Airtabs on...500 mi. road trip report

[AKDrifter]

Put the Airtabs on the camper the other day. Today I drove from Haines, AK to Whitehorse, Yukon and back; 500 mi. I'm impressed at the way they reduce drag, really. The sway and swagger from side and cross winds were greatly reduced, especially when the big rigs blew by me the other direction. All the roads were 2 lane highways and I would highly recomend this product, no BS.



I think they made a diff. in MPG but I have'nt filled up yet, I'm sure they did. The majority of my driving with camper on is winter, you know, when the roads are icy. I feel way safer driving 60-70 MPH on icy roads now, a thumbs up.



I side of my camper is coragated, I did'nt follow the directions just as the sheet says, I used 100% silicone and just stuck 'em on there at the recomended spacing, they ain't conning off.



Paul

 

[Dreher]

I was wondering how they would install on a corrugated surface, as well.



Where on the camper did you put them and do you have anything up on top (rack, AC, equipment, ect. )?



Bob

 

[AKDrifter]

Bob, I placed the airtabs on the coragated siding by pealing off the stickem on the back, putting a heavy bead on the outer edge of the tab and pressed it on the siding. Where there were gaps I just smeared the leftover silicone in it and let it be. I guess it depends on the type of coragated siding you have. Some of them don't look the prettiest but I could'nt see buying the gutter stuff they were talking about and putting a whole bunch of screws through the camper being any more pretty or funtional.



On the roof, I cleaned the surface well with some 409 and stuck them on with the stickem on back. They do stick well to rubber, I tried pulling one off and could see the rubber lifting up from the underlayment before it would come off. My camper did not have any obstructions on the roof to speek of.



I don't know if they install on coragated as well (or effectivly) as a smooth surface, probably not, but there on there and they work!



Paul

 

[Turbo Horseman]

I'm waiting for it to warm up to well above freezing temperatures in Hay River, NT, before I stick the airtabs on my trailer. Its good to hear they made a noticeable difference.



My trailer is a 28 foot gooseneck combination horse trailer. Passing big rigs isn't a problem and there wasn't any problems with swaying. A rock steady towed unit.



The hope is the gas mileage will go up. The other hope is that the layer of mud that would pile up on the back doors won't be there any more.

 

[AKDrifter]

I wiped down the back of the camper before the trip, very little grime was on the back afterwards.



I feel guilty for talking about something as petty as airtabs after hearing about our POW's over there, God bless our troops and families.

 

[merryman]

AKDrifter

By "Camper", do you mean a slide in pickup camper, a travel trailer or a fifth wheel? How long?

I am trying to talk myself into putting these on my 30' fiver.

Thanks



Vaughn

 

[AKDrifter]

My camper is the slide in type, where the tail gate closes.