Looking really good and along the lines of what I want to build for my next vehicle. Did you notice any drop in fuel economy after installing the canopy and RTT, and what are you averaging?
I have a stock DCSB TRD OffRoad which I just drove from the coast in California to Massachusetts. No lift, stock tires, auto trans, cab-high shell with Yakima crossbars and Tepui RTT. I was fairly loaded ... one passenger, two bikes, camping gear for a month on the road, plus a 50# 1Up bike rack. I averaged 20.6 mpg. About 1/2 interstate, half 2 lane, maybe 75 miles of dirt (some in 4wd hi), zig-zagged around quite a bit. The cumulative average was almost 23 when I dropped out of the Rockies at Salida, CO, but heavy winds, higher Interstate speeds in OK and AR, plus urban driving in Baltimore and DC dropped it quite a bit. AC on almost the whole trip. I thought it was pretty good considering the tent sitting up pretty high on the Yak rack. Suspension doesn't seem too happy with this load, thoughRarely am I in a hurry around town...and if I was I would have gotten a GX with a V8. So for me in my natural state of driving like a grandma on my commute, I could get around 20-21 MPG with the topper. I got around 19-20 at 80MPH on the interstate last week with the tent from Denver to Roswell NM, calculated by mileage and fuel used, not the onboard computer. Cruising on the highway (pre-lift and tires) with no tent I could do 23-24 under 75MPH.
I am sure the tires and added weight of the bumper are gonna hurt me, but I'm a conservative driver when I can be so I don't think it will be an unacceptable loss.
Erie, but I work in Louisville
Rarely am I in a hurry around town...and if I was I would have gotten a GX with a V8. So for me in my natural state of driving like a grandma on my commute, I could get around 20-21 MPG with the topper. I got around 19-20 at 80MPH on the interstate last week with the tent from Denver to Roswell NM, calculated by mileage and fuel used, not the onboard computer. Cruising on the highway (pre-lift and tires) with no tent I could do 23-24 under 75MPH.
I am sure the tires and added weight of the bumper are gonna hurt me, but I'm a conservative driver when I can be so I don't think it will be an unacceptable loss.