Comments on: The Economy, The Cost of Oil and the RV Industry http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/ RV Campground & Camping Information - RV, Motorhome, Camper, Travel Trailer & 5th Wheel Owners Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:54:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Chaas http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-107353 Chaas Sun, 15 May 2011 10:36:53 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/30/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/#comment-107353 That’s more than sesnblie! That’s a great post! That’s more than sesnblie! That’s a great post!

]]> By: Mark Bothem http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-11290 Mark Bothem Fri, 02 May 2008 03:08:46 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/30/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/#comment-11290 I think we all need to slow down and enjoy life. Things change all the time. We are way too spoiled and now things are getting out of hand for us so we cry like babies. When you bought your big 40ft diesel pusher did you stop and think about fuel costs then? hell no. So stop complaining now. Either sell your rig or shut up. I'm getting real tired of all the complainers talking about the gas prices, then you see the same morons doing WAY over the speed limit tailgaiting you. SLOW DOWN, ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE AND THANK GOD YOU HAVE IT. AMEN. I think we all need to slow down and enjoy life. Things change all the time.
We are way too spoiled and now things are getting out of hand for us so we cry like babies. When you bought your big 40ft diesel pusher did you stop and think about fuel costs then? hell no. So stop complaining now.
Either sell your rig or shut up. I’m getting real tired of all the complainers talking about the gas prices, then you see the same morons doing WAY over the speed limit tailgaiting you. SLOW DOWN, ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE AND THANK GOD YOU HAVE IT. AMEN.

]]> By: Michael http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-9637 Michael Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:52:10 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/30/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/#comment-9637 Make your own biodiesel. My fuel costs $0.70/gal. I get the best overall performance with a 50/50 blend with petro-diesel. Even after including the $0.32/gal. state tax I am required to send in I am living the lifestyle for under $2.50/gal. If you can balance the chemicals in a backyard pool you can make biodiesel. Make your own biodiesel. My fuel costs $0.70/gal. I get the best overall performance with a 50/50 blend with petro-diesel. Even after including the $0.32/gal. state tax I am required to send in I am living the lifestyle for under $2.50/gal.

If you can balance the chemicals in a backyard pool you can make biodiesel.

]]> By: JERRY THORNTON http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-8409 JERRY THORNTON Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:12:41 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/30/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/#comment-8409 This is reason sold my newer class A and purchased 1994 Toyota motorhome, twice the gas mileage so we can still make those trips, just a little more crowded for the 2 of us. Am now in process of selling my 56' houseboat due to gas prices of over $4. per gallon on the lake and increased slip fees. If anyone would like a reduced rate on houseboat let me know, even came down 15m for the summer rush sale in Az. This is reason sold my newer class A and purchased 1994 Toyota motorhome, twice the gas mileage so we can still
make those trips, just a little more crowded for the 2 of
us. Am now in process of selling my 56′ houseboat due
to gas prices of over $4. per gallon on the lake and increased
slip fees. If anyone would like a reduced rate on houseboat
let me know, even came down 15m for the summer rush
sale in Az.

]]> By: Eldon Helmer http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-7050 Eldon Helmer Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:55:04 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/30/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/#comment-7050 I don't think gas prices will ever come down significantly. But there is something you and I can do to reduce our fuel costs immediately. To save fuel I just tried an initial experiment with my daily driver, a Ford F150 pickup with small V8 engine. Normally my gas mileage around Tucson was 16+ mpg. I'm not really a fast driver so I had thought that was about the best I would get. But after reading an article about hyper-mileage freaks in the last Reader's Digest, I tried just a few of their techniques: slow acceleration, keep it at the speed limit or slightly under, and anticipate stops up ahead (red lights) by slowing down ahead of time. Amazing, but my first tankful on this new regimen I got 18.4 mph rather than 16+ mpg. I now drive five mph or so under the speed limit and believe me, if you plan ahead there really isn't any hurry. IMHO, driving 75 mph on a freeway (legal here in Arizona) is just foolhardy. Now I look forward to seeing see how much gas mileage I can get with our 2007 Bounder (Ford V10 engine) when we head out on our 5,000 miles of summer travels in a couple of weeks! Sure, it drinks gas, but I will make it drink less gas. Also we'll be using Passport America half price campgrounds (new to us) and more WalMart quick overnights to save money. I don’t think gas prices will ever come down significantly. But there is something you and I can do to reduce our fuel costs immediately. To save fuel I just tried an initial experiment with my daily driver, a Ford F150 pickup with small V8 engine. Normally my gas mileage around Tucson was 16+ mpg. I’m not really a fast driver so I had thought that was about the best I would get.

