I'm leaving for a two month journey to Alaska Monday morning pulling my Avion TT. I estimate I'll travel 9,000 to 10,000 miles roundtrip by the time I'm back home at the end of June.
I'm thinking of the old adage, "you only live once. " And, I might add, for a relatively short time. So my answer is no, I'm not going to let fuel prices make me stay home. I'm going while I can.
In constant dollars, in other words adjusted for inflation, fuel is actually cheaper now than it has been in some previous years. Besides that, putting it in perspective, diesel fuel is cheaper than bottled water, soft drinks, a cup of coffee or a glass of tea when purchased in a restaurant, certainly cheaper than beer, wine, or mixed drinks. Considering that a gallon of diesel fuel will move 17,000 pounds of Dodge and Avion about 14 miles down the highway, it seems pretty cheap.
If I was concerned about record oil company profits as the media spins it, I'd buy stock in the major oil companies to get my share. I think higher fuel prices are actually caused more by supply and demand. China is modernizing and using more fuel which creates more world demand. We Americans use more fuel every year also. The US has not increased refining capability by building new refineries in many years. Simply put, demand is exceeding supply. That situation is guaranteed to raise prices.
Harvey