$4/$5/$6 Gas

[CWHTRAINS]

If you read the story from the link noted above it merely says they have approved the sale of the leases, they have not also at the same time given the buyer of those leases any drilling permits, just the right to buy the lease. Maybe at some point the government will start issuing deep water permits again, like for the rig that leaked. There are also a lot of leases that have never been drilled by the owners. Someone better schooled in oil exploration could explain the reasoning behind why a lease is or isn't drilled.

[VietVet]

It will make the math easy, five miles to the gallon five dollars a gallon.You do the math.

[Cat320]

Originally Posted by micki49

With gas going to $4 and maybe as high as $6 will it stop you from taking long RV trips?

Nope...if I want to go, I'm going. Don't want to be on my death bed saying..."sure wish we'd have taken that trip on 2011...but fuel was a bit high."

[Go Dawgs]

It made us rethink going to Southern Utah this year and we will assess it after the first of the year to go to Alabama and Southern Utah next summer. If it is still high we will rethink those trips. The difference in gas prices today and at $6 is about $1300 round trip.

[Wanabee FTer]

Originally Posted by GOLDWINGER2

I just dont want to wait in long lines.
J

Hope they don't go back to the odd and even days of gas rationing like in the 70's.
When I go on a 1200 mile trip I have to fill up 3 times. That means 3 extra days of waiting around at the pumps to fill up. It was a moronic idea and it surely did nothing except to panic consumers at the pump.

[Superslif]

I think RVers who would normally be on a tight budget, are staying closer to home. Many of the state parks have been booked for the summer sooner than in past years. I have noticed this trend....This is telling me, Yes, we will do our camping, but will stay within the state.

This year I have linked two 2 week vacations where I stay 7 nights at two different state parks....It will cost me $100 per fill-up. There are still many great places to camp with-in a 250 mile radius....GO RVing

[Wanabee FTer]

On a positive note, The U.S. is working on obtaining approval to build an oil pipe line from Canada's oil sand fields to Texas refineries. This oil field is second in size only to Saudi Arabia. It would have the capability to deliver nearly 1 million barrels of oil per day directly to our refineries on the gulf coast. Now if we can just convince our elected officials to go ahead with these proposed plans...

[AFChap]

As a fulltimer, fuel is a minor part of our expenses, just part of our "utility" bill. I calculate fuel costs at apx 50 cents a mile. I doubt fuel cost will affect us in the near future. We paid $4.09 a gallon a few days ago in West Texas...

[Dixieray53]

1200 miles one way = 160 gallons of fuel @ 7.5 mpg or $160 for every $1 in increased fuel cost. Or $80 for every 50 cent increase in fuel cost...I will still go when I want. If you are on a tight budget..stay close and stay longer. If you spend more days, see more things in an area the trip is cost effective. If you are on the road everyday, cost of fuel might get too high...Sit more often and chill....Peace D

[Wayne M]

Let's see. Averaging 8.9 mpg for a 3000 mile round trip will use approximately 337 gallons of gas. At $4 a gallon that is $1348. At $5 it is $1685, and at $6 it would be $2022. The difference between them is $337, and at the far end of the spectrum would be $674.

My concern is not for what the increase will cost me in fuel, but what the overall increase will cost me in the necessities that I will require during that travel. All the goods in this country will travel by truck some time or another to get to their destination. The fuel costs will go up and the price of the commodities will go up.

There is no shortage. The price jumps of fuel, so I have been informed, are solely a function of the Speculators. They are "speculating" that there will be a fuel shortage.
Now, if we could just get the speculators to stop speculating things may get stable. But that will not happen because it is driven by greed.

[bjsheldon]

Originally Posted by clifftall

From what I know , politics are not allowed on this forum. So before your post is removed by the moderators, I thought I'd link you to a site that says we have issued more than 400 new leases since the gulf oil disaster.
400 Gulf Offshore Drilling Leases Approved By Government AFTER Oil Spill. Sometimes facts can't be denied.

If you bothered to read the article, the gov, sold leases, but have issued only 1 new permit to actually drill on a lease since the spill. There is quite a bit of difference between owning a lease and being able to drill on it.

[Arch Hoagland]

The price won't affect our trip plans.

I'm 66. Might be dead tomorrow, who knows. So as long as I have the dough we're gonna go.

[CLIFFTALL]

Originally Posted by bjsheldon

If you bothered to read the article, the gov, sold leases, but have issued only 1 new permit to actually drill on a lease since the spill. There is quite a bit of difference between owning a lease and being able to drill on it.

I did read the article. My post was meant to point out to someone using political references that something was being done. You have to issue/sell leases before you can issue permits. I also noticed that the moderators edited the post to eliminate the political reference ( thank you moderator ). Mission complete.

[CaptMark]

I don't mean to be the bull in the china shop, but in some respect I personally the higher gas prices are helping people get into the RV lifestyle as other owners are getting out of it because of high fuel prices.

I bought my 36' National two weeks ago. I purchased her (do we call them women like a boat?) for less than half of book value and far less than the previous owner was asking.

Even at $600 to fill up the tank, I'm still thousands of dollars ahead of the game.

I bought a second boat when gas prices hit $4 two years ago. I'll buy an airplane this winter when avfuel goes up. To me it’s a buying opportunity.

What's surprising me is the cost of month long lot rentals.. My initial goal was to leave my coach around the country. Sort of a rolling condo. A month in the keys, a month in the Carolinas, a month in Cape Cod, etc.. Let friends and family fly in and use it in a specific park / state when they wanted to. I'm getting quotes in the $1,500 - $2,300 range for monthly pad rentals. So, with prices that high I'd guess that activity / usage really isn't that down..