Cross-Country Trip TC Ticker
We got to VA and back to Idaho in one piece and had some fun with counting TC's along the way. Remember the game of finding license plates from all the 50 states when you were a kid? We did that and got them all but for Hawaii. We also kept a running tab on TC's in each state, along with the identities of the maker. Here's what we found:
Idaho wins with 29
WY - 16
NE - 12
MT - 9
UT, SD - 5 (each)
IL - 4
IA, NC - 2
IN, VA, OH, PA - 1
MD, WV - 0
Of course the amount of time spent in each state varied widely, but this ain't no scientific study.
Brands? Well, we tracked hard-sides separately from pop-ups.
Lance - 19
AF - 12
Miscellaneous (couldn't read it) - 11
S&S, Cirrus, Travel Lite, - 3
Bigfoot, Elkhorn, Northern Lite, Wolf Creek - 2
All the rest had one.
Pop-ups
Four Wheel, Northstar - 4
Alaskan, Palomino, Outfitter, -2
Misc. - 4
Quite a few more brands with only one.
Of note was a very interesting Earth Roamer built on an undetermined chassis.
We also made a note of the other brands of RV's that had ridiculous names, such as
Flair, Reflection, Imagine, and ZInger. But the one that really takes the cake is "Stealth." How can a multi-axle, gi-normous fifth-wheel be called "Stealth?" Talk about oxymorons!
Anyway, the trip was fun even though I ended up with several tick bites, one of which I am now treating for Lyme disease due to the bull's eye rash that developed. When we got back we had 6006 miles on the trip odometer, so an oil change, fuel filter change (bio-diesel can clean things when run for the first time), and a tranny inspection, fluid and filter change. We only burned 3.3 gallons of propane running the fridge during all the driving out and back. Fuel mileage averaged around 12.5 mpg, which is lower than usual. We were running into strong headwinds all the way there and all the way back : ( We were very grateful to miss all the bad weather in NE Kansas on the trip back. All's well that ends well. Now I am gearing up for the rest of the summer camping season.
See you out there in our Wolf Creek!!!
Idaho wins with 29
WY - 16
NE - 12
MT - 9
UT, SD - 5 (each)
IL - 4
IA, NC - 2
IN, VA, OH, PA - 1
MD, WV - 0
Of course the amount of time spent in each state varied widely, but this ain't no scientific study.
Brands? Well, we tracked hard-sides separately from pop-ups.
Lance - 19
AF - 12
Miscellaneous (couldn't read it) - 11
S&S, Cirrus, Travel Lite, - 3
Bigfoot, Elkhorn, Northern Lite, Wolf Creek - 2
All the rest had one.
Pop-ups
Four Wheel, Northstar - 4
Alaskan, Palomino, Outfitter, -2
Misc. - 4
Quite a few more brands with only one.
Of note was a very interesting Earth Roamer built on an undetermined chassis.
We also made a note of the other brands of RV's that had ridiculous names, such as
Flair, Reflection, Imagine, and ZInger. But the one that really takes the cake is "Stealth." How can a multi-axle, gi-normous fifth-wheel be called "Stealth?" Talk about oxymorons!
Anyway, the trip was fun even though I ended up with several tick bites, one of which I am now treating for Lyme disease due to the bull's eye rash that developed. When we got back we had 6006 miles on the trip odometer, so an oil change, fuel filter change (bio-diesel can clean things when run for the first time), and a tranny inspection, fluid and filter change. We only burned 3.3 gallons of propane running the fridge during all the driving out and back. Fuel mileage averaged around 12.5 mpg, which is lower than usual. We were running into strong headwinds all the way there and all the way back : ( We were very grateful to miss all the bad weather in NE Kansas on the trip back. All's well that ends well. Now I am gearing up for the rest of the summer camping season.
See you out there in our Wolf Creek!!!
