I don't find a really big drop in fuel mileage. With the camper and towing my Jeep, my mileage runs about 13+. the empty truck gets about 18 mpg. This is with a Dodge diesel, and a stick.
I've driven mine in some really nasty crosswinds. The kind that blows the snow sideways. This where the air bags are really worth having. That and I bought a 9 ft. 10 inch Lance which has it's center of gravity forward of the rear axle. Not much of a problem with those choices. E
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28% drop in mileage isn't a really big drop? Your math is different than mine.
I'm not being a jerk, but I would like to know how to get better than 13mpg after adding a minimum(dry weight) of 6500 lbs to a pickup. 18 is about what I've seen as an average from a standard shift Dodge/Cummins long box extended cab(highway mileage). 13 towing at 65mph, I've found, is doing pretty good...
