Lowest Fuel Levels I've Had

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Jamie's Comment
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Lucky I'm fueling at the same place, I'm like 30-40 yards from the pump. But someone already tried to steal my paid spot so decided to wait until the morning to fuel. rofl-1.gif

Kevin H.'s Comment
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That is pretty low. Is it cold there? It would suck if the bunk heater ran you out of fuel.

Susan D. 's Comment
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Um.. dude. Don't run yourself out of fuel. Drop your trailer, go fuel, and return to your spot and hook back up. You've paid for it, it's your parking spot. Running out of fuel is very costly. Your bunk heater can and will run you out of fuel if you're that low and it's really cold where you are at.

Jamie's Comment
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It's not that cold and I don't intend to run the bunk heater. So I figured it would fine considering I wouldn't be using any fuel.

RealDiehl's Comment
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I don't know If it's a company policy or what, but our bunk heaters won't even turn on if the fuel level drops below a quarter tank. So I was told anyway. I've never had to test it.

Keith A.'s Comment
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Jamie, I'd run with what Susan said, just drop the trailer and fuel. It's not worth running out at all, because it's entirely completely preventable (unless something punctures your fuel tank or a line but that's a different story.)

LDRSHIP's Comment
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About that low fuel

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That was in Florida last year. I didn’t want to mess with my fuel solution in Miami, so I drive up to Wildwood, FL to the TA.

Jamie's Comment
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Well I did end up dropped my trailer, and fueling currently. Didn't think about that actually since I have never done it before.

Keith A.'s Comment
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I haven't had to do it before either but I've thought about it.

Daniel B.'s Comment
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Very unwise to let your fuel get that low.

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