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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spud" data-source="post: 1048304" data-attributes="member: 17601">Don't get TOO comfortable about the gas situation in Nevada.  I've had two major pucker incidents in that state where I thought for sure it was hitchhiking time, just because I passed a little gas station thinking--"nah--I'll hit the next one up the road."  Once you have your route planned, I'd do some research to make sure where gas is CURRENTLY available.For example, with 15 miles on my reserve and ticking up, I pulled into Oasis, NV has a great big gas station--that is completely shut down.  The 32 miles to Wendover were spent in full tuck at 55 mph, trying to draft trucks on I-80.  Not fun.... As it turns out I still had plenty to get me there, but at the end of a long day, alone in the middle of nowhere, that flashing gas gauge really amps up the stress factor.</blockquote>