Do you carry?

On my recent cross country trip I carried 2x5 gallon cans, there were plenty of places we went where there was no cell service and it could be a hundred miles between gas stations, with a 26 gallon tank and as low as 8.5mpg with headwinds it would only take one station being closed, without power, etc to possibly run out. Better to haul around an extra 60lb and not need it then run out and be stranded.

I full time. When I decide that I am going to stay in one place for a week or so I do not top off the tank before hand. I also don't run with a full tank ever.

My gas tank, water tank and gray/black tanks are all behind the rear axle. So depending on how much water I am carrying dictates how much fuel I will carry at the same time.

Other tanks all empty then the fuel tank gets more and I will top off while traveling because it affects my handling if too low.

Makes a difference HOW you RV. Distance, duration etc.

I DID find out just where those pesky vents are though. When they fell out I knew 'exactly' how much fuel I could put in before it poured out all over the gas station. :W

I always carry.. A handgun.

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.

If you have all that tech I can see not running out.And that's all good in an rv but I have a motorcycle too and it does not have a gas gauge. It does have a trip meter and I usually reset that after each fill up and know I need to fill up once it gets to about 130 miles. I once stretched it to 159 but had to flip over to reserve and just barely made it to the gas station. If you want to mess up a biker reset his trip meter if he has no gas gauge.

I don't carry any spare (no location I would be comfortable doing so), but I am VERY intentional about thinking through fueling and have planned out stops for my upcoming trip (WI to FL). With a 35' tt we are limited in what stations we can use, and I need to fill every 200 miles or so to avoid getting below my comfort zone (37 gallon tank at roughly 7mpg). I hate having to fill 3x per day on long trips, but it is what it is!

We carry 5 gallons for generator and have once used it to add to our tow vehicle just to be sure we had enough to get into town. We do most of our RVing throughout the SW and Mountain West regions of the country, rest assured, if you had a 3/4 ton or 1 ton gasser tow vehicle with a small fuel tank your answer might be a little different.

In 20 years, I ran out once. Wife hurt knee in CA and trying to get home to Dr in TX. Lots of stress, didn't refuel @ Needles to Kingman, but forgot about the continual climb between the two cities. Highway Patrolman laughed his head off when asked why I was waiting outside the truck for road svc ---- told him I didn't like being in the cab w/wife. (Nag, nag, I told you so, what were you thinking, etc, etc). Made it w/in 8 mi or so of Kingman. So close, so far. Haul 5 gal diesel jerry now; never used yet.

Can of gas for the generator, if it is along. If not, no, and in any case, all our vehicles are diesel, and I've never carried a can of that.

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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?