Five Ways for Surfers to Save Gas Money

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With gas at an average of $4.71 a gallon in San Diego County, commuters, and especially surfers, are scrambling to reduce their fuel consumption.

Surfers waste gas while driving non-stop coastal loops in search of the best waves and let their vehicle idle endlessly during street end or beach parking lot surf checks. They love their gas guzzling, bro-dude monster surf mobiles that boost macho core-scores, but put a strain on bank accounts and produce smog alerts.

A fair share of surfers pack their quiver in the back of a lifted 4×4 F-350 crew cab, which makes sense when hauling a trailer filled with sand toys to the desert, but not so much when it comes to driving a mile to the beach.

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unfocused
31 weeks ago

$4.79 for the cheap shit today at Shell. wtf?

die2surf
31 weeks ago

Currently, it cost me $80 to go surf due to the 200 mile round trip, high price of petrol, and tolls. I used to surf an evening sesh, then sleep in the SUV at a 24 hour grocery store parking lot (not 24hr anymore) and be in the line-up the next morning...until a friendly neighborhood officer tapped on my window ###### of the night and was nice enough not to cite me if I left.

Tough to justify $80 for a 3-hour sesh to my wife and kids. Anyone know a place near OB or Lindy I can sleep in my rig overnight without getting harassed?

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