Just came back from a 3000+ mile round trip from Minnesota to Idaho in our 2006 Dutchmen Express 28' (chevy chassis with the V8). Our worst mileage was through in SD with a WICKED headwind: 8.75 MPG. Our best was 13.3 MPG from Boise to Lolo, MT...very pleasantly surprised, especially considering the mountain terrain (slight to moderate tail wind). We didn't properly calculate our "overall" mileage, just went tank by tank, but I'd guess it was somewhere in the low 11 range.
We stuck mostly to the 2-lane backroads runing at about 55-60 MPH. Our MH doesn't have slides and we weren't towing anything (did have the camper full of "stuff" though.) The V8 did just fine in the mtns...we certainly weren't setting any speed records, but never felt "underpowered."
It was a wonderful trip with the added bonus of coming in under budget for gas
I just checked the mileage on our Chevy FW 28A for the first time this weekend. We averaged 8.0-8.5 on one 1200 mile trip, pulling a car and running 65 into a headwind on the interstate. Our trip this weekend netted about 7 mpg, pulling the car into a 30 mph headwind in hilly terrain at 60 mph. It seems no matter which way I'm travelling, I'm running into a headwind!
I also accelerate pretty hard from stoplights so I need to learn to take it easy.
Cris, Carol, Robbie, Cathy, and Reeses the Wonder Dog
2005 Four Winds Chateau Sport 28A
I get a consistent 10 to 11 with my 31 ft......I'm adding a toad and I just sure hope that what everyone says is true that I won't loose that much in gas mileage pulling a toad.
31 ft Four Winds
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so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
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