Our first travel trailer was an EII. We loved it. Just enough space and no more.
Lived in it full time for nearly 2 years, but pandemic and a serious back injury made us re-think many things.
Built a house, sold the Olly and purchased a much larger trailer.
It’s great, bigger tanks, queen bed, dry bath, bigger fridge… very civilized.
This winter we decided to take our first long trip in the new RV. All other trips have been local (really local) and the truck and trailer did great.
This latest trip has been an eye-opener.
New trailer is an absolute wind brick. Mileage plummets above 45 (yeah, 45).
Average for the whole trip has been 8mpg!
I now realize just how fantastic the Olly was to tow.
Super obedient, never felt the wind, often forgot it was back there.
12 - 14mpg regularly.
Easy to park, clearance was never an issue.
So warm and cool (new one is NOT 4-season and basically follows ambient temps).
Seriously started looking at classifieds for a gently used Oliver.
Sometimes, you don’t know what you got until it’s gone.