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03-25-2021, 07:11 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Nor Cal
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Originally Posted by norty1
$3.159 a gal. here in SC.
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Rub it in, Norty! 
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03-25-2021, 10:10 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: State College
Posts: 101
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The kicker is that the prices are artificially inflated vs. a shortage.
People are driving less with all the remote work. Russia and middle east cut their production to increase prices. It's all fake. The price should be at $2/gal.
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03-26-2021, 07:21 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Port Huron, Mi
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No, gas shouldn't be $2/gal,.. they should be PAYING US $2/gal to take it off their hands! Lol!
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03-26-2021, 08:28 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Arizona City
Posts: 10,167
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Where I live in Az it hit $3.00 today for the cheap stuff. Bet it will continue to go up and up.
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03-31-2021, 12:06 PM
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#45
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: hyde park
Posts: 721
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Higher travel plans and fuel costs
Fuel is a given if you want to travel in any tt/mh/car/truck. Think what it would cost to travel with commercial airlines/hotel/3 squares a day, misc. Expenses. So much more freedom with rv travel and nothing like meeting other rv travelers. Mtc...
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03-31-2021, 12:31 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: CG
Posts: 396
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Originally Posted by Route 66 Traveler
My opinion is that we are just beginning to see what will turn out to be a dramatic increase in not only gasoline prices, but all products and services associated with oil. I think the cost of a gallon of gas could soon be over 5 bucks a gallon, maybe even a lot more. The current attitude in is that the internal combustion engine needs to be eliminated or else our planet is doomed to self destruct. What better way towards that goal than making it so expensive that people will just give up RV’ing.
I also don’t see an electric tow vehicle in the near future that could go 400 miles a day and tow the heavy loads we tow today. The cost of producing such a vehicle will be out of reach for most people today.
That being said I still plan to travel this summer and take advantage of “cheap gas” while it’s still available. Today I paid $2.99 to fill up my truck, the cost was $61.00. That will get me about 220 miles down the road towing my trailer.
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03-31-2021, 12:42 PM
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#47
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: WEST BURLINGTON
Posts: 2
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2.61 in Southeast Iowa. The higher the price the more "wine" it will require, but we will still travel.
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03-31-2021, 12:46 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: Butte MT
Posts: 18
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Has not affected us yet. Just glad to be able to get out & down the road.
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03-31-2021, 01:00 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Toronto
Posts: 110
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Quantum
Once the border opens up again, traveling in the USA will be a deal. In Canada we're already paying $1.20/liter which equates to $4.55/gallon. Convert that to USD is approximately $3.65/gallon. Looking at Gasbuddy, as soon as I hop over the border, I'll be paying $2.60/gallon.
The higher gas prices will not deter us from hitting the road.
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Fellow Canadian, always a good deal in the US for travel for gas prices and food also, pandemic is forcing us to stay close to home this summer.
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03-31-2021, 01:15 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Rufe
Posts: 24
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Travel plans 2021
My wife and I plan on short trips of no more than two days traveling from home. If prices go down we would like to travel to Maine to tour some light houses and see civil war battle sites as well.
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03-31-2021, 01:17 PM
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#51
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Silverton
Posts: 12
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No.
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03-31-2021, 01:20 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Eagan
Posts: 22
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Originally Posted by CAG
I hope so. Might cut down on the crowds |
I hadn't thought about that. Wouldn't that be nice! I think I'd gladly double my fuel budget if it kept other people home again.
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03-31-2021, 02:37 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: W Jefferson
Posts: 51
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In 2019 we did Ohio to Key West and back and then Ohio to Alaska and back and lots of meandering between. Spent around $7000 in gas. In British Columbia we paid over $7.00 per gallon.
In 2020 we went nowhere.
2019 was far superior.
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03-31-2021, 02:41 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Dallas
Posts: 365
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Gas Prices
Quote:
Originally Posted by Joey55
Has the higher gas prices affected your RV travel plans and if so in what way?
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I'm on the fence right now. On one hand, gasoline in Oregon was around $2.75 a gallon when we went camping every three weeks. With the average trip being a couple hours from the house, I could get away with a tank of gas.
We moved to Texas where gasoline is less expensive, but due to COVID there's been limited camping options. Now that we're starting to get ahead of it, Uncle Joe is in charge and he's sticking it to the fossil fuel companies. This in turn will affect surplus, reduce production and increase prices. A year ago I was paying $1.50 for a gallon of gas. Today it's about $2.50 a gallon and creeping up. I imagine if we're going anywhere, it'll be closer to home to save on gas.
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03-31-2021, 03:08 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: Tyler, TX
Posts: 159
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No, not really. When prices went down, we looked at that as a “bonus” savings. The higher prices aren’t much different from the pre-Covid prices.
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03-31-2021, 03:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Brunswick Hills
Posts: 916
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I just saw an on line article a few days ago about how gas prices have gone along since before WW2....and it was an eye opener. Bottom line, when adjusted for inflation, those 18 cents per gallon 1937 gasoline prices would come in around $2.60 in today's money. In the table, the most expensive period for fuel pricing was from around 1978 through 1986, when it had about a $3 per gal equivalence. If I can find the article again I'll post a link here. In case I don't, here's a lesser set of prices that was done by the government https://www.usinflationcalculator.co...for-inflation/
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03-31-2021, 03:28 PM
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#57
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Brunswick Hills
Posts: 916
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03-31-2021, 03:40 PM
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#58
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Michigan
Posts: 439
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Just got the trailer checked out and it is good to go. In 3 months we are on the go to the UP of Michigan. 2 weeks. Can't wait. So nope to the gas prices. We are heading north.
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03-31-2021, 04:45 PM
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#59
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: lafayette
Posts: 36
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Nopes
I pay a third of what Europe does. It's a steal!
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03-31-2021, 05:32 PM
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#60
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Dallas
Posts: 365
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kyleebrock
I pay a third of what Europe does. It's a steal!
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A good price (steal) is a matter of perspective. A gallon of gasoline in Venezuela is .07 cents. A gallon of gasoline in the United States is $3.19 .
https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/gasoline_prices/
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