I just found a tent like Denis Holbrook's, Maybe like Dan's too. online for $139, that's pretty cheap. Here's the link, postage to ft worth was $15 http://secure.mycart.net/catalogs/catalog.asp?prodid=1105754 _____ From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Sawyer Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 9:27 AM To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [tcb] Re: Buses on the Beach '06 3 years ago when Tim Drachenburg and I went to the Nac show in his 51 type 1, He was getting 42 miles per gallon. But we were only going 55 mph. Sammiesmith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Peter: Most of the owners' manuals (from memory) say 18-20. On a good day, no head wind and casual driving, yeah maybe 20. The old 36/40s in average driving most of the time have a hard time making 20. At 09:26 PM 2/27/2006, you wrote: >Wow, I used to get way better MPGs than that with my 23 window. I drove >it daily for 5 1/2 years and got 20 mpg with all my normal >driving. Whenever I would take a highway trip, I would get about 22 mpg. >Peter > >-----Original Message----- >From: Sammie Smith >Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:50:25 >To:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [tcb] Re: Buses on the Beach '06 > >The Type II, if you're lucky, gets about 18 mpg on the highway. It holds >40 liters (about 10.5 gallons). Figure that out. I think, if my math is >correct, that's about 189 miles. Sharon, you were doing better than 18 >mpg or you would have run out 2 miles short of the station instead of 1 mile. > > > >At 01:32 PM 2/27/2006, you wrote: > >Shron ,I stop every two hours weather I need gas or > >not , I fill up , didn't take me about 10+ plus times > >to come up with this rather primitive plan ,but if I > >follow my rule it works > > > >--- Sharon Chamberlain wrote: > > > > > OK so Steve tells me I can go 200 miles on a tank of > > > gas, I drove the camper > > > home from Houston by myself, everything was fine and & gt; > > I was really enjoying > > > it til I ran out of gas near Corsicana,190 miles,I > > > should have stopped > > > earlier but I was choosy, the station was a mile > > > away. But I was rescued by > > > Denis Holbrooks friends Ronnie & Theresa that cooked > > > shrimp for everyone > > > Sat, they are so nice, man I was happy to see them. > > > Think we'll fix the > > > gauge, I'm tired of this and I don't like carrying a > > > can of gas in the car > > > with us it stinks. We had a good time anyway, good > > > to see everyone. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > > > Of coocoo@xxxxxxx > > > Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 9:39 PM > > > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [tcb] Re: Buses on the Beach '06 > > > > > > Shirley was the coffee queen this morning. I think > > > that for Nacogdoches I > > > will bring coffee to everybody. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: "Ronnie Hughes" > > > > Date: 2006/02/26 Sun PM 09:17:25 EST > > > > To: > > > > Subject: [tcb] Buses on the Beach '06 > > > > > > > > Well, I made it back this morning in time to see > > > my son before he went > > > back to college. I left about 7:00 and got to the > > > Woodlands at 8:45. > > > Smooth sailing all the way. Sorry, I couldn't say > > > good-bye to everyone, but > > > I'm sure you would rather sleep. > > > > > > > > Denis, hope you f ound some coffee this AM. > > > > > > > > Thanks to everyone for a fun weekend, even with > > > the rain and WIND. > > > > > > > > Ronnie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Paul Smith > >www.23window.com/thezone > >Praise The Lowered > >T.C.B. > >H.B.B. > > > >BlackBerry service provided by Nextel