got my mpg down to 28..

[DougK]

previous worst was 35, at 75-80mph across Wyoming.

achieved this big new personal worst, by strapping on a 16ft canoe and driving 75mph into a 20mph headwind..

didn't improve much when out of the headwind, went up to about 29-30mpg tho.
I've never noticed such a big drop from carrying this canoe on other cars. Calculating it as a percentage, about a 17% drop from going 35 to 30mpg.
On my old Sport Trac which got 19-20mpg usually, that is a drop to 17mpg.. so probably in the same ballpark really.

good trip, a week in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area..

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[stevj]

Congratulations on this new personal best.

Steve

 

[Zanky]

Congratulations on this new personal best.

Steve

My personal best

 

[lm126027]

Am not driving a hybrid, but try towing a decent size trailer and see where it goes. lol .... I drop down into the 13mpg (vs 28/29 without) range towing my snowmobile trailer. 91" high 91" wide and 13' long. When I bought it, I towed it home empty (from north central ME to central MA) with my Escape (same engine and transmission as the Mav) and that is what I got. Not driven it empty in the Mav, but get similar mpg towing it with two 4stroke sleds inside. .

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

previous worst was 35, at 75-80mph across Wyoming.

achieved this big new personal worst, by strapping on a 16ft canoe and driving 75mph into a 20mph headwind..

didn't improve much when out of the headwind, went up to about 29-30mpg tho.
I've never noticed such a big drop from carrying this canoe on other cars. Calculating it as a percentage, about a 17% drop from going 35 to 30mpg.
On my old Sport Trac which got 19-20mpg usually, that is a drop to 17mpg.. so probably in the same ballpark really.

good trip, a week in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area..

Beautiful area thanks for posting pictures

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

My personal best

I got a little better than that on a similarly short, slow trip.

 

[Bob zimmerman]

I got 34.5 MPG on my hybrid while driving with my solo canoe. Almost the same as I get without it on the Mav.
Bob

 

[LtCasual]

Lowest for us in the 2023 hybrid was 22.5 mpg tank avg towing a UHaul trailer.

 

[DougK]

I got 34.5 MPG on my hybrid while driving with my solo canoe. Almost the same as I get without it on the Mav.
Bob

we were right over the border from you..
that's interesting, looks much the same length canoe as mine, but better mileage.. hm.

 

[SuperK401]

I got a little better than that on a similarly short, slow trip.

Wanna trade trucks?

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Wanna trade trucks?

No thank you.

 

[SuperK401]

No thank you.

I only get 28

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

I only get 28

37-38 is normal for me.
Which is better than my 2 seat, 3 cylinder, 1,950lb., smart car.

 

[Bob zimmerman]

we were right over the border from you..
that's interesting, looks much the same length canoe as mine, but better mileage.. hm.

I live in MN but do all my paddling in Canada.

 

[DougK]

I live in MN but do all my paddling in Canada.

good idea. was thinking of that on the last trip, it was startlingly busy in Knife Lake in early Sept.. but the drive from CO to MN is far enough, adding the border crossings etc makes it just too far..
we may have entered Canadian territorial waters on this trip, luckily the gunboats didn't show up.

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