Filling Up at Gas Station--Class A Gasser

As you become familiar and more comfortable with your coach, you'll find that evaluating possible fuel stops becomes somewhat automatic. You may even find situations where the tail swing can work to your advantage. A couple of days ago, I pulled into a large BP station on Route 17 in South Carolina to gas up. The pump islands with three pumps each were aligned towards the store, but I could see that the right end island would give me an easy exit out past the side of the building to a rear exit. There was already a car at pump 1 though, and as I pulled in, a pickup pulled up to pump 2, leaving only pump 3 available, but without enough room to pull up. The fuel filler is at the left rear corner of our coach, so I was preparing to wait my turn when the pickup driver started unload 5 gallon gas cans to be refilled. The bed of the truck was filled with at least a dozen of them. Now not willing to wait him out, I pulled up a bit out from the 3rd pump, and then swung out past the pickup, letting the tail swing bring the filler port within reach of the pump. About $150 dollars later we were on our way, and the pickup driver was still filling cans.