RV Fuel Issues & Prices - Post 'Em Here!

HJGyswyt wrote:

tomman58 wrote:

John & Angela wrote:
There is a Texas plated car driving around the resort here with a bumper sticker that says, "When Obama took office gas was 1.97 a gallon". I'm a foreigner so don't quite get the political meaning here, but I'm thinking he might want to remove that sticker now. :)

Texas doesn't spend much on education. Although there was a time about 7 years ago I had to spend $5.10 for diesel there. Really glad that even in central Florida they only stiff us for $2.34 for diesel.

That is fact, if any one bothers to go back into this thread to the beginning in 2008 they would see we were all complaining/lamenting the fact that fuel prices were well over $4 a gallon and in some places over $5. Even John and Angela made a comment about fuel being even more in Canada, almost to $6 after converting liters to gallons and so forth.

My self, I'm going to take advantage of low fuel prices this February and I have a 6500 mile trip planned, and assuming I can average 14mpg I would need roughly 470 gallons, and multiply that by $2.20 a gallon, my fuel cost would be in the neighborhood of $1200 for the whole trip. That is a real bargain.

Yep. We only have about 1500 miles left to go before the summer but next fall we have a cross country trip coming up. The last time we did it we were going through a few hundred dollars a day of fuel. This time it will be half of that.

tomman58 wrote:

John & Angela wrote:
There is a Texas plated car driving around the resort here with a bumper sticker that says, "When Obama took office gas was 1.97 a gallon". I'm a foreigner so don't quite get the political meaning here, but I'm thinking he might want to remove that sticker now. :)

Texas doesn't spend much on education. Although there was a time about 7 years ago I had to spend $5.10 for diesel there. Really glad that even in central Florida they only stiff us for $2.34 for diesel.

That is fact, if any one bothers to go back into this thread to the beginning in 2008 they would see we were all complaining/lamenting the fact that fuel prices were well over $4 a gallon and in some places over $5. Even John and Angela made a comment about fuel being even more in Canada, almost to $6 after converting liters to gallons and so forth.

My self, I'm going to take advantage of low fuel prices this February and I have a 6500 mile trip planned, and assuming I can average 14mpg I would need roughly 470 gallons, and multiply that by $2.20 a gallon, my fuel cost would be in the neighborhood of $1200 for the whole trip. That is a real bargain.

John & Angela wrote:
There is a Texas plated car driving around the resort here with a bumper sticker that says, "When Obama took office gas was 1.97 a gallon". I'm a foreigner so don't quite get the political meaning here, but I'm thinking he might want to remove that sticker now. :)

Texas doesn't spend much on education. Although there was a time about 7 years ago I had to spend $5.10 for diesel there. Really glad that even in central Florida they only stiff us for $2.34 for diesel.

Last year I payed as much as $4.45 in Montana for diesel. Today had the coach out and topped the tank at $0.989. Got to love my Kroger points. The price was great before using points at $1.78 for diesel.
Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year
Bill

Houston Remodeler wrote:
Since there is only one permitted thread on fuel... and the search feature was useless,I'll ask here;

Next spring we are planning a 6000 mile trip; Houston, Dallas, OKC, KC, Denver, Cheyenne, Yellowstone, SLC, Grand Canyon, Santa Fe, Carlsbad, Houston.

Our rig gets 350-400 miles per tank. Would an auxiliary tank in the TV bed a prudent measure? Or is there enough places to buy diesel at fair prices we don't have to worry?

I would start looking at 1/2 tank I have never had a problem finding diesel. Gas Buddy is your friend. Just have to ask isn't Houston once enough?:B
Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year
Bill

There is a Texas plated car driving around the resort here with a bumper sticker that says, "When Obama took office gas was 1.97 a gallon". I'm a foreigner so don't quite get the political meaning here, but I'm thinking he might want to remove that sticker now. :)

This was in Gonzales Louisiana last week(first week of December)

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Houston Remodeler wrote:
Since there is only one permitted thread on fuel... and the search feature was useless,I'll ask here;

Next spring we are planning a 6000 mile trip; Houston, Dallas, OKC, KC, Denver, Cheyenne, Yellowstone, SLC, Grand Canyon, Santa Fe, Carlsbad, Houston.

Our rig gets 350-400 miles per tank. Would an auxiliary tank in the TV bed a prudent measure? Or is there enough places to buy diesel at fair prices we don't have to worry?

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Personally I would just carry a 5 full of diesel, you should be fine.

you should know the rule of the West, when you can fill up do so.
I did your trip less Yellowstone but with many other stops all over the West with a 25 gallon tanks on a rig that got maybe 10.5 mpg.

We normally need to whiz every 200 mile +/- so we fill up the truck and empty the bladder. New truck and larger trailer, the truck gets bett mpg and the truck now has 36 gallon tank, still have to whiz.

Hi

300 miles would be more than adequate between fuel stops unless it is a major holiday when nearly everything is closed.

We try to never get below 1/4 tank. In my travels to all of the lower 48, I have only come close to running out of fuel once and that was due to driver error. My coach can far out run my bladder.