2022 Trip To South Dakota

[JEBar]

understood on the concerns .... so far, we haven't hit any places with a supply problem but they all most certainly have high prices .... have you seen any reports on areas where there are shortages

[BigAl52]

Ive only read about one place so far and that was Washington State in the Tri Cities area. There were 10 stations there that were out of gas

[JEBar]

after reading you post I did some checking .... shortages are most noted in the northeastern part of the country with isolated issues noted along the coast a bit below there .... once we leave home we will need to take on fuel twice .... once in Tennessee and once just east of KC .... no shortages are being reported in the area around where we will be in South Dakota .... that can most certainly change quickly

[JEBar]

trip preparations continue .... basement storage has been rearranged and then rearranged again .... final packing of the camper's basement and other outside storage areas will be finished on Saturday or Sunday .... next will be cleaning out our truck so as to store some items and better organize others .... checking its oil and other fluids will take place Saturday morning .... our large Yeti cooler will be tied down on its rear carrier on Saturday or Sunday .... in short, nothing major going on, rather an ongoing list of "have to take care of" is growing smaller

[Hatchdog]

Nice that you have done all this so many times that it’s routine. I know you keep a good list of tasks as we all need that as we get older but there’s nothing like repetition to really understand the task. Safe travels when you hit the road.

[JEBar]

my wife makes list .... in fact, I'm usually on more than one of them .. .. I usually pick an area and start working on it .... I realize that ain't the best way but it works for me .... well it usually works OK ..

[JEBar]

today we button things up because tomorrow morning we are scheduled to pull out for South Dakota .... much remains to be done, thankfully nothing major ....

[JEBar]

after a busy day we are about as ready to hit the road tomorrow morning as is possible at this point .... we are settled in for the evening and are working on our "what have we forgotten list" ...

[JEBar]

we are up and about on this departure morning .... we hope to get on the road around 9AM, history has taught us that its best to let the morning rush settle before we pull out .... today's drive is scheduled to be our longest of the trip .... about 400 miles and should take about 6 hours

[BigAl52]

Safe travels Jim. I know how I feel anymore after 400 miles with the 5th wheel. I guess Im just not fast enough for some people