AIR TABS?
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Topic: AIR TABS?
Posted By: TIDALWAVE
Subject: AIR TABS?
Date Posted: 04 Aug 2013 at 7:27pm
 Has any one added 'air tabs' to their Pods? I belong to several car owners forums and some members swear that air turbulence tabs strategically placed on the roof and sides makes a big difference in the aerodynamics (mpg) of their vehicles. A couple of years ago, another forum memberand I ran some aerodynamic simulations of various tow vehicles plus Pods along with various sized spoilers and their locations. Spoilers did not seem to provide any significant decrease in Pod drag. I have seen several 'bread-box' shaped trailers with air tabs on the rear sides and top, but was unable to question the owners whether or not the tabs helped increase mpg. ------------- TIDALWAVE |
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Posted By: rpodcamper.com
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2013 at 12:51am
| I have looked at the Air Tabs but have not broken down and bought any of them. I have played different Tow Vechicles and also tried 2 different sized spoilers with no affect. Where I did see a difference is how I load Kayaks on the top of the Tow Vechicles for a adding a bit more in MPG. I do them in a V shape from the front. I do need to do some more test as We have just added a 3rd one up on the roof now so that moved the rack around. Hope to have 2 trips in September pulling that way. |
Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 10 Aug 2013 at 10:30pm
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I read about and have been curious myself. Would love to see follow ups on this, it's a very interesting experiment. ------------- https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=cnBvZC5zcG90dGVyQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ - RPod Rallies https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1W1foQXGtrjf8aYly1uh0b-bHPfI&hl=en_US - RPod Owner Map |
Posted By: Roadrunner
Date Posted: 10 Aug 2017 at 10:53am
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When we were full timing in a 40 ft class A back in 2005, these air tabs caught on and many people added them to their coaches, but it was short lived as the consensus was that the only people who gained from them was the dealer who sold them. ------------- Roger |
Posted By: Kos
Date Posted: 10 Aug 2017 at 12:00pm
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I recognized that the mpg is better with my kayak on the roof top of the Nissan Xterra. |
Posted By: geewizard
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2017 at 8:43am
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I tried to contact the Air Tab people and never got any reply. I wanted them for my truck camper. I don't think they're selling them anymore. ------------- 2021 Winnebago Micro Minnie 1708FB 2017 R-Pod 177 (Blue) HRE SOLD 2004 Outfitter Apex 8 camper 2014 Toyota Tundra DC |