4800lbs trailer verse 3800lbs trailer
I would like some info will I save a lot on gas milage If I downsize my travel trailer from a 4800 lbs trailer To a 3800 lbs trailer is it a big difference ? I am trying To find ways to get bet...
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1000 weight reduction is not likely to improve MPG much. The problem is the frontal area of the box. You can get big gains in MPG by reducing your towing speed.
A Sprinter based B+. Last I looked, a new View was about $100,000. That's not what gives 16MPG, that would more likely be a B like the Era slightly higher. If I replaced my 8 mpg RV with a 16 mpg RV, I could save 25 cents per mile on fuel costs, at current prices. The fuel savings pays off at 400,000 miles.
Actually, I'm thinking about $15,000 into a small TT, to pull behind my van at 12 mpg. That would save me about 15 cents a mile, recover the cost at 100,000 miles. But I wouldn't be doing it to save gas, I would be doing it to accomodate a lifestyle change, from RV touring to casual camping, and would not likely rack up the miles to pay for it with fuel cost reduction.
A Sprinter based B+. Last I looked, a new View was about $100,000. That's not what gives 16MPG, that would more likely be a B like the Era slightly higher. If I replaced my 8 mpg RV with a 16 mpg RV, I could save 25 cents per mile on fuel costs, at current prices. The fuel savings pays off at 400,000 miles.
Actually, I'm thinking about $15,000 into a small TT, to pull behind my van at 12 mpg. That would save me about 15 cents a mile, recover the cost at 100,000 miles. But I wouldn't be doing it to save gas, I would be doing it to accomodate a lifestyle change, from RV touring to casual camping, and would not likely rack up the miles to pay for it with fuel cost reduction.
