Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire On the road again.

Got that too, look at the speedometer...

Ford couldn't give those Triton V 10 motors away in pickup trucks, so they put them in motor homes, even dumber low torque and 3-4 mpg , what a combo !

Mine got 7 MPG on the way from the Fresno CA area to Eastern WA, uphill, downhill, flat, didn't seem to matter. And it pulled the hills OK...............for a 28' home. Didn't have many folks PO'd at me.

But I sure hated that gas mileage.

Geno

What should a 28’ motor home average for mpg in the hills?

5 mpg

It depends on how much sh~t the little woman deems necessary, and of course the size of the "little woman" weight is your enemy !

Not sure, I was expecting 9 at least. Thing was nearly empty as all my gear was already up there in the old home I had. And the rest I brought up in my truck.

Geno

Five hours and MAYBE 20 miles after leaving Wolf Creek Birdwatcher stands looking down upon thePromised Land (Helena) far below

Toughest day yet. I am whipped, had to push the bike up the last long hill. Might have attempted it this morning but my climbing ability is shot for today.

The bad news is this is gonna be two back to back forty mile days, the good news is Google has it that this was the toughest climb of the whole trip and I was (barely) able to do it.

I would stop for the day here but I’m down to my last 12oz of water and a storm cell is developing to the west. Dunno where I’ll crash for the night, gotta get down the Mach 3 hill first.

For what, cordially offering sage and desperately needed advice?

Gramps is up here for the month, that’s why.

Never fear...

We get 'em all back about late October.

And then some.

We don't call 'em snowbirds for nothing.

Seems to me he was really (ahem).... well prepared.

I apologize for offering advice on places to eat, rest, and be wary.

I forget that we're all supposed to stand on the sidelines and throw tampons in the air as if they're confetti.

Please forgive me.

Almost got it, the ahem is usually put in quotes as in “ahem”. Turns out it’s in been use since the mid-18th Century but usage really took off since the 1970’s.

Anyways on the topic of the velocity of motorhomes I seen one swaying while pulling a car down Mach3 Hill yesterday so fast it warped into hyperspace before my eyes.

Camped out in Mosquito Acres Redneck RV and Trailer Park fer $20 in Helena last night, but the maintenance guy was kind enough to hook up a long extension chord to bring electric out to my tent and the water in the showers is hot, and there’s a lot of it.

First place I stopped was the new KOA but they ain’t set up for tents yet.

They wanted FIFTY-SEVEN DOLLARS per night for a RV slot with the usual amenities. I suppose that shouldn’t be surprising given I’m paying 20 per for just a tent and power over here at Redneck Central but that works to a whole mortgage payment per month.

Never thought about the costs of ownership/use of those before. My friends in Great Falls are in the process of getting one as I speak, Plan B if I don’t jet back to Texas is to meet them north and west of Cody in a couple of weeks.

They’re pretty cool.

Some even have hot water and A/C.

Got a teacher friend, him and his wife both teachers, teenage son. Sold his house bought a motor home, had it parked and been living in it for two years now. Hard to see how that makes economic sense, I expect a house ages and holds its value a whole lot better than an RV.

I would just rent one when I needed it.

It makes zero sense.

I can see why he’s your friend.

HAHAHA

Aliens looking for a cow.