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LanceRKeys
Explorer
Jun 27, 2018

How low do you let your tank get before stopping?

I just got back from my longest trip with my travel trailer yet. I get nervous when the tank drops below half, which makes us stop every two hours or so. This was mainly on the interstate, so no lack ...
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Bobbo
Explorer II
Jun 27, 2018
When driving cross country, at half a tank I gas up if I have to stop anyway for another reason. At a quarter tank, I start actively looking for a station. At an eighth of a tank, I pull out the gps or smart phone and find a station. (Of course, now that I have a 36 gallon tank, I may adjust those some.)

Driving out west where there are sometimes long distances between towns can also affect this.

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