Finding a friendly place to fuel up.
Very new to this game. Ok, so new I won't pick up my new (to me) coach until Friday. 42' 2006 Country Coach DP. I realize that you can fill up any place that sells diesel. But my question is what do y...
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Stratman50th wrote:rgatijnet1 wrote:
Some people use the various online satellite views to check fueling stations as well as RV parks to get an idea as to the layout for ingress and egress. Some use one of the newer GPS units that allow you to input your coaches height, width, and length. Some go ONLY to truck stops and some people start looking for fuel when they get to 1/2 tank or so and will pull in to any station that obviously offers plenty of room to maneuver to top off the tanks.
A lot depends on if you plan on traveling the interstates and want to travel around heavily populated areas, with fueling stations on every corner, or plan on traveling the back roads where the stations are few and far between.
We travel a lot out West and we have driven through some areas of the Western states where the nearest place to buy fuel, either diesel or gas, may be 100 miles away. We have also found that all gas stations have gas, but not all of them have diesel. I do carry an empty 5 gallon gas can in case I have to buy some fuel and my coach just won't fit at the pumps.
Just do your homework and remember that the internet is your friend and I would suggest stopping for fuel before the gauge reads close to empty when in an unfamiliar area.
Have fun if you leave Maryland going south and plan on crossing the 301 bridge. I do it all of the time to see our kids in Maryland but a lot of people will not cross that bridge with their RV.
Thank you! And as far as the bridge, I was actually a police officer in that county. When they closed the bridge because of high wind or other conditions I was many times the guy that got to run over to VA and back to make sure nobody was on the bridge. My daughter is at VCU in Richmond. I never... EVER.. go 95. I always cross the 301 bridge. I was going to contact MD toll facilities for more velcro to put the EZ pass in the coach.
On our last trip, they had finished the construction/repairs on the 301 bridge and it was open to two way traffic again. It still costs a lot to get out of Maryland but at least it is free to get in to the state. Our kids live in Lexington Park so we would really have to drive way out of our way if I didn't take the 301 bridge. It is just another bridge to me.
