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bncinwv · 01-21-2011, 01:59 PM

We do not full-time and the only thing we use the truck for is pulling the Montana and the one time trip to take the boat to the ramp, then at the end of the season the pullout. When fuel prices increase, we deal with it by camping closer to home and economize on the other parts of the stay. Hot dogs, burgers, cheap food, state parks where the stays are on average $10 to $15 cheaper a night, etc. On the vacation trips, we just plan ahead and stash a little extra to cover the additional fuel cost and try to cut costs in other ways. It usually does not slow us down, just changes our spending habits. On the bright side (for us anyway), a weekend camping even at $5.00 fuel cost is cheaper than a weekend spent boating. Might end up with more camping trips as a result, so that is actually a good thing!! Sorry, this isn't much help to you, but to us, the camping time with family and friends is priceless.
Bingo

01-21-2011, 01:59 PM	#3
bncinwv Montana Master Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Winfield Posts: 7,327 M.O.C. #6846	We do not full-time and the only thing we use the truck for is pulling the Montana and the one time trip to take the boat to the ramp, then at the end of the season the pullout. When fuel prices increase, we deal with it by camping closer to home and economize on the other parts of the stay. Hot dogs, burgers, cheap food, state parks where the stays are on average $10 to $15 cheaper a night, etc. On the vacation trips, we just plan ahead and stash a little extra to cover the additional fuel cost and try to cut costs in other ways. It usually does not slow us down, just changes our spending habits. On the bright side (for us anyway), a weekend camping even at $5.00 fuel cost is cheaper than a weekend spent boating. Might end up with more camping trips as a result, so that is actually a good thing!! Sorry, this isn't much help to you, but to us, the camping time with family and friends is priceless. Bingo __________________ Bingo and Cathy - Our adventures begin in the hills of WV. We are blessed by our 2014 3850FL Big Sky (previous 2011 3750FL and 2007 3400RL) that we pull with a 2007 Chevy Silverado Classic DRW CC dually.