MPG Trailer

[ahh-cool]

I have another post about tent trailers.
What I want to know is what is your MPG difference pulling a trailer?
Before trailer? ??
After Trailer? ??

[WA5VHU]

I have another post about tent trailers.
What I want to know is what is your MPG difference pulling a trailer?
Before trailer? ??
After Trailer? ??

I'm sorry I don't have an answer for you. On one of our trips we pulled a small Harbor Freight tag-along trailer but I wasn't monitoring our gas mileage at the time.

These types of questions always puzzle me, figuring most folks are worried about the loss of mpg while towing. Ok, at what mpg loss will you decide to not pull a trailer and just stay at a motel? Or stay home?


I pull an Aliner pop-up camper with my Toyota Prius and folks ask me what it does to my mpg. I tell them I don't give a flying farkle. I want to go camping and the Prius is all I have to tow with.

(It actually goes from about 40 mpg down to the mid-twenties. I run at the speed limits while towing and on some quick hills my right foot may be on the floor. I still probably get better mileage than a pickup or SUV would.)


Go camping, don't worry. If you can't afford the extra gas, camp at home in your back yard!

Charles



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[Chupaca]

Where is the happy median...at what point will you or will you not pull a trailer because of mileage... this is "a recreational vehicle" and all such vehicles are known to be uneconomical. I bought the RS without knowing anything about its mpg's and never checked till I came here and saw how much it was an issue. So I checked and found I get on average 33 mpgs. Now I know and still don't care. Expect it to be less and hope it to be more but don't let it be the deciding factor on your wanting to enjoy the road and fresh air...jmo

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

I have another post about tent trailers.
What I want to know is what is your MPG difference pulling a trailer?
Before trailer? ??
After Trailer? ??

For what it's worth here's my experience. http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/s...ar-gas-mileage

[ingramsail]

It will drop about 5 mpg with the trailer but you will save $60.00 a night on hotels per night.

[Dragonrider]

Where in the world can you find a hotel/motel room that is fit to stay in for $60/night!!!!!! Yurts in our State Parks are more than that!!!

Still you have to have high usage to justify the cost - if you assume a room and dinner (breakfast is usually included) is $130/night, milage hit is 15%, and the camper cost is $3500, your break even is roughly 25 nights. For me, that would be 3 years...

When I had my '10, I had an Alumina XL, and carried a decent tent, two cots, and needed camping gear - plus normal clothing - when I wanted to camp. Since I bought the trailer used, the entire package cost me under $1500, including the hitch and wiring... gave me a trailer to use when I DIDN'T want to go camping too - just me being cheap tho.

[Marker]

This recent post might help you.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/s...s-and-pointers

[ahh-cool]

I'm sorry I don't have an answer for you. On one of our trips we pulled a small Harbor Freight tag-along trailer but I wasn't monitoring our gas mileage at the time.

These types of questions always puzzle me, figuring most folks are worried about the loss of mpg while towing. Ok, at what mpg loss will you decide to not pull a trailer and just stay at a motel? Or stay home?


I pull an Aliner pop-up camper with my Toyota Prius and folks ask me what it does to my mpg. I tell them I don't give a flying farkle. I want to go camping and the Prius is all I have to tow with.

(It actually goes from about 40 mpg down to the mid-twenties. I run at the speed limits while towing and on some quick hills my right foot may be on the floor. I still probably get better mileage than a pickup or SUV would.)


Go camping, don't worry. If you can't afford the extra gas, camp at home in your back yard!

Charles

The MPG is a valid question. I get poor MPG and I only drive about 100 miles between fill-ups.
I get about 23 or so MPG but I'm never sure how much fuel is usable since I know it's boiling off.
Assuming I would get a 30% loss when towing that would mean that I would have to fill up every 70 miles.
That would make the trip too long. I don't know if I would have a problem spending 30% more if I valued the experience, but adding 2 more stops for fuel when driving 200 miles is not worth it for me.
Stefan
BTW I have a 4X8 harbor freight folding trailer that I pull with my Scion Xb.
My MPG in the Scion:
30MPG normal
28MPG loaded with my tools
26MPG loaded with my tools and pulling my trailer loaded with about 500-750 pounds.

[ahh-cool]

For what it's worth here's my experience. http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/s...ar-gas-mileage

So what I can see from this you lose about 10-20%
Thank you

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

So what I can see from this you lose about 10-20%
Thank you

What I didn't make note of, and kind of wish I would have thought to do so, was wind - how strong and what direction. Looking back I think it definitely was a factor but how much I have no idea. I would say that in the main speed and wind are the primary factors in MPG and the trailer is almost secondary!

[bmwlarry]

I pull an Aspen Sentry trailer and when riding two up I get between 24 and 27 MPG.