Bryan Appleby's Amazing Full Time Truck Camping Story
Truck Camper Magazine Can't wait for Part 2 Bryan!
Forum Discussion
From what I know about what is behind the cab and in front of the camper box I can assure you that there is NO center of gravity problem.
He uses almost all solar, so an occasional use of a gas generator is really not a woe. In fact, it's a good alternative backup to his other power sources. If you mean run the truck on propane, I don't think that would work with a diesel engine. Plus, he would have to change his motorcycles over to propane if going to all one fuel. For REALLY hard-core XTC-er's that operate on a global basis, all diesel is the way to go with truck/generators/appliances as propane is only readily available and cheap in the U.S. and Canada, not in Mexico and and Sud Amerika or anywhere else for that matter. Personally, for WHERE he plies his TC, propane/gas/diesel/solar are a good lashup. But, I could be wrong.
Bryan told me he tries to hold his diesel fuel consumption down to $400 a month.(..or is it 400 gallons a month?). His 30 day travels take this into account. So at say, 10 mpg, he can only drive, on average, what?, 1600 miles a month? YMMV.
For all you propane users out there, we have found the lowest price is typically found in July. We have a 525 gallon propane tank to run Rancho de Jefe and it will go two years on a fill up.
jefe
He uses almost all solar, so an occasional use of a gas generator is really not a woe. In fact, it's a good alternative backup to his other power sources. If you mean run the truck on propane, I don't think that would work with a diesel engine. Plus, he would have to change his motorcycles over to propane if going to all one fuel. For REALLY hard-core XTC-er's that operate on a global basis, all diesel is the way to go with truck/generators/appliances as propane is only readily available and cheap in the U.S. and Canada, not in Mexico and and Sud Amerika or anywhere else for that matter. Personally, for WHERE he plies his TC, propane/gas/diesel/solar are a good lashup. But, I could be wrong.
Bryan told me he tries to hold his diesel fuel consumption down to $400 a month.(..or is it 400 gallons a month?). His 30 day travels take this into account. So at say, 10 mpg, he can only drive, on average, what?, 1600 miles a month? YMMV.
For all you propane users out there, we have found the lowest price is typically found in July. We have a 525 gallon propane tank to run Rancho de Jefe and it will go two years on a fill up.
jefe
