Class C Gas Mileage

pnichols wrote:
FWIW, I used to carry an extra gallon of gas in a saddle-bag can on my scrambler motorcycle way back when I used to explore the Utah outback. Rode the motorcycle from the AFB all the way out to the desert .... and back to the AFB afterwards. What fun ... but no kind of a trip to run out of gas on!

Haven't some Harley guys figured out how to carry extra gas on board?

Also, I researched a 2WD offroad motorcycle recently that carried extra fuel within it's frame!!!

I have friends that carry extra fuel... and they make containers just for that. Nice to have. Nothing like running outta gas. My problem is when I am on long trips like that there is just no room with all the cr@p sh.... I mean "we" have to take. ;)

The other thing is after riding roughly two and a half hours we are ready for a break.

I intend to get a bike trailer so we can relax in the RV--for 400+ miles if need be--while driving. (To think I used to cringe when I saw a bike being trailered someplace instead of ridden.)


Michael

I just did a 3300 mile (Calgary to Laughlin,NV and return) NO TOAD trip at 9.2 MPUSG.

The same trip last year pulling a Honda Civic Toad was 7.8 MPUSG

This is a 2004 E450 V10 fully loaded at 14050 lbs. The Toad weighs 3100 lbs.

I'm sure the MPG won't be over 7,8 or so with our just purchased 2003 Itasca, 30 footer but I plan to make up some of that by having a 2012 Chevy Sonic to tow and to drive at home and on the road when the MH is parked. I plan to cruise at 58 on interstates and about 55 on 2-lanes so wondering if that will get me up to 8 or 9? The Chevy truck/small 5th wheel combo we sold averaged 10 so it will likely cost us several hundred more on a long trip.

I Have like most people checked the mileage after each fill up, But after the last trip total 3909 miles I averaged it out and got 10.8 over the whole trip. I normally keep it between 60 & 65 I might bump it up just to pass now and then, P31 Four wind with V10 and pulling a Jeep Wrangler. Happy RVing to you all. Ed.

FWIW, I used to carry an extra gallon of gas in a saddle-bag can on my scrambler motorcycle way back when I used to explore the Utah outback. Rode the motorcycle from the AFB all the way out to the desert .... and back to the AFB afterwards. What fun ... but no kind of a trip to run out of gas on!

Haven't some Harley guys figured out how to carry extra gas on board?

Also, I researched a 2WD offroad motorcycle recently that carried extra fuel within it's frame!!!

Desert Captain wrote:
Another plus for us is the 55 gallon tank(500 miles of driving with a 50 mile cushion), which enables us to just keep driving if the price is more obscene than usual. I topped up in Yuma on my way to San Diego and even with a week of running around town I should be able to make it back to Arizona before buying fuel again. The difference, even on the border at Yuma is about 50-60 cents a gallon. If I run low I'll just add 10 gallons to get me back to AZ. :C

That is a plus. Combine that with a gas price app and you have a good way to avoid the high priced gas (I'm talking to you, Needles, CA!).

Interestingly it is the reverse when I take my bike. It's a Harley and at highway speeds I can't go very far before needing to refuel. And out here in the desert that often means stopping at anyplace that has fuel. This and needing super unleaded often makes the gas mileage not what you might think on a bike.



Michael

Another plus for us is the 55 gallon tank(500 miles of driving with a 50 mile cushion), which enables us to just keep driving if the price is more obscene than usual. I topped up in Yuma on my way to San Diego and even with a week of running around town I should be able to make it back to Arizona before buying fuel again. The difference, even on the border at Yuma is about 50-60 cents a gallon. If I run low I'll just add 10 gallons to get me back to AZ. :C

4x4van wrote:
Want better mileage? Get out of California. You'll take about a 10% hit in mileage by burning California's special "clean burning" oxygenated crap, not to mention paying 5-10% more for that priviledge!

That's exactly the reason we buy all of our RV gas using a credit card that gives 5 percent back on gas purchases (.. that's a 20 cents per gallon discount on $4 gas).

We can travel all over California, or anywhere else in the U.S., on cheaper fuel than most RV'ers can. This kindof helps to make up for the V10's "legendary high gas mileage". ;)

Want better mileage? Get out of California. You'll take about a 10% hit in mileage by burning California's special "clean burning" oxygenated crap, not to mention paying 5-10% more for that priviledge!

9 mpg, 29'Gulfstream, nothing in tow, empty tanks, no slide, 55-60mph in New England.