• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Fuel Mileage and Reliability

Even though my Nissan Xterra has a 300+ mile full tank range, I always keep the tank full, right up to the time when I'm actively pursuing a storm. I've ended up in areas where power is off and extra fuel was critical in getting to the next town or avoiding lines when time is critical. The fun starts when hurricane chasing. Fuel is the juice of life. If fuel is available, I'll stop and top off the tank even if its only a couple of gallons low. You never know when or where the next opportunity will occur. Extra fuel cans are great but you can't store them in a vehicle. There is also an excellent app called "Gas Buddy" that shows gas stations with fuel. I used it during Hurricane Irma.
 
Warren, check out Rotopax. I've been heavily considering them. Will probably put a combo plate mount with 2 2-gallon cans onto a hitch-mounted spare tire carrier.

It's only 4 gallons, but 4 gallons will likely get someone to a fueling station, or out of a disaster area.
 
Warren, check out Rotopax. I've been heavily considering them. Will probably put a combo plate mount with 2 2-gallon cans onto a hitch-mounted spare tire carrier.

It's only 4 gallons, but 4 gallons will likely get someone to a fueling station, or out of a disaster area.

Thanks, but I mostly use rental SUV's for hurricanes as I fly in and it would be difficult to carry such a set up. I'm also not a big fan of gas cans near the rear bumper area as too many people are texting and causing rear end accidents. Gas igniting there could be a disaster.
 
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