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FerrisFamilyof5's avatar
Oct 29, 2014

road trip software?

Howdy all. this spring will be my first long haul (meaning more than 4-5 hours through familiar territories). We will be leaving Niagara Falls and pulling our camper to Myrtle Beach. Here is my concern. I get between 8 and 12 MPH pulling my hybrid. I have a 25 gallon tank. So in essence I will need to stop for fuel every 150 -175 miles (like to keep a cushion, just in case!) Microsoft had software (Streets and Trips) that allows you to put in your MPG and indicate about when you want to refuel. It would populate a circle that would indicate where you should be looking for fuel. When it worked it would bring up gas stations within the shaded circle. Does anyone know if you can use any of the mapping software (Google Maps, Bing Maps, Map Quest, etc) to do such a thing? or is there something out there you have used?
  • FerrisFamilyof5 wrote:
    yes that's an option, but i just don't want to hop off and pay any premium price. I like the idea of planning.... would you just hop off and pay for any old room or would you plan it?

    I don't pay for any rooms, that's why I got a TT. Some people ride all around town to save $0.05 a gallon, I don't, if I get 40 gallons I would save $2.00. When I need gas I stop and get it. I am only 53 ft long, if they can get the delivery truck there I can buy gas there. Planing is something I don't do much of now that I don't work.
  • riven1950 wrote:
    We use gas buddy on our phone to find gas prices, works pretty good
    X2 Plus in map mode you can see what and where stations are located.
  • We use gas buddy on our phone to find gas prices, works pretty good
  • yes that's an option, but i just don't want to hop off and pay any premium price. I like the idea of planning.... would you just hop off and pay for any old room or would you plan it?
  • If your gas gauge works you could just use that and when it gets low stop and get gas. The exit signs tell you if there is gas at each exit.