But after reading an article about hyper-mileage freaks in the last Reader’s Digest, I tried just a few of their techniques: slow acceleration, keep it at the speed limit or slightly under, and anticipate stops up ahead (red lights) by slowing down ahead of time. Amazing, but my first tankful on this new regimen I got 18.4 mph rather than 16+ mpg. I now drive five mph or so under the speed limit and believe me, if you plan ahead there really isn’t any hurry. IMHO, driving 75 mph on a freeway (legal here in Arizona) is just foolhardy.

Now I look forward to seeing see how much gas mileage I can get with our 2007 Bounder (Ford V10 engine) when we head out on our 5,000 miles of summer travels in a couple of weeks! Sure, it drinks gas, but I will make it drink less gas. Also we’ll be using Passport America half price campgrounds (new to us) and more WalMart quick overnights to save money.

]]> By: Ron Dalby http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-3415 Ron Dalby Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:26:26 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/30/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/#comment-3415 The best way to lower the cost of fuel is to stop voting Democrats into Congress. The Democratic Party has single-handedly halted any chance for development of the oil resources in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. ANWR, as it's called, holds enough oil to replace everything we can expect to import from Saudi Arabia for the next 20 years--that's using the lowest estimates of the oil available. Use the mid-range or higher estimates, and the number of years we can replace Saudi oil increases exponentially. The Middle East, and the thug Hugo Chavez to our south can't stop laughing at us sitting on billions of barrels of oil right next to a hot-oil pipeline while we pay them $100-plus for a barrel of oil. Is there no limit to our own stupidity? Just the psychological impact alone of announcing that we were opening ANWR to exploration and development would probably drop the cost of oil several dollars a barrel almost instantly. The democrats who control Congress, however, will not even consider allowing less acreage than is contained in Dulles International Airport be used for drilling and producing oil. That acreage, incidentally, sits in the middle of a flat, featureless plain that is essentially a wasteland, no matter what lies you've been fed by Greenpeace, PETA and other dingbats in the environmental movement. The best way to lower the cost of fuel is to stop voting Democrats into Congress. The Democratic Party has single-handedly halted any chance for development of the oil resources in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. ANWR, as it’s called, holds enough oil to replace everything we can expect to import from Saudi Arabia for the next 20 years–that’s using the lowest estimates of the oil available. Use the mid-range or higher estimates, and the number of years we can replace Saudi oil increases exponentially.

The Middle East, and the thug Hugo Chavez to our south can’t stop laughing at us sitting on billions of barrels of oil right next to a hot-oil pipeline while we pay them $100-plus for a barrel of oil. Is there no limit to our own stupidity?

Just the psychological impact alone of announcing that we were opening ANWR to exploration and development would probably drop the cost of oil several dollars a barrel almost instantly. The democrats who control Congress, however, will not even consider allowing less acreage than is contained in Dulles International Airport be used for drilling and producing oil. That acreage, incidentally, sits in the middle of a flat, featureless plain that is essentially a wasteland, no matter what lies you’ve been fed by Greenpeace, PETA and other dingbats in the environmental movement.

]]> By: Movinout http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-3409 Movinout Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:58:01 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/30/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/#comment-3409 We simply cancelled our longer trips and decided to stay in state at the many beautiful parks and CG's here. We are not retired or full time, so this has not crimped our plans as much as it will when we do go full time. We also added a bank of solar panels to the Class A and do not always have to have an electric hookup, which has reduced camping costs and made more sites available. The panels are not cheap, but will pay for themselves in the years ahead. We simply cancelled our longer trips and decided to stay in state at the many beautiful parks and CG’s here. We are not retired or full time, so this has not crimped our plans as much as it will when we do go full time. We also added a bank of solar panels to the Class A and do not always have to have an electric hookup, which has reduced camping costs and made more sites available. The panels are not cheap, but will pay for themselves in the years ahead.

