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Originally Posted by Deb Mac
The Bigfoot is a nice trailer, but with the price of gas these days - and it isn't likely to go down much, even when the Russian gas embargo is over - I am looking for something with a lower profile with less wind resistance while towing (the BF is like towing a 3000 lb sheet of plywood and my gas mileage goes from roughly 21 mpg to ~ 12 mpg). My TV is a 2006 4Runner SR5. Love the truck and it does tow the BF quite nicely - just sucks gas with the BF. I would love to be able to get the mileage up to closer to 16-18 mpg. I am not an aggressive driver and tend to keep my highway speeds to around 55 mph when towing.
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My TV is also a 6-cylinder 4runner, from the same 'generation' of 4Runner technology. (A 2007 'Sport' V6). My average gas mileage in daily driving is only 18, mostly due to living in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. Towing my TM-2619, in trips to and through the mountains, I usually get about 15 mpg. I am also a pretty aggressive driver, and I tow at higher highway speeds than you do.
With a 2619 or 2720, you'll probably see the same percentage of mileage loss that I do, rather than my lower number. My loss in towing is about 18%, getting 82% as many miles per tank.
If you're now getting 21 MPG, that would be about 17.2 MPG while towing my Trailer in your terrain, with your less aggressive driving style.
My 2619 is a custom-built heavy-weight, it's more like a "short" model 3124 in many respects. Unless a 2720 owner adds a lot of solar panels or a bike rack, a 2720 will almost always weigh less than my 2619.