gas mileage

[Iceman1026]

What's everyone getting for gas mileage going there wheelhouse last year we went to red pulling the 8 x 16 ice castle with ram 1500 on the way up we got 12 at 65mph just kind of curious

[eyehunter78]

Got 8mpg pulling 6'6" x16 with 98' Silverado going a average of 70. Most people I hear talkin say 10mpg for a gas motor and 15-16 diesel

[hamms-scooter]

Yikes That is some doe when talking a trip to red!

[The_King48]

11-13 mpg with f150 2010.

[FishFindHer]

So far, we've only pulled our wheelhouse (8x16 ice castle) from Duluth to home, we got around 10 mpg with our 2003 silverado. Only went about 60, but fighting a pretty strong wind that day. Part of the reason we plan to just leave the house up at Red Lake for most of the season... $1/day storage fee is a lot cheaper than all that gas every weekend.

[bak2MN]

05 Nissan Titan, 8x18 Ice castle, 55 to 60 mph, 15-17mpg.

[Dozer]

05 Nissan Titan, 8x18 Ice castle, 55 to 60 mph, 15-17mpg.

I call bull!

[dougger222]

05 Nissan Titan, 8x18 Ice castle, 55 to 60 mph, 15-17mpg.

You must get 25-28mpg empty?

[RiverChuckNorris]

I call slight bull on most here. I get around 9 with my 2011 F150 doing 70-75 with the 5.0 V8 in tow mode. Granted I usually have my sled in my 8x16 castle, but still. The difference here probably being I get real time fuel consumption read outs while folks with older trucks may be doing their own math.

I know these last-gen engines are not out-performing current gen engines, regardless of make. Everyday driving, I average 18-18.5 mpg for comparison.

[castmaster]

I call slight bull on most here. I get around 9 with my 2011 F150 doing 70-75 with the 5.0 V8 in tow mode. Granted I usually have my sled in my 8x16 castle, but still. The difference here probably being I get real time fuel consumption read outs while folks with older trucks may be doing their own math.

I know these last-gen engines are not out-performing current gen engines, regardless of make. Everyday driving, I average 18-18.5 mpg for comparison.

Doing your own math as to miles driven on a given amount of fuel gives a much more accurate reading of MPG than the "real time" read outs do! Those real time read outs all depend on whether you look at it going up a hill, down a hill, on the gas, coasting to a stop etc.

The ONLY way to get your avg MPG is to "do the math".

[Smoker]

I get 11 with a 2012 F150 pulling a 6 1/2 x 12. The real time read out is very close to what I get when I do the math. It is usally with in a couple tenths of a gallon.

[2thepointsetters]

I have pulled my 21 foot Hyd rv edition ice castle with 3 different trucks

2003 chev suburban gets around 8 mpg

2011 chev 1/2 got a little over 8 mpg

1998 1 ton 2wd got 11 mpg ( only gets 13 mpg without trailer)

[FishFindHer]

By comparison, our 28' Dutchmen express Motorhome (Chevy chassis V8) also gets about 10 as well (doesn't seem to matter if we're pulling the boat or wheelers or not). Gotten as good as 12, and as bad as 8, but usually right around 10. A lot of people are surprised we do that well on gas (others with similar sized rigs get 7 or 8), but it's been pretty consistent over the 7 years we've owned it.

We just figure about 10 no matter what we're camping in

[RiverChuckNorris]

Doing your own math as to miles driven on a given amount of fuel gives a much more accurate reading of MPG than the "real time" read outs do! Those real time read outs all depend on whether you look at it going up a hill, down a hill, on the gas, coasting to a stop etc.

The ONLY way to get your avg MPG is to "do the math".

Guess I needed to clarify by "real time read outs" I meant instantaneous but ALSO the vehicle gives you loads of other fuel consumption info like an average over the course of a tank/trip/etc all via a slick screen. Was simply referring to an on board computer being more accurate potentially than some people's math skills and memories.

[bak2MN]

Never mind!

[CJH]

Call it bull all you want. But mine don't have the computer gauge so is done all by my math. And I double checked it! I get 18 to 20 empty. I am sure I had a tail wind when I got that. But it still does get good gas mileage. So I will drive my truck when anyone goes and I will buy the gas!!

Now you really lost it. Straight from fueleconomy.gov (05 Titan 4wd):

12 City

14 Combined

17 Highway

So you are saying, with e10 gas here in MN (which hurts MPG), you are getting ABOVE the EPA ratings? That would be the only gas engine on the planet to do it. LOL!! The Titan is the least efficient Pickup Truck you can buy.

[bak2MN]

I am not going to sit and argue that it happened. And it does get that gas mileage. Every vehicle manufacturer out there has this rating it doesn't mean tat is all it will get! This is my end to posting to this site for a while!!!

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

F150 Ecoboost. If I keep it at 65 or less I can squeak out 10-12. 70+ I'll be looking at 8-10. A heavy load with a lot of wind resistance isn't going to average much over 10 no matter which half ton you have. And nobody is getting 15-17 unless its at 45mph.

[FIRECAT]

99 Silverado 5.3 1/2 ton, 8x16 ice castle, no wind at 55-60 mph 10-11 mpg,if the wind is blowing I don't check it

[eyehunter78]

No way is someone getting 15-17mpg... thanks for giving everyone a good laugh. Most people wouldn't get that with just the truck loaded with gear and a few buddies let alone have a 8x18 fish house yet!

[eyeguy 54]

24.4 with my subaru and eskimo popup...

[clm]

05 Nissan Titan, 8x18 Ice castle, 55 to 60 mph, 15-17mpg.

haha. you should have gotten a chevy! I average 25 - 30 in my 2007 silverado hd 6.0l. that drops to 22 when towing.

[BigDogRob]

'00 Silverado & 17' RV going to LOW and URL 10-14mpg depending on wind direction. If pulling directly into the wind just open the wallet and don't look!!! Chipping your truck can help slightly, but I haven't heard of many people doing it. deisel helps milage when pulling over the gas motor, but initial cost has helped me decide against them. When on the lake though I would take gas over leaving a deisel run all weekend so it will run when leaving in -20 temps. Maybe the newer ones are easier starting, but the older ones that I seen had some issues.

[grasshopper]

I' m getting 12 but house is 6 by 8 Ice Castle weighing 1500 doing 60 with a 97 Chevy

[B-man715]

05 Nissan Titan, 8x18 Ice castle, 55 to 60 mph, 15-17mpg.

Maybe 15-17 kilometers per gallon

Or you checked your mileage once with a 50 mph tailwind!

What are you smokin man???? LOL

I've only towed the new shack with the new truck once and got 9 mpg (2013 1500 and 6x16 yetti).

My old truck (04 2500) would get 7-8 with an equivalent shack, but handled better and swayed less in the wind.