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Old 12-11-2008, 07:31 AM   #9 (permalink)
99metro
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I think Airstream is the best going right now.

I had a 34 foot HitchHicker 5th wheel with a wing attached to the top of my pickup. It help with the wind, but was a trial and error on the wing angle. I think a lot has to do with the tow vehicle and how it channels air around the trailer - then up to the trailer to exit the air smoothly. You see some big rigs set up for something like this - let me find a pic somewhere...

Here is an example to get things brainstorming...maybe RV manufacturers could offer aero kits for the tow rigs to match the RV aerodynamics?



Lonestar:



Aero RV stuff:



Titanium:



Maybe a modified "hi-lo" would be a good base to start out with then improve from there?

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