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    Posted: 13 Jun 2011 at 2:57pm
The ride down was a little nerve-wracking until we got out of the city. Canada has two seasons-winter and construction.  Because of stop-and-go traffic for ten miles, our new, but used, Durango and the funny noise on the trailer, and our stock packed in unfamiliar configuration we were tense.
Coming home was a different story. The Durango had not acted up, was very capable of pulling the Pod, the towing was easy and it was not Friday at rush hour.
I found the ride smooth and actually it felt pretty much the same as the Caravan except for sitting higher up. We drove at 100 kms for the majority of the distance (mostly highway). Can you believe we forgot to take our mileage and we need it for expensing the trip but  Tom had to fill up with gas in Lacombe and was not very happy.
We will have to do the mileage thing on our next trip out- Canada Day weekend.
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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Jun 2011 at 9:46pm
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Posts: 767 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Jun 2011 at 10:20pm
I'd bet mileage was in the 10-12 mpg (19.6 - 23.5 l/100km) range... it seems unavoidable.

That said, I did get 16.8 l/100km (14 mpg) while towing at 90 km/h (56 mph) last weekend.
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Posts: 270 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Jun 2011 at 11:18am
I guess our theory is we've bought the Pod and Durango so why worry about the mileage now. We've kept a mileage log for years for income tax purposes but I don't think we ever broke it down to  kilometers per litre /miles per gallon.
I forgot to get a new log book for the Durango for the trip before we left. It's on my list now.
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Turns out Tom had turned on the mileage log on the trip thing-y and we got 11.3 miles to the gallon on the trip to Lacombe. This is with the addition of over 500 lbs of stock being carried split between the TV and pod and also a full tank of freshwater. As well, we had the usual, some food, clothing, etc. but I did remove the dome, floor mat and lawn chairs in the interest of fuel economyLOL

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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Jun 2011 at 1:53pm
Those floor mats are a real mpg killer!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Jun 2011 at 2:24pm
Originally posted by Snowbound

Turns out Tom had turned on the mileage log on the trip thing-y and we got 11.3 miles to the gallon on the trip to Lacombe. This is with the addition of over 500 lbs of stock being carried split between the TV and pod and also a full tank of freshwater. As well, we had the usual, some food, clothing, etc. but I did remove the dome, floor mat and lawn chairs in the interest of fuel economyLOL

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I used to bungee my chairs to the top of my Pod in the unfolded/open position.  Not only did this hurt the fuel mileage but, the bugs made a real mess on the chairs.  I found that folding them up and putting them in the storage compartment helped with both problems. TongueLOL
 
It sounds like the new TV is going to work out great for you.Smile
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Posts: 270 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 3:00pm
On our Canada Day excursion we averaged 11.3 mpg -about split 50/50 between city and highway driving.
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Not too bad.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Jul 2011 at 4:21pm
Originally posted by Snowbound

On our Canada Day excursion we averaged 11.3 mpg -about split 50/50 between city and highway driving.
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That sounds about what most everyone averages.  It is about what I got when I had my RP173.
 
One thing that is interesting in comparing the Pod to my conventionally shaped (square back) TT is that the Pod seems to get a little better mileage when towed at speeds of 55mph or less.  My existing TT pretty much stays the same regardless of the speed. 
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