With gas blowing past $4 a gallon and spring break road trips in full swing, a
that’s been quietly circulating in the r/Costco community is starting to look less like a quirky hobby and more like genuinely smart trip planning.
The original post came from a small business owner who drives a transit van from Apex, North Carolina to Atlanta, Georgia for work. His routine: fuel up at the Costco in Apex before leaving, make the six-hour drive, and fuel up again in Atlanta on the other end. Gas, a clean bathroom, and a hot dog combo. No other stops needed.
He’s Not the Only Costco Member Reshaping Road Trips
As it turns out, there’s actually an entire subculture of Redditors roadtripping with Costco as their compass. One commenter claimed 34 Costco stops across the Southeast. Another said they were approaching 100 locations visited across 18 to 20 states and three countries. Someone else chimed in that they drove from Albany, New York to Seattle in 2016 routing the entire trip around Costco gas stations…