Mpg towing

[quantum743]

I have a 2018 jay flight 26bh at about 5700 lbs. I just upgraded the tow vehicle to a 2017 Chevy 2500 with the 6.0 gas engine. I was disappointed on our first trip with 8 mpg. It was mostly flat with some hills. Our 2009 Chevy 1500 with 5.3l engine was getting about 10 mpg. The 2500 was a much better towing experience from an overall stability though.

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[JeremiahM]

If you want any chance of mpg towing, best route is a diesel, I get as good as 13mpg towing our 13k 5er, even had one trip where we had a nice tail wind and I got 15mpg

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[RPreeb]

Originally Posted by Atlee

With my F150 3.5L Ecoboost, I get between 8.5 and 10.5 when towing. Like Norty1, it all depends on primarily speed and terrain.

And no matter where I'm towing, I notice a huge difference between 55 mph and 65 mph.

I get about the same as Atlee. I have calculated as much as 10.9 for one 250 mile run. Generally around 18-20 when not towing.

[hyperactive]

2008 Tundra Crewmax 5.7 pulling a 2018 Eagle HT 28.5RSTS fifth wheel.
I get about 9.5 mpg towing, about 17.5 empty.

[us71na]

We tow our Skylark with a 2012 variable 6 cylinder engine. On the open roads when not towing the Pilot gets 23-24 mpg. When towing our Skylark we get 11-14 mpg depending upon the terrain. I tow between 55 and 60 mph as it gives more reaction time and is much more relaxing to drive at that speed. I never use the cruise when towing except on level stretches where I need to move my foot around to loosen up a bit. I used to tow faster, but the gas mileage was awful and we didn't get there any sooner because we had to stop for gas more often.

[B5 GTX]

My 2015 Silverado 3/4 ton gets 8-10 depending on speed.

[jason26]

Just towed our 2015 26BH about 700KM today. My guess it was about 6500lb as I didn't drain the fresh water as much as I had planned to. Truck is a 2016 F-150 5.0 SuperCrew. I got 22.9 l/100km - so about 10.2 US mpg. Spent a lot of time hunting between 4th and 5th even though it was most prairie, but still lots of long ups and downs.

Sure glad it has a 36 gallon tank!

[01tundra]

We just got back from a trip to the Smoky Mountains, averaged 14.5 MPG overall.

I'm very happy with this considering all the steep grades we had to pull going both directions. I think once the engine gets broke in we will be able to average 15 MPG easily, as long as we keep our lightweight TT.

[Jopopsy]

Originally Posted by RPreeb

I get about the same as Atlee. I have calculated as much as 10.9 for one 250 mile run. Generally around 18-20 when not towing.

Mine has the new Ford 10 speed - if I decide to pull a trailer I wonder if I'll end up better. So far I'm running 22.5 mpg or so on back roads w/ a little highway.

[jholler]

2005 Jay Feather 25E at about 5000lbs, pulling with a stock 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 5.7l Hemi. Just did 8-9hrs each way to the Gulf Coast and back, averaged about 10mpg at 60mph.

[NCMFFD]

2007 Nissan Titan CC towing a 23bhm and averaged 10mpg on a recent 10 state 3800 mile trip from NorCal to the PNW over to Colorado and back through the Mojave Desert.

[Midnightmoon]

Just shy of 1000 miles from south western PA to Windser NY and back. 2017 Jay Feather 22BHM pulled by a 2007 Ram 2500 5.9L Cummins 4x4 6-speed 3.73 gears, cruise set on 65 most of the time. 11.2 MPG on the way out and 11.6 on the way back.

[Springhook]

Short trip to Surfside Beach Texas. 450 miles round trip, all flat, no head or tail wind. 11.5 MPG avg towing Northpoint 377 RLBH with Dodge Ram 3500 Cummins dually. Never more than 65MPH. Gross weight 23640 lbs.

[15BlueStreak]

Towed our 2017 32bhts Jayco Eagle to Danridge Tenn. from NW Ohio. Averaged 8.5. Its a 9 hour trip for us. Truck is a 2015 Ram 6.4 gasser with 4.10 gears. Speeds were 65 mph max.

[robertopod]

I've had a wide variety of RV's, fifthe wheel, travle trailer ,motor homes etc , in my lifetime. I've never seen double digits in mpg of any. But I also have always wanted to get there right now.

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[Kim Gass]

12.2 towing. 20 without. Honda Ridgeline with 195 RB
Fuel capacity is our bane. 250 mile range means we have to carry aux fuel can
While we've been able to mostly find fuel sometimes depots are out of power or require cash and at $6.00 a gal that's lots of cash. So far not found one out of fuel yet
Travelling from Maine to Alaska

[triplebvalp]

Originally Posted by quantum743

I have a 2018 jay flight 26bh at about 5700 lbs. I just upgraded the tow vehicle to a 2017 Chevy 2500 with the 6.0 gas engine. I was disappointed on our first trip with 8 mpg.

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quantum743, I have a 2015 with the same engine pulling a 2017 Eagle HT 27.5RKDS. I get between 7 - 9 mpg. The Chevy 6.0L engine is not known for good gas mileage but they are a tough engine that will last a very long time. When I'm not towing, about 15 mpg on the highway and about 12 mpg in town.

[JFlightRisk]

Our Tundra get around 10. something most of the time, unless there's a stiff headwind. We'll get a better long distance average in August when we go to Virginia and back.

[Chris P.]

I get 9-11 miles per gallon. Obviously it depends on terrain, etc.

[RedHorse1]

F350 6.7 diesel pulling 1300# 5th, 2500 miles, Houston area to Bennett Spring MO and back, we averaged just shy of 13mpg. Quite a bit of up and down once we hit AR.