You can pump your own in parts of Oregon now

badsix wrote:
here in my local area they will top off if you ask. they aren't suppose to but most will and I do have mine toped sometimes. I really don't get the idea of having to top off. it gives my truck about 2 more gal. why top off, when the gauge gets down I just fill it again. i did go wilderness camping last summer, we were going to be about 30 mi. from the nearest gas so I took an extra 5 gal in a can. but I didn't need it as I stopped an filled up at the last town before our camp site. I just see no reason to worry about topping off my tank.
yep, you Californians are moving here because they don't like it down there, can't blame them. I just wish they would leave there California attitude there instead of trying to make Oregon like the place they ran away from.

My RV tank holds 5-6 more gallons if one knows how to trickle-fill it after the gas pump nozzles turn off. Those 5-6 more gallons give us around 45-55 more miles of travel before having to stop and fuel up. (Also, those 5-6 more gallons could prove helpful if you're way out there boondocking when North Korea launches a live one towards California, or Oregon, or Washington. ;) )

I'll bet some Californians move to Oregon because they can't make a go of it down here ... maybe they should have tried the Other California before leaving to move up North into all of that rain. Parts of California in the Other portion of it are still rural, laid back, and great for raising kids - while being able to do all of that in something that can't be bought at any price - spectacular weather.

Too bad about Bend - I loved it way back when it was a sleepy little remote town where we used to go camping, golfing, hiking, and trout fishing in the summers. However, the Oregon Outback is still one of my favorite places in all the world to camp in the summer, with air conditioning, out in the middle of nowhere with pristine night skies, and a long way from the Oregon Coast.