I'm sure you could learn a few economic solutions if you were to go grocery shopping with your other half !!!
And if you have money to throw away then I suggest you pick a worthwhile charity and make a monthly contribution.
In answer to your question, I doubt how open or closed your bed cover is, will make much if any difference in MPG as others have also stated. I think your way over thinking/worrying on the whole issue in my opinion.
As for calling people idiots because they aren't as concerned about various aspects of their travels I think is a bit much. Personally, I don't pencil figure my mileage ever, I look and rely on the onboard to guestimate my trucks info and do complain sometimes because of the high cost of things as well as probably most people do. I'm not too concerned about the MPG I get, if I was worried about it I'd be driving a Prius pulling a 200lb camper. Those people complaining about a $2 bolt might be more attuned to their expenses than you might think. Others may be thinking the same of you by you worrying about .2 of a MPG.
