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I agree with Herman, all roads to the mountains out of Amarillo lead to Raton the scenery is great, the road is good. Why punish yourself in Oklahoma and Kansas - get to the mountains as quickly as possible. Wave

I understand that Steve Bennet who has californiacoachcompany.com has towed a Mini for several years. He has written about it on the POG forum. Wave

Wind is not the friend of RVs, as is evident from a recent thunderstorm in Oklahoma. Estimated wind speed was 80 MPH, which left most units untouched, but these were at right angles to the wind direction. The Rockwood just rolled on its top without much fanfare. The Coachmen was also attempting to roll but was "caught" by the pontoon boat. The Gulf Stream just disintegrated while the floor remained in place. Glue, plywood and some staples are no match for weather. Be aware of conditions in your area. When you check into a park, ask about shelters. Many parks offer no warnings or protection, so you have to stay informed. Wave

They are pushing CNG hard in Oklahoma due to the fact that some of the largest reserves are held by Oklahoma companies. I guess they are testing the market here first. There is a full page ad in the Daily Oklahoman with fuel prices $3.47 for unleaded, $3.76 diesel and 1.38$/gal for CNG. I suppose the MPG is less for CNG so the real mileage per unit is a question. I did not get to see inside the storage compartments on that coach but with three 25 gal. tanks and a traditional diesel tank there would be little room for gear - guess they will have to work that out. Wave

I happend to be in OKC on Monday and followed this unit to a service facility. It is a CNG CCoach. The owner is Chesapeake Energy in OKC. The handler gave me a tour and indicated that it had x3 25 gal. tanks for CNG plus diesel. He told me at the time that it was running on , I think, 17% diesel and the rest CNG. I asked him if he was promoting it to the RV industry or just CNG to the world and he indicated it was the latter. Range was about 1,500 miles but the problem is too few places to refill so they bought and converted the CCoach, added a wrap so the world could see a big vehicle with the hope that CNG will become a transitional fuel as oil based fuel declines. It sounded and looked like any other bus but the emissions would be less. Beautiful coach, set up as a traveling promotional office. Perhaps it has been covered on the forum but if not here it is. Wave