24 hour gas station

ju1ce · Post by **ju1ce** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:01 am

What is the closest 24 hour gas station on the way from the playa to reno?

I want to make sure the RV has enough gas to get there on the way back.

LostinReno · Post by **LostinReno** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:03 am

ju1ce wrote:What is the closest 24 hour gas station on the way from the playa to reno?

I want to make sure the RV has enough gas to get there on the way back.

The truck stops in Fernley are 24hour.

teardropper · Post by **teardropper** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:16 am

If you don't mind the line, there is a gas station, is it Bruno's too?, in Gerlach that has a card pump. Entrance or exodus, I've seen a line. Depends on when you want to use it, though. I fill both tanks in Cedarville, I come from the north, and have plenty to make it there on the way back. But I know I can make it, and I have a back up plan, too. If you don't know the range of your rig, just fill up in Gerlach.

Post by **AntiM** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:16 am

Empire may be selling gas. Don't know. I don't know if the Gerlach station is 24 hour, but it sure is horribly crowded. Nixon isn't 24 hour most of the year, you'd have to find their number and call and ask. Not much in the way of gas on 447 other than those three stations. Top off in Sparks or Fernley.

Dr. Pyro · Post by **Dr. Pyro** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:22 am

I know after eating an Indian taco in Nixon I have plenty of gas.

BurningRando · Post by **BurningRando** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:46 am

Two 5 gallon cans pretty much gets you back to civilization.

Cheap insurance.

ju1ce · Post by **ju1ce** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:50 am

BurningRando wrote:Two 5 gallon cans pretty much gets you back to civilization.

Cheap insurance.

The RV generator cuts out at 1/4 tank. I may be leaving at some weird hour during the night. Should that be enough to get me to gas/civiliztion, or do I need to get external tanks?

teardropper · Post by **teardropper** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:49 am

If all is working, it's 24 hours in Gerlach with a card. Try to figure your range, how far you can go on your tank, or tanks. If you're using your gennie, stop in Gerlach.

swampdog · Post by **swampdog** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:54 am

If you're coming from the NW, Alturas has a station that is open all night at least for the burn. Saved my ass last year.

dragonpilot · Post by **dragonpilot** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:59 pm

If you're traveling northwest the Cedarville gas station has been open all night for the past 5 years.

swampdog · Post by **swampdog** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:27 pm

Dragon pilot - thanks, good to know. I'd have probably made it but I'd have lost way too much sweat in the process. So Alturas was great relief. Nice to know that Cederaville also has options.

LostinReno · Post by **LostinReno** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:56 pm

Just saw this in another thread...

The Nixon Store, located on the Pyramid Lake Reservation will be opened, and have additional staff to serve Burners. They have water, soda, other drinks, a few supplies, and gasoline. You can also rent propane tanks and get your last minute ice for the road. They plan to be staffed for 24 hours during Monday morning and through the day and also during the Exodus.

Keep them in mind. You call Bonnie at the store at 775-574-0467 for more information.

I wouldn't rely on Empire or Gerlach for gas, you'd have to sit and wait regardless. The further away you can make it, the better.

Mojojita · Post by **Mojojita** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:07 pm

A lot depends on when you leave too....if you are in a long exodus, the start/stop and idiling will use lots more gas than usual. We bring a can of gas on the trailer just in case. With that said, be really careful how you carry gas.........

dragonpilot · Post by **dragonpilot** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:45 pm

swampdog wrote:Dragon pilot - thanks, good to know. I'd have probably made it but I'd have lost way too much sweat in the process. So Alturas was great relief. Nice to know that Cederaville also has options.

How'd you get to Alturas going home without going thru Cedarville?...think mebbe you got your cities reversed?

PottyMouth · Post by **PottyMouth** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:34 pm

Last year Empire was open late, and 3 days before the event too- I imagine they look forward to the traffic and sales. They also had a giant stand for El-Wire and glow too. I gassed up there, no problem.

swampdog · Post by **swampdog** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 8:45 am

dragonpilot - mostly I worry too much. At the turn off for cedarville, I actually was about 40% confident I could make it round trip to the playa on what I had. 40% confident is nowhere near confident enough. I didn't know there'd be gas at Cedarville at midnight. I get kind of antsy and scrambled wrt landmarks and towns on the way out there - kind of like "are we there yet? Have we passed such-and-such? What comes next?" (and yes I have all appropriate maps but I'd been driving 14-16 hrs straight at that point and wasn't in my best head)

So -
Gerlach inbound or outbound - nope, don't want to do it.
Cedarville inbound - didn't know it would be open.
Cedarville outbound - Couldn't really visualize it. If I had, 70% confidence I could make it.
Alturas - YAY Alturas, 0% worry.

Mostly when I tell the story I just tell how Alturas saved my ass, but really all it saved me was worrying my way over the Cedarville pass.

ETA: Oh. I re-read your post. By the time I got to Cedarville outbound I had no worries. I think I tanked up there. Alturas was on the inbound.

bodyalive · Post by **bodyalive** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 7:21 pm

Hey, to those who have traveled 447 from Cedarville....

I've never been that route before and was planning to drive to BM from Redding via 299 to Alturas, turning on 447 at Cedarville. I was just told today that a significant part of that road is gravel and not paved. Is this true?

Thanks for your help,
Brian

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