n7bsn wrote:
As we lengthened our camping season we had to lengthen the rig. Now that we go on trips every month of the year, even when the forecast is for several inches of rain while we are out.
I think I may have mentioned this earlier, but we camp year round. As a matter of fact, we just took our camper on a 2,200+ mile road trip in 9 days of traveling. Here's our fuel log:
112,445 miles (Milan, NM)
112,701 miles (Tucumcari, NM)
256 miles, 21.39 gallons = 11.96 mpg
112,999 miles (Clinton, OK)
298 miles, 27.56 gallons = 10.81 mpg
113,296 miles (Joplin, MO)
297 miles, 26.748 gallons = 11.10 mpg
113,522 miles (Rolla, MO)
226 miles, 21.320 gallons = 10.60 mpg
113,779 miles (Ottawa, KS)
257 miles, 25.306 gallons = 10.15 mpg
114,012 miles (Pratt, KS)
233 miles, 24.394 gallons = 9.55 mpg
114,188 miles (Guymon, OK)
176 miles, 17.998 gallons = 9.77 mpg
114,354 miles (Tucumcari, NM)
166 miles, 14.657 gallons = 11.32 mpg
114,618 miles (Milan, NM)
264 miles, 29.457 gallons = 8.96 mpg
Since we do a lot of RV traveling (6,000 - 8,000 miles per year, we have found that a smaller unit is much more convenient to tow.
n7bsn wrote:
She likes a long walk in the rain, with the temp's in the low 40s, but when she gets back she wants a warm rig with a large cup of tea.
Me, I settle for a warm rig, a large cup of coco and a good movie on the DVD; while I listen to the rain and the wind.
We also enjoy camping in stormy weather. Generally speaking, we don't spend a lot of time in the camper, but sometimes there isn't much choice. I think we'll appreciate the larger coach for those times that we spend in the camper. I'm not much of a TV watcher, but we can now sit at the dinette table and watch TV, or spend time on the laptop/tablet. The TV would be a little too far to watch from the bed, though. Maybe I should consider adding a larger TV.
