Gas prices summer 2022

[sandm]

back in the late 00's gas was almost as bad for a summer. we were paying over $4 in town and almost $5 at the ramp in Idaho which was HUGE back then. lake was just as full as it was every other year. brad's right in that people with first world problems affording a wakeboat aren't going to stop going.

drag this on a second year tho and you will see some exit high gas usage sports such as boating and utv's.

for most on this forum, it'll be more of a bitch than an outright stop just like 12 or 13 years ago.

[Rilez]

I know you were just making a point that these boats in general are expensive, but there are still a lot of us that are running VERY used stuff & thus didn't even pay a fraction of $100k haha. Our boat is an 05, so even an extra $1k in gas would be a fairly significant change to our summer budget.

[Josh828]

Truck uses diesel, car uses 93 boat uses 89.... Cries in first world

Setting aside $400 for just fuel alone for a lake weekend will be painful but probably just result in more cove anchoring and less cruising around and not actually any missed trips

[SONIC]

I don't think it will stop us, but at some point the spend vs reward will become an issue.
I love the lake, but if it costs me 500/day to be out there I'll likely start considering other things to do with my weekends for a while.

[larry_arizona]

Don’t forget, there is a small but loud group in this country that would like nothing more than extreme gas prices to get rid of recreational vehicles and trucks that tow them.

This is an easy fix, start drilling and pumping domestic oil to once again be the energy leader, but that won’t happen anytime soon.

Won’t stop me from burning lots of gas.


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[HFarr]

Yes. We can be an oil independent nation with the simple stroke of a pen if the current administration would just do it. We pretty much were just a little over a year ago.

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[SONIC]

Don’t forget, there is a small but loud group in this country that would like nothing more than extreme gas prices to get rid of recreational vehicles and trucks that tow them.

This is an easy fix, start drilling and pumping domestic oil to once again be the energy leader, but that won’t happen anytime soon.

Won’t stop me from burning lots of gas.


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Is there an anti RV lobby that I'm unaware of or are you just talking about people who want to get rid of excessive fuel consumption as a whole?

[HFarr]

Hey I am all for an oil burning free world. But ONLY when electric/battery technology is ready to support it. Let's just imagine for a moment that every vehicle owner out there today bought a battery powered car. We are talking your kids too. I would have 5 vehicles just from that. Now let's imagine all going home at night and plugging in to charge. Hello!! Power grid overload Nationwide! No way we could handle it.

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[MJHSupra]

I will use mine as much as possible this summer no matter what the prices are. I have the advantage of trailer for cheaper gas to fill up. As we move towards summer, I'm sure there will be more pics and more talk about how high the prices will be in CA - since they lead the nation. It would suck to live there.

I have an easy answer for this, been practicing this for the years: I don't add up my gas receipts, so I do not think about it in the "total amount spent" text. Out of site - out of mind b/c I know I will dwell on it. When the boat gets to 1/4 tank - head to the gas station. If I spend $250 or $500 a month, in the long-run I would still rather be on the lake with family/friends. I'm greatful to be in financial position to do that.

Probably going to be a BIG SWING this November in elections (and I'm glad - sorry Dems). The average person (either D or R) will be looking for the person who supports cheaper food, cheaper gas, and safety. What happens two more years after for the Prez Cycle is not worth it to worry about. So much will change between now and then.

I will say this, when I have that double-pumper going (Excursion and SL needing gas all at once), I need to shotgun a beer when I hit the water. Two swipes of the credit card for triple digit gas fill up - ouch.

[brad460]

I will use mine as much as possible this summer no matter what the prices are. I have the advantage of trailer for cheaper gas to fill up. As we move towards summer, I'm sure there will be more pics and more talk about how high the prices will be in CA - since they lead the nation. It would suck to live there.

I have an easy answer for this, been practicing this for the years: I don't add up my gas receipts, so I do not think about it in the "total amount spent" text. Out of site - out of mind b/c I know I will dwell on it. When the boat gets to 1/4 tank - head to the gas station. If I spend $250 or $500 a month, in the long-run I would still rather be on the lake with family/friends. I'm greatful to be in financial position to do that.

Probably going to be a BIG SWING this November in elections (and I'm glad - sorry Dems). The average person (either D or R) will be looking for the person who supports cheaper food, cheaper gas, and safety. What happens two more years after for the Prez Cycle is not worth it to worry about. So much will change between now and then.

I will say this, when I have that double-pumper going (Excursion and SL needing gas all at once), I need to shotgun a beer when I hit the water. Two swipes of the credit card for triple digit gas fill up - ouch.

Same reason I don’t add up my wife’s Amazon and Athleta receipts..we just keep trucking along. And yes, thankfully we are in a financial position to not have to worry, but we still try to be as conservative as possible.

We only do 20-30 hours a year on our boat so not such a big financial hit.