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[kcowyo]

Well that's what didn't make sense to me... When Katrina hit, gas prices jumped to over $4 a gallon before the storm even blew out. But BP has a well that leaked out 5 million gallons of oil for 3 months and gas prices never changed by even a penny...?

I'm sure there is more to both stories but that just didn't compute to me...

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[ski3pin]

I figure - oil company causes major disaster, if gas prices (and profits) go up, the consumer would scream, and rightly so. This one is all about image and keeping your head down.

[Steve Scearce]

Our 2003 Tundra averages about 18 mpg empty and about 15.5 with the camper. That's with me being conservative.

[mtnras]

on a 2007 5.7L Tundra w/ a Grandby went from 16mpg highway to 10 mpg! I probably had my tires a bit underinflated but whew... quite the drop.

[generubin]

2006 Dodge 2500 CTD. 19 to 23 empty, depending on speed I drive. With ATC 17 to 19, depends on speed.

[brett13]

on a 2007 5.7L Tundra w/ a Grandby went from 16mpg highway to 10 mpg! I probably had my tires a bit underinflated but whew... quite the drop.

I have the same truck, but with a Bobcat that doesn't stick out over the sides so much, so less wind resistance. I get about 16-19 without the camper (depending on how fast I'm going) and about 14 with the camper. Did you have the jacks on? If so, that would create a lot of wind resistance.

[mtnras]

I have the same truck, but with a Bobcat that doesn't stick out over the sides so much, so less wind resistance. I get about 16-19 without the camper (depending on how fast I'm going) and about 14 with the camper. Did you have the jacks on? If so, that would create a lot of wind resistance.

I do have the jacks on. I'm afraid i wouldn't be able to change a flat or get at the spare w/o the jacks given the tailgate being down w/ my larger camper.

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[chnlisle]

I do have the jacks on. I'm afraid i wouldn't be able to change a flat or get at the spare w/o the jacks given the tailgate being down w/ my larger camper.

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Good Point. Looks like I'll be removing the tail gate when the new Cougar is installed. Since 90% of the camper is in the bed of the truck it's not an issue. I leave it on for asthetics but it wouldn't do me much good if I got a flat. I figure the tailgate weighs in around 50 lbs and the camper jacks are probably in the neghborhood of 300 lbs for the four. That's a lot of unnecessary weight to haul around.

[LT Traveler]

We've only done two trips with the new camper on but out Nissan Titan with the Hawk and jacks is getting about 13.5mpg, down from about 16'ish for the same trip without camper. It's still early on in our ownership so I'll continue to monitor.

[chnlisle]

Good Point. Looks like I'll be removing the tail gate when the new Cougar is installed. Since 90% of the camper is in the bed of the truck it's not an issue. I leave it on for aesthetics but it wouldn't do me much good if I got a flat. I figure the tailgate weighs in around 55 lbs and the camper jacks are probably in the neighborhood of 300 lbs for the four. That's a lot of unnecessary weight to haul around.

With thanks to Alley-Kat for not pointing out publicly what an idiot I am. OK the jacks are about 35 lbs each. They seem like 75 when I'm moving them. But as The Kat says still more weight you don't need to haul around..