Do you carry?
Folks: There are times each of us has nearly run out of fuel on a trip. Has anyone carried a 5 gallon can of fuel as a spare "just in case"?
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malexander wrote:jplante4 wrote:malexander wrote:
I REALLY can't figure out how folks run out of fuel. With todays technology, road maps, fuel gages, trip meters, etc, it's beyond my comprehension. But that's just me.
I don't carry extra fuel.
New to me coach +
fuel gauge off by 1/4 tank +
wasn't getting a full fillup due to a loop in the tank vent line =
running out of fuel on I-10.
Thanks Coach-Net
I've often thought of putting a 5 gal can of gas in the back of my pickup, and intentionally running it out. Just to see exactly how much it takes to fill up.
New to you coach. Just asking, absolutely NO FLAME intended, because I don't know all your "particulars" but how did you not notice 1/4 tank gage difference? Were there no clues?
Propagation of errors. Because I had a loop in the tank vent, I was never getting a full tank. That lead a miscalculation of the mileage, but not enough to be unbelievable (8 vs 9 MPG). . That skewed my "number of miles to go before I need fuel" number (600 vs. 750) and over the period of 3 months eventually got me down to a quarter tank. Thinking I still had 100 miles in the tank, I was stretching for Alabama to save a few cents a gallon.
At 1/2 on the gauge or 600 miles since last fillup, I'm looking for fuel.
