MPG while towing a vehicle with MH

[Camper_bob]

Originally Posted by Michael Francois

Sugaray, I agree entirely, but you've got to admit there is something perversely satisfying about having 20 miles left in your tank and hitting the Pilot/Flying J for the 5 cent discount right next to your destination for the night. That's sweetness and light, right there! :-)

I won't even run my daily drivers that low when I have fuel readily available all over the place!! No way would I run anywhere close to that low in my MH!!

I'm looking for fuel at about a half tank. If I get to a quarter, I start to get pretty nervous. If I had 20 calculated miles left, you'd have to scrape me off the ceiling!!

I have this vision of getting a flat with only a quarter tank of fuel left and not being able to run the air conditioning in the coach while I wait for roadside assistance.

Once when we towed a trailer, I actually had to use my gerry cans. I got low on fuel. I kept stopping, but the stations weren't any good, couldn't fit. I finally got low enough in the truck to be uncomfortable, so I stopped and drained my 10 gallons out of the gerry cans into the tank. Finally found a suitable fuel stop down the road a piece and filled the truck and both cans back up. I don't yet carry cans on the MH, but I've considered it many times. I just try to keep the toad fueled up, that way I can take it to get fuel if it comes to that.

Purpose of the thread: I don't really pay much attention to fuel economy, I just fill up when I need to and try to keep no less than half a tank if I can help it. Last time I hand calculated mileage, I was towing a vehicle, and had been running the generator; I think I remember calculating about 7.5 or so?

[Michael Francois]

I'm not saying I do it all the time. Like you, I start looking at 1/2 to a 1/3 empty. But every once and awhile I feel like living on the edge! Hah!

[micpib1]

I just returned from a little 910 mile trip, with my 2018 26X and a 2016 Wrangler Unlimited. We were loaded fairly heavy for several reasons, 7-8 MPG and most of it was highway and real mountains. JH

[plumberdude]

2006 Seneca diesel flat towing a 4 door JK, 2500 miles, Texas around Colorado and back, got 9.0

[Jerry Burks]

2018 Alante 31 with KIA Soul flat towed:
- about 8.5 gpm driving mostly 50-60 mph
- about 7.5 gpm driving mostly 55-65 mph (also some more mountainous terrain)