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With fuel prices as well as other expenses I had decided to skip Hershey this year. However, following the lead of forum “nomads” such as Dean Yoder and Steve Jelf, as well as others, I decided to take advantage of my hybrid car and do Hershey “on a budget.” Usually I pull a trailer with one or two cars, staying in hotels on the way to and from, and while at Hershey.

Instead, I copied a few YouTube Toyota Prius conversions, making an RV-Prius.

Long story long, Hershey, here I come….

Des Moines IA, as we speak, er, type….

Budget:
2400 miles round trip,
50 mpg, $4.40/gal. - $211.20
Hotels - $0.00
Buying old Ford parts I don’t need, and my kids will try to price on my estate sale - Priceless….

RV-Prius:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5e8plp3y8q6rf ... 2.mp4?dl=0

Is that cockpit long enough for you, Rob ????????

I love it! Good for you, Rob!

Geez. 2400 miles. And I’m adverse to do 300 round trip. Too much for one day anymore. The last time, about 5 years ago, I hit traffic on the way home. Nothing like parking on the highway 75 miles from the house. I think it soured me as we regularly did Hershey and Carlyle every year.

Rob, you saving up to buy another Model K? See you at Hershey, safe travels. jb

If you camped overnight on a Minneapolis street in your Prius, the catalytic converter would be gone in the morning.

Rob, don’t forget to leave a 1/4 inch of window down so you won’t suffocate. I slept in my vw bug off the highway many years ago and the highway patrol knocked on my window at three in the morning. When I opened the window there was a sucking sound. A nother hour or two and I would have suffocated in my sleep. Just thinking.