Fish Stories

[Robbie D. Camper]

That's one of my all time favorites. I referenced it here recently and no one knew what I was talking about. These kids these days...


Ooops, it's not Saturday and I'm at work. I'd better go clean up by my truck, it's squirting again.

[wanderingbob]

We may be comparing apples to oranges here , some burn diesel and some gasoline !

[A32Deuce]

Spoil sport![emoji3]

[Oaklevel]

Ya I get great in town mileage my town has no stop lights and one stop sign (going the other way) . When we go camping it is down hill all the way to the ocean...............

Going home is always a problem.........

[OldCoot]

Just before the big catch and the catch. Oldest is holding up his finger indicating he caught the biggest on the cruise.

[timfromma]

My truck has over 100k miles on it and has never used so much as a drop of gasoline. So, my gas economy is infinite.

[Iwannacamp]

Originally Posted by goduc

Thats about what I got with my previous truck which was a 12 Ram 2500 CTD.
I remember a couple years ago some guy with a 12 Ram CTD posting he got 22-25 on the hwy. I questioned him on that and he stood his ground. Really? I don't think even guys with deleted CTDs are getting that high of mpg.
Agree that some post some ridiculous mpg's. It's all relative to a degree. Trucks like the Ram Eco diesel that get 27-30 mpg on the highway do get pretty good mpg's when towing moderate size TT's.
My new 18 Ram 2500 6.4 4.10 gears gets poor mpgs in town and on the hwy. It also doesn't get good mpg's when towing. Trade offs for the most part.

I can believe this with a "optimum" condition and 3.42 or better gears, 2WD and moderate speeds. Keep the load down and tach under 2K and you will do well with the 5.9/6.7L. YMMV

[pt1655]

We tow our trailer for the sheer fun of it, the adventure and the journey. Certainly not for the mpg! I average 12mpg at 60mph on the flats and 10 mpg up the hills for what it's worth and I'm ok with that. 16-18mpg not towing.

[CurtPutnam]

A REAL fish story

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Originally Posted by pt1655

We tow our trailer for the sheer fun of it, the adventure and the journey. Certainly not for the mpg! I average 12mpg at 60mph on the flats and 10 mpg up the hills for what it's worth and I'm ok with that. 16-18mpg not towing.

I could not agree with you more! I never track fuel cost and the reason I installed a 50 gallon fuel tank on my truck is so I do not need to purchase diesel between campgrounds. I have never figured a total cost for travel because I worked all of my life to enjoy retirement and that is more important than the money.

[A32Deuce]

It is what it is. If you want to travel and enjoy life while you can, then it does not matter! A 2012 and 87000 miles, I think you see where I am coming from!

[Gsykora]

Here's a screenshot of my gauge panel. F350 SRW PSD, towing a Cedar Creek 36CK2 5th wheel (40 ft, 14,000lbs).

We drove down through the Tetons the other day (without the trailer) and we covered almost 240 miles. Now, unfortunately I don't have a screenshot, but I got just a tad over 19mph (average speed ended up being 40mph with all the starts and stops).

[Witch Doctor]

Originally Posted by OldCoot

Just before the big catch and the catch. Oldest is holding up his finger indicating he caught the biggest on the cruise.

That is not 103 lb halibut, guarantee it, another fish story....🤣

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by Witch Doctor

That is not 103 lb halibut, guarantee it, another fish story....��

I'll give you Mardy's phone no. and you can call him and dispute his word.

[MadScientist_Camper]

If I baby my 07 CTD 5.9 I can pull 23-24 (app calculated) on highway empty. That's with 60-65 mph. I use FuelIO as an app to track maintenance and fuel on multiple vehicles. Haven't gotten any good numbers for towing my 38 ft TT yet though as it's all been short trips to local lakes.