Anyone Cancelling Truck Camper Trips Due to Fuel Prices?

S Davis wrote:
No ,added a extra 51 gallon tank. Instead of using my commercial supplier I am shopping around.





87 gallons@ $5.85 last fill up, contractor I work with just paid $6.40 in Bellinham WA.

I think your on to something with that idea. During the summer the TC rig is in use a ton. If you can shave off a hundred bucks a week by just stopping where it’s cheaper that is just smart. Maybe I’ll start doing that with cans. Love the tank!!!!!!

ReneeG wrote:
One way to save is to use your gas CC. Sinclair gives you .10 off per gallon using the card and Chevron gives you .05 off per gallon and .02 credit on your overall bill. You can see that we always use Sinclair right now.

I have the Citi Double Cash credit card that gives me 2% back on all my purchases. At $5 per gallon that also saves 10 cents per gallon. Yippee!

I did fulltime in 2020 and I was paying $1.89 per gallon. I feel like a genius because I sold my motorhome in Feb. 2021. I might buy another one next year and do it again, depending upon all the prices. I might not. It was fun, but I don't know if it's $5 a gallon fun.

No ,added a extra 51 gallon tank. Instead of using my commercial supplier I am shopping around.





87 gallons@ $5.85 last fill up, contractor I work with just paid $6.40 in Bellinham WA.

Reality Check wrote:
Life is short, every day's a gift, and waiting for the perfect time is a losing proposition.. Camp on.

My wife uses the same phrase and we try to enjoy life while we can. We rolled by Realty Check on Thursday in search of better weather on the dry side of the mountains.

Bedlam wrote:
I just fueled for $208 at $6/gal for diesel...

$127.00 at $4.89

Anyone Cancelling Truck Camper Trips Due to Fuel Prices?

nope... just finished a bit over 8 weeks. Cut short to return for a funeral service.

It is what it is. I've read through this thread, and there is great wisdom scattered about. Life is short, every day's a gift, and waiting for the perfect time is a losing proposition.. Camp on.

Wife, daughter and grandkids went to a swim meet this weekend. It is about 4 hours each way. They are staying in town there an extra day. Fwiw, the cost to camp for 3 days was less than one of the days driving. I'm here making sure the chicks, ducklings, and dogs are taken care of.

I expect DW, and I will take a trip or two, and there is at least one more swim meet trip. Good to have a TC. It's still a lot cheaper than hotel rooms. Fwiw, DW said the truck averaged about 12 mpg.

Last month I did 2500 miles to FL and then to Myrtle Beach and back to PA. With the TSB discount I averaged $4.50 a gallon. Avg MPG was 10.7. I drive 65 mph with cruise. I just got back yestaerday from Myrtle Beach again. No FL.
1500 miles total. With TSB discount , some of the same truck stops even I averaged $5.50 a gallon. 4 weeks difference. I will be going back to MB again in about 3 or 4 weeks. Wonder what it will be then. I also need to go to Branson, MO sometime in July. Getting my use out of the truck and camper.

I just fueled for $208 at $6/gal for diesel...

https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/report/prices.php#:~:text=Diesel%20wholesale%20margins%20in%20the,averages%20%244.78%2Fgal%20in%203Q22.

Looks like the prediction for 2023 fuel price is not much better. So putting our trip off until next may not make much of a difference on fuel costs.