Hello,I will be taking my first trip with my 36 foot fifth wheel towed by my F250 SC with an 8 foot bed. Total length is about 54 feet. This has a gas engine not a diesel and In the past with a 29 foot travel trailer it was often hard to find a gas station with enough room to pull in and out easily. I was wondering if anyone has any tips on fuel stops going to Myrtle beach from NJ. I think mostly on I 95 southbound for this trip.Do flying J or Pilot have RV fuel areas for gas?Or are they for diesel.

Most Flying J's have a RV lane in front with Gas & Diesel. That would be my go to. Use an app to make sure you can go from one to another during your trip. Safe Travels.

My issue with the RV Lanes I've seen at Flying J is that fact that they are the one farthest in from the entrance and with all the cars parked in front of the store making it difficult to get into an out of. We've had trouble when we only had a 25' TT and standard cab long bed TV. Wouldn't even thing about trying it with our 43' 5er and long bed crew cab dually.

simsfmly wrote:Most Flying J's have a RV lane in front with Gas & Diesel. That would be my go to. Use an app to make sure you can go from one to another during your trip. Safe Travels.Fine if you don't mind paying maybe 20 cents more a gallon. Flying J and Loves only are afordable if you have a discount card. GS gives a small discount at Flying J. Yesterday diesel was $2.73 at a Flying J on I-75 and a few hundred feet down the road at some local station is was $2.55I don't know of any lists you just have to stop outside the station an LOOK, you want an outside island. Is there lots of room to turn around once you are in? If not keep going.

Plan your route and determine, as best you can, at what mileage interval you should plan on stopping for fuel (leaving the appropriate reserve amount still in the tank - don't run it near empty). Use Google Maps or Google Earth around the points you identify to find and check out the satellite view of potential fuel stops (search for "gas stations near . . ." the town where you plan to stop). You can even go down to ground level in Maps & Earth to check things out from the highway. There is a distance ruler in Earth you can use on the satellite picture to check out turns and clearance if need be. There are several apps for smart phones & tablets that can identify fuel stops on routes and maps.Good luck.

I used to start looking about 1/2 tank when I towed my fifth-wheel. I gave up on truck stops. Too much congestion trying to get in/out, gas truck. Tried to find gas stations with pumps not slanted. Or, I mostly unhooked every night, then went to fill truck up.

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laknox
Nomad
Mar 16, 2020
Edd505 wrote:
laknox wrote:
Here is something interesting from the KZ forum. Fuel program that gives =way= better discounts than does the GS or other in-house fuel cards. Note that Emperor Marcus is going after Pilot/Flying J as he claims they have an exclusive contract with them for their measly 5 cent discount.

https://kzfamilyforum.com/thread/3034/new-diesel-fuel-program

Lyle

Only good for diesel Lyle, at some truck stops not all. The app shows which. Took on 50 gallons today and saved $34.17.

Hadn't realized that, Edd.

Lyle
bid_time
Nomad II
Mar 16, 2020
Michelle.S wrote:
And probably has all those items to increase your milage from the 70's
Friends had an F250 with the V10, pulled his 5er great, but couldn't get past a gas station.
My Ford V10 got 10.5 mpg pulling the trailer, pretty much the same as any gas truck.
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Mar 16, 2020
Michelle.S wrote:
And probably has all those items to increase your milage from the 70's
Friends had an F250 with the V10, pulled his 5er great, but couldn't get past a gas station.

I heard the RAM V10 was the same.
Sunnysidebeach
Explorer
Mar 16, 2020
I'm new in 5th wheel but have towed a 33 travel trailer for over 12k miles last year, behind a gas GMC Sierra..

Planning is the key. I use Google maps and street view to plan out my route, and I always plan a stop at 1/2 a tank, just in case, the station I thought was "OK" turned out to be a "no go".
Michelle_S
Explorer III
Mar 16, 2020
And probably has all those items to increase your milage from the 70's
Friends had an F250 with the V10, pulled his 5er great, but couldn't get past a gas station.
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Mar 15, 2020
ford truck guy wrote:
Cummins12V98 wrote:
Pine Barren wrote:
I pull my 32 foot fifth wheel with 2016 6.2L F-250. I get about 12-13 miles to the gallon and I use park advisor when planning trips. It shows gas stations and has reviews and you can also view the station by satellite view.

Here is the 10-12mpg gasser guy.

My bro in law tows his 33' Jayco Travel Trailer with his 2016 F-250 4X4 6.2 and gets 8.0-9.0 on average... MOST of the time it a lot less as he has the hammer down..

Would love to know what were doing wrong.:h

Dang I have figured it out. He is running AMZ/OIL stem to stern. ;)
Allworth
Explorer II
Mar 15, 2020
D2 said that he needed diesel!
jkwilson
Explorer III
Mar 15, 2020
fj12ryder wrote:
94-D2 wrote:
I have the hardest time finding appropriate fuel stations in CA. I’m pulling a 42’ Bighorn with my ‘18 Ram CCSB SWR. I have 13’ of trailer behind the tandems and rear end swing is a lot. Pulled into one station on a trip, had to back out. Followed a billboard to one that said RV friendly, ya not. Had to take a double stab to get to the pump and had to repeat it to get out only to find they didn’t have diesel. One I stopped at, I luckily opted for an outside pump because you couldn’t tell the distance of the store front from the entrance to the pumps. Then, the rear end swing was crucial on my way out. Fueling is a stress for me, and I drive commercially (sometimes). Never a problem in a big rig because rigs only fuel on the highway at actual truck stops. RV’s are in the grey. Not really a big rig, certainly not a passenger vehicle so it is easy to get trapped into a stressful position. It really is a **** shoot. Plus, going some places we take out rigs, tend to be small and compacted little towns in the forest not really built to serve our vehicles. I would love for my copilot to be able to research fuel stops on the road, but that’s not in the cards.

So, some stops are left to skill and chance, some are done when the 5er is docked and some are just plain necessity after running out of options. It would be cool if the highway signs indicated RV accessible, but hey, where would the adventure be if that happened.
Why in heaven's name don't you have an auxiliary tank? That would stop all the headaches, you simply fuel up at the end of the day after you've dropped the trailer. Much more stress-free.

Auxiliary tanks are difficult because of regulations with a gasoline engine. Transfer tanks are feasible.
ford_truck_guy
Nomad
Mar 15, 2020
Cummins12V98 wrote:
Pine Barren wrote:
I pull my 32 foot fifth wheel with 2016 6.2L F-250. I get about 12-13 miles to the gallon and I use park advisor when planning trips. It shows gas stations and has reviews and you can also view the station by satellite view.

Here is the 10-12mpg gasser guy.

My bro in law tows his 33' Jayco Travel Trailer with his 2016 F-250 4X4 6.2 and gets 8.0-9.0 on average... MOST of the time it a lot less as he has the hammer down..

Would love to know what were doing wrong.:h
94-D2
Explorer
Mar 15, 2020
Fj12,

I chose a CCSB pull truck for the shorter wheelbase and overall preference. The puck system in the Ram leaves less than 20” behind the cab. Leaves little room for an aux. tank much less a weather tight box. True. If I could carry 100 gallons, I could eliminate fuel stops while pulling. Thanks for the thought nonetheless.

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