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Hi everyone. Just got the 16BH last month & was wondering about gas mileage. Most of our trips will be all interstate (mostly flat). Maybe once a year, there will be a 3 hour drive through the Ozarks, lots of 2 lane winding roads & big hills.

Towing with a full size SUV & V8 in which we normally get around 18MPG.

Thanks for the info. I will be posting pictures in the next week or so of our modifications.

MJ

Carol and I just completed a trip from Spring Hill, Tn to Gulf Shores, Alabama.  Had a wonderful time at the Gulf Shores State Park Campground.  We have the 16BH and we just love it.  We tow with a 1999 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 (6 cylinder).  We have a weight distribution hitch and anti away bars.  On our trip down, I tried towing in regular drive (using overdrive).  I had to switch out of it constantly with all the hills.  Our total average gas mileage on the trip down was 14.25 mpg.  On our trip back, I towed with the D3 (not using overdrive)  It was a much better drive and I hardly noticed that the "littel bit" as we call her was even back there.  Our mileage for the trip back was 13.75 mpg.  That is only .5 miles per gallon difference and a much more peaceful and enjoyable trip.  From now on, I will always tow in D3.

Carol and I spent 10 days at Gulf Shores, had a great time and so much enjoyed our experience in our Sportsmen Classic.  So glad we bought it.  Glad to see how to post pictures.  We will start doing that.

Hey everyone, we had our 1st trip this weekend. Gas mileage was not as good as we had hoped though. We went up I55 to St Louis & all but around 30 miles of a 250 mile trip was interstate On the way up, we traveled about 65-68 mph & got 11mpg (!) in overdrive. I slowed it down a bit & traveled from 60-62mph & got a 12mpg on the way home.  We normally get around 17mpg so is that to be expected or should I be getting better mileage? Thanks!

I thought I'd bump this old thread back to the top.  Hopefully some more folks have mpg numbers they'd be willing to post.

We towed a popup for 11 years.  For the period 2005-2010 we towed with a 2004 GMC Safarii van and averaged 12-14mpg at 65-75mph.

We just returned from a a trip that was 640 each way and we had a range of 10-12mpg at 55-65mph.  The difference is due to the larger sail area on the 14RK.

HTH;

John

Post edited 3:42 am – January 14, 2012 by kayaknut

Flygal – my 9.5 was with a nasty headwind, you could hear the gas tank being sucked dry

I towed the E14RB with my old V8 Merc Mountaineer about 50 miles north to the dealer to get a couple of things done.  By itself the Merc gets 18 mpg hwy.  I had a strong tailwind going north and the truck ran effortlessly in overdrive, getting 15.9 mpg @ 60 MPH, according to the onboard computer. 

Coming back south I was running directly into that same wind, and the result was 8.5 mpg @ 55 MPH with the headwind… OD locked out and the truck unable to hold speed on mild hills. 

Wind resistance is definitely a larger factor than trailer weight!