Stopping for fuel with 29' TT
So we leave next week on our first trip with the new TT! Previously with the PUP, we could pull in anywhere to fill up. Now with a 29' TT and 21' TV, the combined unit at 50' is as long as some of the...
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First, get the app, "GasBuddy.com" installed on your phone. It's free, and the map feature is wonderful! It gives you the current price of fuel for almost every fuel station around you. I use Gas Buddy for the map feature a lot. I kind of like it better than Google maps.
I have a 35 and 1/2 foot trailer and my truck is 22 feet long. That's 57 and 1/2 feet of rig length. I've not had any problems navigating "normal" fuel stations. My truck is diesel, so attempting to navigate to the limited number of pumps with diesel is sometimes a challenge, waiting on the customer pumping gas into their car from the same island. But other than that, I've not experienced any issues. We have on occasion passed right on by a few fuel stations because, although we could see a way in, getting out was almost impossible. When you run into those situations, keep driving. You also learn to look for fuel stations when only half empty. Don't wait till you are "critical" and then begin looking. Pulling the extra length, you might have pass a station or two to find one that can be navigated comfortably. So 1/2 is your empty. Stick to that, and you'll never have problems.
Personally, I avoid truck stops. They are simply too nasty, dirty, people are rude, too busy, oil-fuel all over the ground, people begging for money as soon as you get out of your vehicle. (I think that's what I hate the most, the beggars.)
Sometimes, you do have to just get a little bold too. Smaller cars will zoom around you, even when attempting to navigate up to a pump, I've had small cars zoom in front of me right at the pump. I waited patiently for the last car to get done, there's only 1 or 2 diesel pumps, and I begin to navigate up with 57 feet of train and some teenie-bopper will pull in the other other direction before you can get up there. Very frustrating when that happens. but be patient, be firm, and don't worry about blocking traffic if you need to. Unless there is a semi truck in the same lot, cars and small truck WILL manage to get around you. Hold steady. That's the secret sometimes. And I will say, parts of the country are more rude than others too.
Use common sense, and you can navigate almost any fuel stations, with patients and tenacity.
I have a 35 and 1/2 foot trailer and my truck is 22 feet long. That's 57 and 1/2 feet of rig length. I've not had any problems navigating "normal" fuel stations. My truck is diesel, so attempting to navigate to the limited number of pumps with diesel is sometimes a challenge, waiting on the customer pumping gas into their car from the same island. But other than that, I've not experienced any issues. We have on occasion passed right on by a few fuel stations because, although we could see a way in, getting out was almost impossible. When you run into those situations, keep driving. You also learn to look for fuel stations when only half empty. Don't wait till you are "critical" and then begin looking. Pulling the extra length, you might have pass a station or two to find one that can be navigated comfortably. So 1/2 is your empty. Stick to that, and you'll never have problems.
Personally, I avoid truck stops. They are simply too nasty, dirty, people are rude, too busy, oil-fuel all over the ground, people begging for money as soon as you get out of your vehicle. (I think that's what I hate the most, the beggars.)
Sometimes, you do have to just get a little bold too. Smaller cars will zoom around you, even when attempting to navigate up to a pump, I've had small cars zoom in front of me right at the pump. I waited patiently for the last car to get done, there's only 1 or 2 diesel pumps, and I begin to navigate up with 57 feet of train and some teenie-bopper will pull in the other other direction before you can get up there. Very frustrating when that happens. but be patient, be firm, and don't worry about blocking traffic if you need to. Unless there is a semi truck in the same lot, cars and small truck WILL manage to get around you. Hold steady. That's the secret sometimes. And I will say, parts of the country are more rude than others too.
Use common sense, and you can navigate almost any fuel stations, with patients and tenacity.