]]> By: whfmznb http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-3362 whfmznb Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:52:18 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/30/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/#comment-3362 I'm concerned about the $4 gas situation and, as a fulltimer, have taken steps to have more days in RV parks and fewer days on the road. My biggest concern, however, is where are the campground fees going to end up. $35, $45, even $50 per night are becoming more and more the norm, where that used to be a really nice place, that could be avoided if one chose too. That, more than the fuel cost is going to keep me parked this summer. I’m concerned about the $4 gas situation and, as a fulltimer, have taken steps to have more days in RV parks and fewer days on the road.

My biggest concern, however, is where are the campground fees going to end up. $35, $45, even $50 per night are becoming more and more the norm, where that used to be a really nice place, that could be avoided if one chose too.

That, more than the fuel cost is going to keep me parked this summer.

]]> By: LynneB http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-3360 LynneB Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:32:46 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/30/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/#comment-3360 Gas prices will continue to go higher-- worldwide demand has now outpaced supply due to China, India, and others wanting to be "American-style" consumers. Not really fair for us to tell them they can't have it, so what are we to do? I hope this recession is an opportunity for America to finally rid itself of it's head-in-the-sand "super-sized" mentality. A 40 foot RV is a great, environmentally-efficient alternative to a 3000 sq. ft. McMansion-- but it is not a requirement to enjoy the RV lifestyle! Non-fulltimers have lots of smaller, more efficient RV options to choose from. A few years ago, I downsized my RV to a under-2000 lb T@B trailer. It's upscale, can fit in well at most RV parks, and I've been amazed at how many small, lightweight items I can find to make camping in a T@B just as comfortable as a larger RV. Additionally, the T@B gets lots of smiles and conversations from people I encounter in my travels. Many other T@B owners also downsized from their larger RVs and are loving it. My dream is to one day tow it with a plug-in hybrid electric tow vehicle, but until then, it tows fine with a small station wagon (Subaru Outback). I think the author is right-- re-discovering small teardrops, fiberglass trailers, and other small car-towed campers will be the wave of the future for the non-fulltimer RV'ing crowd. It's nothing to be afraid of....it's really can be just as comfortable, and a whole lot more fun! Gas prices will continue to go higher– worldwide demand has now outpaced supply due to China, India, and others wanting to be “American-style” consumers. Not really fair for us to tell them they can’t have it, so what are we to do?

I hope this recession is an opportunity for America to finally rid itself of it’s head-in-the-sand “super-sized” mentality. A 40 foot RV is a great, environmentally-efficient alternative to a 3000 sq. ft. McMansion– but it is not a requirement to enjoy the RV lifestyle! Non-fulltimers have lots of smaller, more efficient RV options to choose from.

A few years ago, I downsized my RV to a under-2000 lb T@B trailer. It’s upscale, can fit in well at most RV parks, and I’ve been amazed at how many small, lightweight items I can find to make camping in a T@B just as comfortable as a larger RV. Additionally, the T@B gets lots of smiles and conversations from people I encounter in my travels. Many other T@B owners also downsized from their larger RVs and are loving it.

My dream is to one day tow it with a plug-in hybrid electric tow vehicle, but until then, it tows fine with a small station wagon (Subaru Outback).

I think the author is right– re-discovering small teardrops, fiberglass trailers, and other small car-towed campers will be the wave of the future for the non-fulltimer RV’ing crowd. It’s nothing to be afraid of….it’s really can be just as comfortable, and a whole lot more fun!

]]> By: Dale Wellnitz http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-3357 Dale Wellnitz Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:01:53 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/30/the-economy-the-cost-of-oil-and-the-rv-industry/#comment-3357 The best thing we can all do is slow down the speed we all drive. ( If you can safely) A lot of the trucks are doing this as the faster you drive the more fuel it takes. Also we have to start using "our" natural resources such as coal to oil,an dopen up the off limit oil areas that have been locked up for whatever. The best thing we can all do is slow down the speed we all drive. ( If you can safely) A lot of the trucks are doing this as the faster you drive the more fuel it takes. Also we have to start using “our” natural resources such as coal to oil,an dopen up the off limit oil areas that have been locked up for whatever.

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