How to refuel when traveling by car to the uninhabited land of Tibet

Tibet is a place full of opportunities and challenges. Everything here demonstrates the unique style of the plateau area. A large number of uninhabited areas are scattered on the highway leading to Tibet. Let me share with you a self-driving tour A guide to refueling in Tibet’s no-man’s land.

Since you want to drive to Tibet’s no-man’s land, you should have done enough homework and asked questions about refueling?

When traveling through no-man’s land, you will inevitably bring The supply vehicle follows, and the supply vehicle is loaded with oil barrels to reserve the oil required for the entire trip.

If you are just traveling by car and not crossing the no-man's land you mentioned, then refueling is not a problem. As long as the vehicle has a range of 500 kilometers, there is no need to worry about not being able to refuel.

For regular travel in Tibet, even if you take the Central and North Ali Route, there is no real no-man’s land.

You are a very imaginative tourist. I, a local veteran driver in Tibet, will tell you the answer. The no-man’s land is not uninhabited after coming out of Qinghai, but the number of people living in it has become sparse. In the 1900s, someone once said: When people come to Wudaoliang, they don’t even think about tea and rice; when they come to Tanggula, they forget about their father and mother.

This means that the cars in the past were not good. The American Dodge, the Soviet Gas, and the domestic old Jiefang all couldn’t run, at most 40 yards, and the seals of the cars were not good. The fuel consumption is still high. I wear cotton clothes and trousers, and I have to put a fur coat behind the seat. Every truck has three treasures: a blowtorch, a spare tire, and a big barrel of oil. Sometimes the car breaks down and the front is not close to the village, and the back is not. With no rescue at the store, the driver has only two options left. First, stop the car and cry for help. Second, give up the car to save his life. The first is climate change, and the second is wild dogs, and there are many wild wolves.

The Qinghai-Tibet line is as difficult as the blue sky, and the Sichuan-Tibet line is as difficult as hell. If you don’t take the Xinjiang-Tibet line to death, save your life to see my mother.

It’s different now. Any car can run over a hundred yards, even if the speed limit is 80 yards. It has low fuel consumption, electronic fuel supply, positive tires, and assistant direction. The sealing is good, there is heating, the car's anti-skid system is good, and there are so many people nowadays. As long as you drive carefully, don't let your mind wander, and ensure driving safety, you won't encounter any fatal faults at all. You can stay here along the way. , Come on, eating is not a problem. How to walk this road without hardship? Is there a secret to learn? A master driver with more than 40 years of driving experience will tell you, whether it is the Sichuan-Tibet Line, Yunnan-Tibet Line, Qinghai-Tibet Line, or Xinjiang-Tibet Line Line, after entering the Tibetan area, it is best to choose to eat at a Hui or Tibetan restaurant. There are many beef and mutton restaurants. Depending on your population, you can buy more (white water pork), which is stewed, and then order some chili, and your water cup. Fill your water bottle with "tea" from the hotel, and don't forget to prepare mineral water, cakes, barreled instant noodles, chocolate, chewing gum, salt, and glucose (injection) in the car.

Explain: Hui people and Tibetans don’t add any condiments to their beef and mutton. The meat and pancakes are the best partners on the road. If you want to not get tired of your mouth or feel sick during the journey, it will taste better if you dip it in some chili pepper. It can keep you from being hungry for a long time. Some people will feel nauseous after eating oily food. "Tea" is the best thing. When entering the plateau for the first time, you always feel a little scared. This is not necessarily true. There is also the feeling of tinnitus and difficulty hearing due to altitude sickness. Don’t worry that this is caused by the atmospheric pressure. Eating chocolate or chewing gum can relieve it.

The weather changes quickly, with strong winds and high altitude. Curious tourists always have the desire to get out of the car and take pictures. They may catch a cold, have a stomachache, or have diarrhea. The salt and glucose you have prepared, That’s where instant noodles come in handy.

No one wants a bad trip, so be careful and you won’t make any big mistakes. I started driving in Tibet in 1979 when I was 15 years old. I drove for 20 years during the planned economy, and then started driving private cars. Now that I am retired, I still often run these four routes to find my youth! Friends who want to travel to Tibet by car, feel free to go boldly. Except for the customs and customs in Tibet, everything else is the same.

