Data from 3,000 mile trip

[blue_goose]

These are records of a trip that we just returned home from.  The total miles were 3025.4 miles during 4 weeks.
We left on the 26th of July and returned on the 21th of August.  The records are from our Silverleaf with the extras added for generator time and the fuel that I put in each time.   Our generator runs off the main tank so we have to make adjustments for the generator usage.  I have run the generator off a separate tank and checked the fuel usage.  It is a 9 KW and uses about one half gal per hr. 
We only stayed in campgrounds 10 days and the rest where ever.  The weather was hot so most of the time there were two airs running.  Some of the time we were using all three for a short time to get the coach cooled down. 
The trip was from Lakeland FL to Branson MO, then to Dayton OH, on to Mooresville NC then back to Lakeland. You can look at the chart and tell which days we were going through the mountains and the ones on flat land.
Some of the things that we found to make a big difference in fuel mileage are how many stops you make and type of terrain you are in.  The best day's millage was the last that was from Brunswick GA to Lakeland. No stops with the cruse set at 63 miles per hr. 
Our coach is a 1968 05 Eagle powered by a 320 hp Detroit series 50engine,Allison 740 and 3.36 rear towing a pickup truck with a Harley in the truck.  Total weight is about 43,000 lbs.
If any of you like to ride motorcycles there are great roads in the Branson area.  We rode the bike over 1000 miles in that area.  The City of Harrison has a riders guide for 6 different 100 mile rides.
Jack

[Kwajdiver]

Sounds like a great trip.  How much was your total fuel cost?  Any problems with the bus on the trip?

Thanks,

Bill

[blue_goose]

Total fuel cost was about $1350.00, we used 450 gal.  That was about .43 per mile, if you take the fule off for the generator it would be about .29 per mile.  Tat isn't bad when you look at the coach, truck and motorcycle in the back of the truck.  No problems with the bus, but we had just moved the generator and had to fine tune the new install.
Jack