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Well, we took our NTU 99 Coleman Santee up to Bar Harbor for 5 days for its maiden voyage.
The trailer is 1700 empty, and was appx 2000 with our gear packed in.
Towing with a 2005 Odyssey with trans cooler, and have a Tekonsha Primus for a break controller.
I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised with our first trip of 310 miles each way.
The Honda towed nicely, and I kept the mph to 65 or so.
Starting out you can really feel the trailer behind the vehicle, but once up to speed I think I almost forgot I was towing a couple times.
Overall mpg was appx 19mpg, and we get normally 23-24 on the highway at the same speed.
Since the Honda hitch is relatively low to the ground, I used a 4" rise and that kept the trailer and TV nice and level.
Only issue I have to figure out is the brakes on the trailer. I set the controller to 6 with no brake lockup....increased it to 7.2 and they still didn't want to lock up. I could feel the brakes working when applying the brakes, so I am guessing that I either need to just increase the brake controller setting, or have the brakes looked at for some adjustment or repair.
I did not bring the large propane tank up to the campsite to save some weight on the tounge, but after looking at it on the trailer I think I am in for some stronger shocks in the rear of the van.
Overall, very happy with our trip with the Odyssey and our Popup
The trailer is 1700 empty, and was appx 2000 with our gear packed in.
Towing with a 2005 Odyssey with trans cooler, and have a Tekonsha Primus for a break controller.
I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised with our first trip of 310 miles each way.
The Honda towed nicely, and I kept the mph to 65 or so.
Starting out you can really feel the trailer behind the vehicle, but once up to speed I think I almost forgot I was towing a couple times.
Overall mpg was appx 19mpg, and we get normally 23-24 on the highway at the same speed.
Since the Honda hitch is relatively low to the ground, I used a 4" rise and that kept the trailer and TV nice and level.
Only issue I have to figure out is the brakes on the trailer. I set the controller to 6 with no brake lockup....increased it to 7.2 and they still didn't want to lock up. I could feel the brakes working when applying the brakes, so I am guessing that I either need to just increase the brake controller setting, or have the brakes looked at for some adjustment or repair.
I did not bring the large propane tank up to the campsite to save some weight on the tounge, but after looking at it on the trailer I think I am in for some stronger shocks in the rear of the van.
Overall, very happy with our trip with the Odyssey and our Popup