Thanks. Guess that's what I should have expected: a bit less than half the mileage that we're getting now because there's 2x the weight and the increased frontal area.
But more than twice the comfort, hopefully. We took our tent trailer to Newfoundland and Labrador several years ago. Had a great time but were cold and wet most of it, and swore that we wouldn't go back without a better trailer.
Still looking at possible tow vehicles and am thinking that maybe an F150 V8 is overkill for the Elkmont. The GMC/Chevy compact pickup comes with an inline 5 engine with enough hp and torque (242hp, 242 ft-#), gets about 15-20% better highway mileage, weighs about 1200# less , and is still rated for 5500# towing (ext. cab model).
For some reason the compact Ford pickup (Ranger) only goes up to 3500# towing even with a V6.
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