anyone else get better gas mileage with stuff in the bed?

without anything in the bed and tail gate up im getting 18 mpg on average and keeping it within 75 mph.
with about 300 lbs in the bed (pelican 1650, 1550 and a rubbermaid cart) im getting 19.6 mpg. someone tell me wtf is going on.

i should also mention i have a one up double bike rack on the back in the hitch. it weighs about 50 lbs....

 

Your tailgate should always be up. If you out it down it’ll be worse fuel economy due to the air flow and pushing down on the tailgate.

Your probably being easier on the throttle and more careful to not have things rolling around.

 

Coincidence.

 

Could be different gas

 

all my stuff is strapped down and on top of a bed mat so nothing is sliding around. not complaining just trying to figure it out.

 

^ what he said.

 

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A tonneau cover will improve your mpg by breaking up the big ass vortex formed by the back wall of the cab. Maybe the bed was full enough to block all the wind.

Probably you just got ethanol free gas though