Why Drillers Love the DRILL, DRILL, DRILL Mantra

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An interesting fact I discovered online somewhere (I don’t remember just where) is that in the breakdown of gasoline at a retail price of less than $3 gallon, the producer (driller) keeps 95 cents. No wonder exploration and drilling companies want to open up as many new fields and grab as many leases as they can. It probably makes good economic sense to them to get the leases first (as well as any controversial area leases they can obtain due to a temporary panic in the economy due to either oil shortages or price spikes), then sit on most of them and not drill until (1) they extract the oil from the easiest, most economical, and most profitable fields first, and (2) then in the future when new technologies emerge for extracting the more challenging oil fields, like oil shale, where they are betting that oil will rise to such a high price that drilling for oil almost anywhere will be profitable–and they will already hold the leases. (Gary, one of the commenters on one of my blogs points out that it still takes more energy to extract oil from shale than the energy they derive from it.) Read more

How to Choose the Right RV for You

Many of the comments you made after the first blog entry relate to how to choose an RV, especially for women starting out. There is no simple answer. It depends on how often you plan to use your rig, where you want to park, how much experience you’ve had in the past, how much money you have to spend, and more.

Generally speaking, women traveling solo tend to buy motorhomes. They are easier to park, easier to hook and unhook the toad (if they even use one) rather than a tow truck, and easier to depart rapidly if a situation proves threatening. But even that is not a strict rule. Some women prefer driving a truck and hauling a fifth wheel or travel trailer. My guess is that they’ve had some prior experience. One of my favorite comments made by a solo woman (a trailer devotee) was, “I don’t worry about being in an unsafe situation and feel I have to hook up immediately. I don’t put myself into those environments.” Read more

Hey Ranger! A Hot Potato

Just when you think you’ve heard it all for weird campground escapades, here’s one from (you guessed it) California. This wacky event was reported in the media, so I’ll share it with the qualifier that the following example of a hot potato is definitely a bad idea! Read more

Lopsided Super C

 

 

Sometimes, a customer’s email to our shop brings up a good blog topic. A couple of weeks ago, I received one from a gentleman named Dennis who was having problems with the ride height on his Super C. Dennis wrote: “I own a 2007 Four Winds Dutchmen Super C on a Chevrolet Kodiak chassis.  The coach leans about 4 inches on the driver’s side rear because Four winds designed the coach 800# heavier on that side.  Can I simply remove some of the space
blocks from above the rear axle on the opposite side to give the coach a level appearance, or should something else be done to properly eliminate the lean?” Read more