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How is the economy and gas prices affecting your outdoors lifestyle?
Posted on 2/20/13 at 8:56 am
Posted on 2/20/13 at 8:56 am
It's gotten so bad for me I'm about to just sell my boat and just ride along with friends. I mean,I really can't just hook up and take off by myself anymore with my boat. I have to have someone with me to help offset the cost and still sometimes it's way too much. 
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Posted on 2/20/13 at 8:58 am to meauxjeaux2
Why don't you sell one of your planes?
Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:01 am to meauxjeaux2
It's affecting my whole lifestyle. shite costs so much. I went to the grocery store after work yesterday got like 10 things and I was $90.
Filled my pick up up Sunday and it was $87. Can't just rip and run anymore. Normally I'd go dick off at the camp on weekends, but I can't do that as much anymore.
Filled my pick up up Sunday and it was $87. Can't just rip and run anymore. Normally I'd go dick off at the camp on weekends, but I can't do that as much anymore.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:01 am to meauxjeaux2
I hasn't sunk in yet for us. Wait till the big boats are taken out of mothballs. If the price of gas is still high/higher it'll be expensive to get to Last Isle.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:06 am to meauxjeaux2
I made a concious decision a few years ago to focus on quality of hunting/fishing as opposed to quantity of time spent afield. The economy, lease prices, fuel and whatnot certainly weighed in on the decision but so too did being a new father, grad student, etc.
I used to hunt and fish all the time. I figured that what I spent on gas, dues, etc could be lumped together and rather than hunting/fishing all the time I could do one or two trips a year to parts unknown. It's among the best decisions I've ever made. I've enjoyed much better hunting/fishing albeit less frequently and made memories that will last a lifetime. In addition, its given me the opportunity to see much of this beautiful country we live in and make a few friends along the way.
I used to hunt and fish all the time. I figured that what I spent on gas, dues, etc could be lumped together and rather than hunting/fishing all the time I could do one or two trips a year to parts unknown. It's among the best decisions I've ever made. I've enjoyed much better hunting/fishing albeit less frequently and made memories that will last a lifetime. In addition, its given me the opportunity to see much of this beautiful country we live in and make a few friends along the way.
This post was edited on 2/20/13 at 9:09 am
Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:06 am to meauxjeaux2
Not really so much outdoor stuff..
that being said, I'm a couple of hours from loading up and heading down to S La for the rest of the week to fish/hopefully watch some baseball, I'm dreading the gas cost
that being said, I'm a couple of hours from loading up and heading down to S La for the rest of the week to fish/hopefully watch some baseball, I'm dreading the gas cost
Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:11 am to meauxjeaux2
Being a poor college kid it has huge effects on me. I can still afford to maintain my equipment and hunt/fish on the weekends but I have to work upwards of 50 hours a week to do it all
Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:12 am to meauxjeaux2
It really hasn't affected me...yet. Of course, I don't have a big boat to fill up every weekend either. My kayak's gas bill is quite cheap.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:13 am to meauxjeaux2
My property is about 2 hours south of Gainesville, I used to head down there at least every other weekend to scout/hunt/fish or just camp out but this semester i've only been able to head down there 2 or 3 times due to gas prices.. Thankfully Spring break is the whole week before turkey season so I'll have that whole week to scout for opening day 
This post was edited on 2/20/13 at 9:14 am
Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:13 am to meauxjeaux2
That's the good thing about ki- 
ing.
That being said, I still have to haul it somewhere and $90 a tank of gas sucks. I went to Raceland and back Friday to rabbit hunt and burned over $45 of gas. Not to mention not finding any ammo to shoot my pistol for fun. Hope and Change baby.....Hope and Change.
ing. That being said, I still have to haul it somewhere and $90 a tank of gas sucks. I went to Raceland and back Friday to rabbit hunt and burned over $45 of gas. Not to mention not finding any ammo to shoot my pistol for fun. Hope and Change baby.....Hope and Change.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:17 am to meauxjeaux2
I'll have to limit my fishing trips to local areas. Try and conserve gas while in my boat which means very little scouting / run and gun and more of going to a select spot and picking it apart. I fish every Monday in the summer and will likely cut back by one or two days a month
Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:20 am to meauxjeaux2
I love to fish by myself but I might have to start splitting gas on trips with someone else but I can still kayak as long as I want 
There's a thread similar to this on the OT.
but I can still kayak as long as I want There's a thread similar to this on the OT.
This post was edited on 2/20/13 at 9:26 am
Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:33 am to meauxjeaux2
Roundtrip to take the kayak to the coast is roughly a tank of gas- about $30-35. I think I will be ok. 
Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:37 am to meauxjeaux2
I've got a 24' Roballo I was going to get running again and sell over the next few months. Just two months ago when gas was easing down around $3 and hopefully going under that, it looked like a great time.
Now, pushing $4, I think I'm back to letting it sit again.
Now, pushing $4, I think I'm back to letting it sit again.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:41 am to meauxjeaux2
This is frickin depressing to think about. 
Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:47 am to meauxjeaux2
I don't think I could sell my boat. I cherish the freedom of being able to hook up and go. I just might not make as big a run as I used to.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 9:52 am to meauxjeaux2
Bought a new boat last year and I decided to go with a smaller motor. I can make 5-6 fishing trips with my 60 4stroke so it doesn't bother me that much.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:19 am to meauxjeaux2
I think instead of flying down the salt ditch and running from the jetties to moss lake ill probably fish harder at the places that I go to. Try to make em count as opposed to just running all over the lake.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:28 am to meauxjeaux2
what really pisses me off is that i can't find the gas cap on my kayak to fill it up. it's gonna run out one of these days.....
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