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Just finished a 2-week road trip from just north of San Antonio up to the Dakotas and back in my 2024 XLT Hybrid. Straight north through the prairies and then back down through Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and NM. 10 states, 3423 miles. Averaged exactly 34.0 mpg, according to the trip computer. Trip included a full variety of roads, from flat 75 mph prairies to slow curvy mountain roads in South Dakota and Colorado. And a variety of gasoline - used a lot of no ethanol 91 octane up in the Dakotas.
Spent half of the nights in state park lodges/hotels, half camping in rooftop tent. Highlights were Custer State Park in South Dakota, Theodore Roosevelt Natl Park in North Dakota, Devils Tower in Wyoming, Poudre River canyon in Colorado.
Had a new 12V battery installed under warranty and the AC module software update just before the trip. Truck ran perfectly the whole trip. Had sleep mode once when we set up camp in Colorado and didn't move the truck for two days. Lots of opening doors and tailgate in that time, and interior lights stopped coming on. But that was just fine - wish I could tell the truck to not turn on the exterior high brake light shining into the tent when I open the truck door early in the morning to get my coffee stuff. But truck started up every time. (I did have to use my Noco jump box once to get a campsite neighbor's car started...). All fluids still full when I got back home (except the washer fluid - it was a buggy trip...).
Happy with the truck and the setup.
Pics not in chronological order for some reason...
View of Cathedral Spires from atop Little Devils Tower in Custer State Park. Badlands NP in the distance.
Methodist Cove campground, Harlan County Lake near Alma, Nebraska.
Pulloff on Needles Highway, Custer State Park.
Setting up in Buffalo Gap campground, outside Theodore Roosevelt Natl Park, ND.
Morning at Buffalo Gap campground.
View through Doane Robinson tunnel on Iron Mountain Road, north of Custer SP.
Devils Tower, Wyoming.
Ansel Watrous campground - upper loop; Poudre River, Colorado - not visible is the river running just below the campsite.
Poudre River, running behind our campsite.
Wildlife Loop, Custer SP, SD. Also saw pronghorn, bighorn sheep and a million prairie dogs.
Spent half of the nights in state park lodges/hotels, half camping in rooftop tent. Highlights were Custer State Park in South Dakota, Theodore Roosevelt Natl Park in North Dakota, Devils Tower in Wyoming, Poudre River canyon in Colorado.
Had a new 12V battery installed under warranty and the AC module software update just before the trip. Truck ran perfectly the whole trip. Had sleep mode once when we set up camp in Colorado and didn't move the truck for two days. Lots of opening doors and tailgate in that time, and interior lights stopped coming on. But that was just fine - wish I could tell the truck to not turn on the exterior high brake light shining into the tent when I open the truck door early in the morning to get my coffee stuff. But truck started up every time. (I did have to use my Noco jump box once to get a campsite neighbor's car started...). All fluids still full when I got back home (except the washer fluid - it was a buggy trip...).
Happy with the truck and the setup.
Pics not in chronological order for some reason...
View of Cathedral Spires from atop Little Devils Tower in Custer State Park. Badlands NP in the distance.
Methodist Cove campground, Harlan County Lake near Alma, Nebraska.
Pulloff on Needles Highway, Custer State Park.
Setting up in Buffalo Gap campground, outside Theodore Roosevelt Natl Park, ND.
Morning at Buffalo Gap campground.
View through Doane Robinson tunnel on Iron Mountain Road, north of Custer SP.
Devils Tower, Wyoming.
Ansel Watrous campground - upper loop; Poudre River, Colorado - not visible is the river running just below the campsite.
Poudre River, running behind our campsite.
Wildlife Loop, Custer SP, SD. Also saw pronghorn, bighorn sheep and a million prairie dogs.
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Great pictures, thanks for sharing.
