westend wrote:
Lantley wrote:
I not referring to those that travel into trully remote areas that need more fuel. I referring to those that have TV's with small 25 gallon tanks.
You do know that many gas pickup trucks have a fuel tank either less than 25 gals. or close to that number?
CORRECT!
Lantley, many pickups with certain combinations of cab size and bed size not to mention gas or Diesel MAY have pretty darn small tanks..
While what you posted is somewhat true, in reality you have blasted anyone who has one of the trucks which due to circumstances outside the control of the owner the MANUFACTURE DEEMED that small tank size to be the ONLY SIZE.
From my 97 F250 up to my 2006 F250 I was STUCK with a paltry 26-29 gallon tank because I chose a Super cab with short bed gas truck..
at 10 mpg that meant my absolute max range was 260 miles to 290 miles, to ENSURE we didn't run out of fuel we started LOOKING for fuel stations at 200-225 miles. If the next town was MORE than 25 miles we STOPPED as fast as we could find a station..
Depending on the distance between towns we often refilled at the 175 mile mark on one of our repeat trips..
These short stops added considerable time to our trips not to mention often going 10 or more miles out of our way..
I personally was not impressed with the idea of carrying loose cans and then having to lift them.. That is why I I found the 15 gallon "fuel station" and set it up with a fuel pump..
My 2013 F250 does indeed have a bigger tank (35 gallon) but we still ended up with a couple of short stops around 175-200 mile mark even though at 10 MPG I could go up to 350 miles..
Adding that 15 gallon fuel station for us is like adding an additional 150 miles we could go so we could be a bit more picky about the gas stations we pull into..
Running short on fuel meant we often had no choice of fuel stations.. Sometimes getting into a really tight place and spending considerable time trying to reach the pumps and or trying to get out of the stations without damaging the station or my rig..
Not to mention over the years we HAVE found cities that are BEST TO AVOID either for traffic or due to crime (I was not impressed at one fuel station that I had to stand outside and the attendant was inside behind several inches of bullet proof glass and pass the money in a 1/4" deep notch in the counter :E ).
So now we can skip a few fuel stops, pick out easier ones and can drive as far as 400 miles and not be forced into a place that is not RV friendly..
