The Road Trip Hack Costco Members Have Been Keeping to Themselves

With gas blowing past $4 a gallon and spring break road trips in full swing, a Reddit thread 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.