Meghan and I have been planning a great circle tour of the western states
from our home in New York for next fall.  Planning began long before the
current runup in fuel prices.  Looks like prices will be a dollar or more a
gallon higher than last time we took this trip.  For an 11,000 mile trip
that will run us about $1000 more than our last trip two years ago.  We will
still take the trip, but might start taking these long RV trips every three
years rather than every two years.  $2500 in fuel cost is a good chunk of
money, though not enough to stop us from going.

It's an '03 Ram 1500, Quad Cab, short box with the Hemi and
tow package. We tow a 2000 Holiday Rambler 29fks (29' 11"),
7,000 lbs empty.

This trailer is the only model we've seen with a unique
layout. The kitchen is on the front curb side, entertainment
system, storage cabinets above and below with the pantry on
the front road side and will hold a lot. The dinette is in
front in the slide out and the sofa is to the rear of the
slide out. The front entrance door is just rear of the
fridge and has a large area where my recliner resides. I
also have room for a table with integral lamp which lives
next to my recliner. This holds my catalogs and Bible. We've
looked at a lot of trailers and, with the exception of the
rear living room models of both trailers and 5th wheels,
this is the most livable we've seen.
HD in NY