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Alex_and_Tee
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Sep 06, 2021

Gassing Your Gasser

As this is my first MH and essentially first time driving something this large, I am having a bit of anxiety about driving this thing with a Toad in and out of a gas station. With the Toad I will be somewhere in the neighborhood of 60' long total. Our maiden voyage will be 9/18 to Marathon Key, FL which will also mark the beginning of our adventure full timing.

I have driven to a Love's recently without my Toad and was able to get an end pump so it was pretty easy to get in and out. I might be overly concerned about nothing. I have watched a video on YouTube about a guy who covered this subject and how he gets his DW to Google Earth the station before arriving to plan his entrance and exit. Just looking for some pointers from some of you more experienced folks on things to do (or not do) or what to look out for so I don't paint myself in a corner.

Thanks in advance for your advice.

22 Replies

  • I would suggest that you take advantage of the special RV fueling islands at FlyingJ.
    We too drive a gasser and refuel at FlyingJ whenever possible. They accommodate our MH and toad quite easily and we're about 63 feet long. Download the Pilot/Flying J app to view locations along your travel route. You even save 5 cents a gallon with your GoodSam card.
  • Loves and Pilot have done some of the planning for you. Use them and you should have no problems. Start looking at 1/4 tank. Slow and easy get your copilot to help you look.