How Is Everyone Handling The Ridiculous Gas Prices?

The price of gas was cutitng into my fishing. Here is my solution:

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I also have a trailer to pull my Kayak with on the bike. I have a gun/bow/rod rack for the handlebars.

I saved almost $100.00 this week by parking the cars and riding instead (when feasable). This is too cool.

I also think I've dropped about 10 pounds this week. It feels great. And good for the environment as well. Perhaps high gas prices are an opportunity, rather than a pain......

My favorite fishing spot/cabin is 200 miles away...so if I did that I would lose about 50lbs just by the time I got there LOL.


On a serious note...good for you, nothing like saving money and getting healthier at the same time!

Steve

I saw a gentleman riding a bike with a trailer pulling a toon, 4 rods, a cooler, and the toon had a canapy

Now that would hve been worth the while to stop and take a picture. :cool:

The high water here in PA as of late has been saving me plenty of gas money....:-)

Ron

I can barely afford to drive to work, let alone fishing. Not handling it well. :mad:

Sure makes me glad I only live 4 miles from work

DaveE, as a retired LEO, all I can say is,'' Every now and then there is a little justice.'' Best thing is that you are not injured, I know there was a few seconds of Pucker Factor but you are okay and that is what counts. Those decorative bracelets are adjustable for a very fine fit. Y'all take care, John.

I went from an 8cyl to a 6cyl to a 5cyl and now have a 4cyl, I just bought a 1997 Toyota RAV4 4 door, 37MPG- it is in great shape and was a great price...

In some regards it sucks being retired on a fixed budget... maybe a part time job in in the works?

Our family rig (read as fishing/grocery/fly shop/everything vehicle) is a 6 cyl that gets a bit over 22 MPG. My 1973 Ford F-250 Camper Special sits in the yard because I can't afford the 12 MPG it gets. If I ever need to tow Mount Rainier over to Idaho though, I've got the rig to do it.

Our rivers have been so high and off color due to rain and melting mountain snows have kept us off the water more than the high gas prices.

REE

Our March fuel bill was $850...My favorite stream is 100 miles away at 7000'. I live at 280' elevation...
If I was Lance Armstrong maybe I would do it, but I'm an old fat guy.

The gas prices have hurt me bad like everyone else, although like PALongbow says, the water has been high here in PA. I just read my notes and I've made only 16 fishing trips up to today. I justify my gas purchased for fishing because it's my only hobby, vice, etc. The prices still have a negative impact, especially since I drive 250 per week to work. When the gas price settles to about $2.50 a gallon I can handle it pretty well.

I just 'pay the piper' and go about like before. I love driving my Dodge MegaCab too much to think of down sizing, not to mention any vehicle I got would cost me a whole lot more than the gas I buy for my rig, plus the otehr people riding in my rig love all the room and comfort. So, like I said, I just pay the piper.

Larry ---sagefisher---

What ? Don't you guys get the Senior Citizens Discount at the pump. ;)

I"m switching from a 460 V-8 pickup with camper (10 mpg) to a VW Wagon (diesel) pulling a motorcycle tent trailer (44 mpg). The former is still for sale and we are taking our maiden fising trip with the tent trailer ( Krumob Res.) next week.

I would love to see a pic of the Tent trailer. I did not know that those tent trailers got that much per gallon!! J/K

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Originally Posted by TB Wannabe

I"m switching from a 460 V-8 pickup with camper (10 mpg) to a VW Wagon (diesel) pulling a motorcycle tent trailer (44 mpg). The former is still for sale and we are taking our maiden fising trip with the tent trailer ( Krumob Res.) next week.

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Will a Chevy Volt pull itself up the boat ramp after launching a 16' aluminum fishing boat? Better question is will a Chevy Volt pull the same boat down the freeway at the minimum speed required in most states?

I think I might be a bit confused, will a Chevy Volt even pull the boat out of the driveway?

I am just looking at the option to get a more efficient vehicle as suggested by the folks that are messing up the economy for all of us.

fishbum

I drive a 3/4 ton van that gets 13 mpg around town, and 17 mpg on the highway. It's my business vehicle so there is no way I could downsize it and still stay in business. Instead, I charge a $10 surcharge on every service call to cover the fuel increase. I'm not lowering my profit margin just because some idiots in Washington make lousy decisions that cause the world to get scared and jack up oil futures. If you want lower gas prices, fire your representatives in Washington who are making bad decisions that cause the prices to rise. Do this until we get common sense back in the majority, and not the minority where it currently resides.

Gas prices caused me to think twice about my recent trip, but then I figured I have only so many years left to complete my bucket list. I hauled my Aliner camper out to Bakersfield where it served as a great guest bedroom whle I visited a son and his wife and played with a granddaughter. Then it helped me tour the magnificent national parks and monuments in southern Utah on the way back to CO. The worst gas price I hit was $4.23 in Barstow. I think $3.75 was the lowest. The camper costs me 3 MPG on the flats. Lord knows what it does in the mountains. But you know what?

I am so happy I took this trip!!! I'd be happy at $8/gallon --though I would far prefer under $2. Life is too short to let gas prices get in the way of doing the things you love. I'd give up a lot of other things before I'd give up a trip like this one.

BTW, Bryce Canyon should be on everybody's bucket list and there are spectacular Indian rock art panels 4 miles north of I-70 Utah exit 187, unmarked and unannounced until you get there.

oldfart,

It never cost too much to play with our grandchildren Glad to hear your trip was such a success.

fishbum
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I'm not sure what' worse...the gas prices or the weather.

It killed my annual 2 month camp ground /fly fishing gig.


Dick

It should be clear to the American public that the price of gas is not a fnction supply and demand.

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Originally Posted by fritz

It should be clear to the American public that the price of gas is not a fnction supply and demand.

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Adam Smith tells us that "the worth of a product is what somebody is willing to give up for it".

Selling price of any commodity has nothing to do the cost to produce it.

from The Wealth of Nations, 1776

1999 Nissan Frontier V6. I can get @24 on the highway, but still between my wife and I our fuel bill is quite high. I try to limit it to once a week or so, weather permitting. Three weeks ago we were wearing sweatshirts and now it's 90+...Go figure.

For me the last 2 months I've saved over $600 in gas as I haven't been able to go to work, and probably not for another month. Had a couple of seizures and now meds and no driving for an additional 90 days so the wife and I have been putting the money I would've used into a savings account. bites cause I haven't been able to fish, and I'm not supposed to be around anything sharp (no tying) or any heavy machinery - so this summer is really bad.

Fatman