First of all, it is important to understand the concept of no man’s land. What is the no-man’s land according to the question? Is it the 300 kilometers of the Xinjiang-Tibet Line? Or along the Tuotuo River on the Qinghai-Tibet Line? Or the Ali Dabei/Central Line?

If so, there is no need to worry at all. As for refueling, this is not really a no-man's land, at most it is a stretch of uninhabited road with other vehicles driving on the road.

Just fill it up when you meet Sinopec/Gas. There is a gas station every 500 kilometers at most. Generally, there are sparsely populated routes around 300 kilometers away.

Can’t a tank of gas last 500 kilometers on the highway?

I would like to remind you that if you don’t understand the situation along the way, then you will see a regular gas station no matter what is left. There is a lot of oil that must be filled up. Don’t refuel at a private gas station unless absolutely necessary. Due to the long distance, the oil quality in Tibet is not as good as that in the mainland. The oil quality at private gas stations is even worse. It may be at high altitudes. Driving without power will cause damage to the engine, etc.

If the subject wants to cross a truly uninhabited land such as Qiangtang, he needs to bring an oil drum, and an additional 300 liters of oil. The terrain is extremely complex, there are no roads, and there are no people. In the area where it is extremely cold and hypoxic, stuffed cars are commonplace, so fuel consumption is extremely high.

If possible, you can also bring a logistics vehicle specifically to hold oil supplies. This way, the weight of the vehicle will be reduced, and the probability of stuffing the vehicle will be reduced, making it easier to get out of trouble.

It’s just that in Tibet, it’s forbidden to refuel in oil barrels without permission! The consequences if found out will be serious. You can’t just say a nice word and pay a few hundred yuan for a cigarette to get away with it.

I won’t go into details about why you can’t refuel in an oil drum. One of them is that it is forbidden to cross no man’s land. What can you wear without oil?

It is very risky to cross no man’s land blindly. Furthermore, the state prohibits illegal crossing of the buffer zones and core areas of national nature reserves without permission.

There are so many travelers coming and going to Tibet every day, and there are also many people driving on the Qinghai-Tibet Line and the Xinjiang-Tibet Line by themselves. I have never heard of any of their cars on the road because there is no gas. I was trapped and didn’t hear anything.

When traveling to Tibet by car, many people think that there will be no-man’s land in Tibet. In fact, in Tibet now, wherever there are roads, there is no no-man’s land at all. The no-man’s land you are talking about is Qinghai-Tibet. Line, from Amdo to Golmud, this section is also called no-man's land, the total length is less than 700 kilometers, and there is the 219 Xinjiang-Tibet Line, there is a section of no-man's land before arriving at Yecheng, which is less than 700 kilometers. , and besides, these places all have gas stations in the middle, so there will be no shortage of gas.

The real no-man’s land is already under supervision and you are not allowed to enter it at all. If you want to cross the no-man’s land, I’m sorry, you need more procedures and permissions before you can cross. More travel friends It's time to travel secretly.

So many travel friends don’t know much about Tibet. Regarding the problem of refueling in Tibet, one key must be ensured, that is, when you encounter a gas station and find that the fuel level is less than one-third, you must Fill up the tank, and the more you drive on the provincial road, the more anxious you become. In the entire Tibet area, there must be a gas station within 300 kilometers, but the fuel quality is a bit unclear.

The two sections of no-man’s land you mentioned also have private gas stations, so you can add them.

One more thing is the car with No. 95 gasoline. You can’t find No. 95 gasoline in these two sections of no-man’s land. There is No. 95 gasoline in Golmud, but you can’t find No. 95 gasoline at all in the Ngari area. There are no traces of gasoline, so it is necessary to bring some fuel additives when going to these two places.

In addition, it is the stability of the vehicle. Not to mention, in these two sections of no-man’s land, if the vehicle breaks down, it is really necessary to issue a rescue notification. There are too many methods. , in some places there is no signal for mobile phones at all, or the battery of the mobile phone is exhausted, so it is a bit difficult, but during the day it is okay, there will usually be cars passing by, so it will be fine.

Okay, that’s all. If you have any other questions about going to Tibet, you can send me a private message at any time. I will speak out and answer all questions. Finally, I wish every travel friend can go to Tibet. happy.