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    Posted: 03 Mar 2018 at 9:04pm
I believe weight is a VERY minor issue. Aerodynamics is THE issue. When we got the Lance, we towed over a couple of long trips we had detailed numbers for from the previous couple years. The Lance, which weighs almost twice as much as the Pod, we got about 1-2% different, calculated MPG. That's easily within the weather/traffic variable.

The best mileage towing a TT we ever got was the Airstream, and at 34 feet and 7000lbs, it was also the largest/longest/heaviest of our 3 TTs. But it was the best, aerodynamically. We averaged about 2 MPG more then either the Pod or the Lance.
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Posts: 3221 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Mar 2018 at 8:34pm
Totally agree with ronahue and geewizard.  We boondock most of the time so 300 lbs for good well water is a given.  As far as mileage is concerned, I have recorded a 5 hr trip in Michigan where one way I carried 300 gallons of water and on the way home, returned empty.  Zero difference in mileage and as far as elevation goes, no difference there either.
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Posts: 347 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Mar 2018 at 2:32pm
Originally posted by ronahue

I usually travel with a full fresh water tank and an empty black water tank. I learned while travelling through Alberta, BC, Yukon and Alaska last year that potable water and dump stations can be difficult to find at state, provincial and some national parks.   


Same reason for me.
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Posts: 347 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Mar 2018 at 2:31pm
Originally posted by mcarter

Geewizard,

To me it's just a matter of haulin around extra weight. I don't travel with waste and I don't travel with 300 lbs of water. I'm already getting crummy gas mileage. As far as using them like intended, they HOLD water and waste, they put drains on them for a reason. Also I don't have facilities at house to dump black and gray tanks. End of the day, to each their own. My choice is not to travel with tanks loaded. As always there will be a lot of opinions.


I think we do different types of camping.  I do a fair amount of boondocking so hauling 300 lbs of water is just part of the deal.  And hauling black and gray water back to the nearest dump facility is also part of the deal.

Yessir, lots of options and thankful for that.
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What? Me worry?  Nahhh 

I just see so many with newer Pods fighting tanks, warranty issues, leaks, etc. that it make me glad that our Pod had most of the bugs worked out before we got it.  I am getting new tires next week, though. Nine years is enough on the first set, though they're in pretty good shape with lotsa tread.  I'm getting new rims too so I can mount the old ones whenever needed.
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Posts: 1447 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Mar 2018 at 1:51pm
Originally posted by lostagain

Hearing all the problems people have had, I'm sure glad I have an older Pod.  


Idon't think that this was a problem for a lot of people.  Good old internet takes a problem and quotes, re-posts, examines and brings it up again.  Check the mounting, but don't worry about it.
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I usually travel with a full fresh water tank and an empty black water tank. I learned while travelling through Alberta, BC, Yukon and Alaska last year that potable water and dump stations can be difficult to find at state, provincial and some national parks.   
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I've gotten to where I travel with more fresh water than I used to, especially if I'm going to be on the road for more than a day.  I haven't tried to measure the effect of more weight on gas mileage or towing up a long hill.  There has to be some effect, but as a practical matter, it doesn't seem like much.  So, all depending, I might have 10 to 20 gallons on board.  I top off when I get to where I'm going.

As for waste, I dump it as soon as I can.  If the campground has a dump station, it will be my last stop on the way out.  It's totally unnecessary to haul that stuff around if you don't have to and you have to dump it sometime.  I think the risk of a tank falling out is minuscule, but who would want to deal with that on the road!?  And if you use the facilities while travelling you don't want that to be the time you find you've reach capacity.

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http://www.rvdumpstations.info/


Handy site when looking for places to dump. We keep this in our camping file on my IPhone
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