Additional fuel carrying capacity on pickup

Veebyes wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Veebyes wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
“Stress of looking for fuel”. Now that’s down right funny, what no cell phone???

You have not driven the northern regions of British Columbia, northern Alberta, large areas of Alaska & Newfoundland where cell service does not exist have you?

NOPE and if I were to do so and were a responsible person for the best outcome of my journey I sure would map out the fuel locations before departing. OH I use my Satellite U connect to see fuel stations, just mentioned a cell phone as most have them. Kinda like planning for the next RV Park.

I love this saying.

"PIZZ poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine"

In The North it is still a little wild. We have done the trip four times since 2008. Each time it is noticeably more civilised. The Alaska hwy is fully paved.

Still, fuel capacity is important. Fuel stations every 100 miles or so are common. Availability at those stations may not be so dependable. Always good to have 100 miles reserve in the the tanks at every fillup.

In the lower 48 it is rare to see a sign "Next fuel 100 miles". It is easy to get around on the stock tank giving 250 plus towing miles.

Having two tanks is handy. I use both, even where fuel is readily available. When one is down to 1/4 I switch at next stop or CG. No hard & fast rule but fill up at next time & place convenient, maybe without the trailer behind & maybe at a smaller station where fuel might be a little less. You can play the price game better when you don't really NEED to get fuel.

Oh, & BTW, you are communicating with somebody who has been carrying a spare new trailer axle in his basement for the past 5 years, somebody who carries a spare water pump at all times, somebody who has a supply of spring wet bolts onboard, somebody who at heart is still a cruising boater who believes in having spares & being prepared as best as possible.

Well said. . I have been traveling the mountain west with a fifth wheel now for nearly 20 years with two different trucks with 30 gal. tanks, actually I think the previous ford was 29. Getting 10 miles per gal I limited myself to no more then 200 miles between fill ups, which has always worked pretty well, and most times when down to 1/2 tank I will fill up . Thats about 150 miles, and i'ts time for a stop at that point , if not sooner . As said this has worked pretty well .

If I were to venture off the known routes we take pretty much year after year, I would plan accordingly . We had a trip planned in the spring of 2020 to Alaska , of course Covid changed that. Our plan was to haul an extra 12 gallons, giving me a range of nearly 400 miles. From what I know from others that have done the trip ,that should work. If ,and when we make that trip , I will take another look at it.

Only time I ever got a bit concerned is when we left El Paso ,Tx. to San Antonio , going thru the hill country . It got a bit iffy running on 30 gallons before I could fill up , pushed it further then I liked .