I agree; when I go on a trip, the only thing I absolutely have to buy is gasoline and I also have a 32 gal tank in case stations are scarce along the way. Everything else is stocked up in the rig before I go.
JC
My friends always want to load up with all kinds of food and drink before setting out.
I explain that we’ll probably NEVER be father away from a store than 100 miles or so; no matter HOW remote the places we visit out west.