Anyone brave enough to tow a camper yet? I was.

[CEtaco]

how bad did your milage suffer? we're thinking about a 3800 lb travel trailer.

I get about 12mpg in the flats and foot hills towing mine and it almost the same weight.

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[hogshooter]

I get about 12mpg in the flats and foot hills towing mine and it almost the same weight.

Thanks, that's about what I was expecting.

 

[SonicTH]

how bad did your milage suffer? we're thinking about a 3800 lb travel trailer.

4200 lbs

 

[Camperbunga]

I have a 4000 lb travel trailer, loaded. I towed about 20 miles to get it prepped for summer. I put a weigh safe distribution hitch on. Towed fine but if I had it to do over, I'd look at the LIV trailer. Very lightweight but no skimp on size.

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[CEtaco]

Liv trailers are nice. I really enjoy my R-Pod RP193

 

[guitarist alec]

We take our Aliner out when we have a free weekend tows like nothing at around 1600lbs... not sure exactly what my mpg is but it seems to be not too much lower

 

[Mrknowitall]

Definitely interested in towing experiences and MPG, especially from those with a 4-5000lb camper. Maybe by the end of this camping season we can collect info. Also curious if the iForceMax users have run their AC on the inverter.

 

[Iqudayo]

I towed my boat. Its about 5400lbs. I added air suspension to help with the sag in the rear.

What air system do you have

 

[Bigt]

This is the one I have. I works well for towing/hauling but made the ride significantly stiffer and bouncy in the rear when empty. Even only lowest Air setting (5psi)
https://www.airliftcompany.com/shop/57386

 

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[that_frenchman]

Been towing this 3k lb (when full) camper with this iForceMax ORP since last summer. I get anywhere from 13.5 to 16.5 mpg depending on terrain and headwind. The inverter can power the camper's A/C unit (as well as fast charge some onewheels at 500-600W) without a problem. Rough estimate was about a half gallon per hour of usage while the inverter is on. It's glorious to have A/C in a camper in Texas no matter where you are

 

[dougthescience]

Not a pull behind trailer, but I put a Kimbo camper on and drove it from Bellingham, WA to the Oregon Coast. Camper weighs around 1,000 lbs. I have the Ride-Rite airbags but that's about it for upgrades to suspension. Drives great! Mileage went from ~23 mpg on I-5 to ~17mpg. I drive like an old man though

 

[TacoJay]

Moved lots in our beautiful campsite at the first of the season this weekend,

It was a hell of a struggle to get the jacks up and break the tires free of the iced up mess, lots of 4H and clutch slip lol.

Finally got her though and boy does she sag lol, although I'm sure with the proper weight distribution hitch she'd perk up a little, didn't bother as I was only moving her to the next loop.

She pulled her extremely easy, hardly any work with the clutch to get going. Braking (at low speeds) was still great too. I have the trailer brake controller but to my surprise the brakes on the actual trailer is little to none lol.

Even backing the camper in, I didn't have to give the truck any gas, just work the clutch, still lots of torque to push her back which I was really surprised with.

Camper weighs 4200lbs empty, and it's far from empty

Makes me very tempted to buy a smaller camper so I can pull her all around my beautiful province and neighboring.

Anyone else pull the camper, (much further than me preferred), interested to see just how narly that gas milage gets lol.

Moved lots in our beautiful campsite at the first of the season this weekend,

It was a hell of a struggle to get the jacks up and break the tires free of the iced up mess, lots of 4H and clutch slip lol.

Finally got her though and boy does she sag lol, although I'm sure with the proper weight distribution hitch she'd perk up a little, didn't bother as I was only moving her to the next loop.

She pulled her extremely easy, hardly any work with the clutch to get going. Braking (at low speeds) was still great too. I have the trailer brake controller but to my surprise the brakes on the actual trailer is little to none lol.

Even backing the camper in, I didn't have to give the truck any gas, just work the clutch, still lots of torque to push her back which I was really surprised with.

Camper weighs 4200lbs empty, and it's far from empty

Makes me very tempted to buy a smaller camper so I can pull her all around my beautiful province and neighboring.

Anyone else pull the camper, (much further than me preferred), interested to see just how narly that gas milage gets lol.

I have a 24 TRD Sport 4X4 with the towing package. I pull a 21 foot Winnebago Minnie with a leveling hitch but still had too much sag. I discovered these Timbren bump stops. Three bolt install after slightly lifting the rear end with a floor jack. Totally solved the sag issue for less than $300.00. Picture shows the difference between the factory stops and the Timbren. Timbren's ride about one inch above the axle with no weight in the bed, so it doesn't change the ride when not hauling. Highly recommend them!

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