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Picking up our 21BHS!

Started by fasteddieb, March 26, 2014, 08:54:26 PM

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fasteddieb

Karen and I are in Rockford, IL picking up our new CampLite 21BHS.

Here it is:







We head south tomorrow, and I'll report on how it tows behind FLEXIE!
Mineral Bluff, GA

2014 CampLite 21BHS

2011 Ford Flex EcoBoost

djsamuel


Looks just like ours. You'll love it!
Camplite 21BHS / Ram 1500

Central Florida


tinkeringtechie

 I'm jealous  ;) Hopefully that will be me this weekend, but I won't find out for sure until tomorrow morning.
2014 Camplite 21BHS

2013 Toyota Sequoia 4WD 5.7L

fasteddieb

Made it safely to Peru, IN.

Trip report to follow...





Mineral Bluff, GA

2014 CampLite 21BHS

2011 Ford Flex EcoBoost

fasteddieb

Flexie has an indicator to show average gas mileage.

On the way up, we showed 20.6 and 21.5 mpg on the two tanks. Not bad with over 350 hp on tap.

Of course, we expected noticeably less pulling a trailer that size.

Still the results of the first leg driving south were a little disappointing:






That was mostly expressway, averaging about 55 to 60 mph. Engine around 2,000 rpm.

Yikes!

Of note is that we were driving into some very strong headwinds - probably 20 to 25 mph or more.

For the next tank we were headed mostly eastbound on state roads and did a bit better - 10.5 miles per gallon.

I will report on subsequent tanks on the way home. It's certainly worse mileage than I expected but it is what it is.
Mineral Bluff, GA

2014 CampLite 21BHS

2011 Ford Flex EcoBoost

charliem

[font size="3"][font face="arial"]Fast Eddie,

No surprises here. Expect 10-13 depending on speed, hills, wind no matter what you tow with. And wind resistance is by far the biggest factor on level ground. As a pilot you know that wind resistance increases approximately as the square of wind speed. Driving at 60 MPH into a 25 MPH headwind is equivalent to driving at 85, which produces about twice the wind resistance force as at 60 (85/60 squared). Oh yeah: beware of Kansas. The wind in KS is always a head wind, no matter which way you're driving  ;)

 I looks like you have the 3.5 EcoBoost? That ought to be a screamer for towing. Enjoy the 21BHHS.
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Any 20 minute job can be stretched
to a week with proper planning

Charlie
NW Florida

fasteddieb

Delayed just a bit leaving Peru, IN!





Mineral Bluff, GA

2014 CampLite 21BHS

2011 Ford Flex EcoBoost

djsamuel

Wow.  Will winter ever end?  
Camplite 21BHS / Ram 1500

Central Florida


fasteddieb

Knoxville. Safe. More later.
Mineral Bluff, GA

2014 CampLite 21BHS

2011 Ford Flex EcoBoost

fasteddieb

Home!

Trip report/evaluation to follow.
Mineral Bluff, GA

2014 CampLite 21BHS

2011 Ford Flex EcoBoost

djsamuel

Camplite 21BHS / Ram 1500

Central Florida


fasteddieb

Along the Ocoee, almost home:






And temporary home in front of our hangar at Copperhill, TN:






I promise I'll do a more lengthy trip report soon!
Mineral Bluff, GA

2014 CampLite 21BHS

2011 Ford Flex EcoBoost

fasteddieb

We spent part of yesterday reorganizing our hangar, with the intent to see if we could squeeze the trailer in.

Most of the hangars are "T" shaped, but we got a reservation in early when the hangars were built and got an end one with extra space.

Maneuvering it into place with the help of a friend:




Trip report still pending - I may break it down into "chapters", each posted to a relevant topic.
Mineral Bluff, GA

2014 CampLite 21BHS

2011 Ford Flex EcoBoost

charliem

[font size="3"][font face="arial"]Cool! And a cool plane. The Camplite weighs four times as much as the plane, but the plane probably costs 4X the Camplite  :)
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Any 20 minute job can be stretched
to a week with proper planning

Charlie
NW Florida

tinkeringtechie

You just need to fit a boat in there and you'll be set for just about any excursion. Looking forward to the full report. Still waiting on my 21BHS... it's a long story that I'll write about in a separate thread.
2014 Camplite 21BHS

2013 Toyota Sequoia 4WD 5.7L