Because this is what Engineers Do - Data and Statistics.

Overall we had a great adventure, we were on the road 14.5 days and we packed a lot into it. Here are some statistics.

The trip was 3,836 miles. We passed through 11 states and Canada. We intentionally tried to avoid covering the same route out and back, we succeeded.

Vermont

New York

Pennsylvania

Ohio

Indiana

Illinois

Wisconsin

Minnesota

South Dakota

Wyoming (Motorcycle)

Michigan

We used 236 gallons of diesel fuel, with a total cost of $943.65.

We averaged 240 miles between fill ups

We averaged 16.25 MPG. (I consider this respectable for a vehicle hovering at its  maximum GVW of 8550# towing an enclosed trailer that with load is a bit over 2000#)

Worst mileage was 14.8 mpg, going from Sturgis to Minnesota with a significant head wind.

Best mileage was 17.41 mpg, leaving Minnesota, secondary roads, about 60 mph.

The average price of diesel was $4.01, lowest was $3.70/gal in SD, the highest was $4.96/gal in Canada (currency conversion is tbd).

pic of meal

For the most part we prepared all our meals at camp or in the van. We ate out only when we were without the van on the bikes, so we only had 3 dinners out.

This was the first long trip we took in the van, it worked very well. It holds 30 gallons of fresh water, and getting good water can be an issue. We went over a week on a single fill up, we last filled the tank in Oshkosh on Saturday the 2^nd and still had water when we arrived home on the 11^th. We took our showers at the campgrounds, but used the water for all else, I was surprised it lasted.

We never seemed to have an issue with batteries, even though we never plugged in. We did run the generator when we need to make coffee or use the microwave, so that likely helped keep the batteries topped off. 

Here are the raw numbers.