You say they can't last for long without fuel and supplies.
But she knew without fuel she wouldn't make it through the day.
The Romans were supposed to wander, lost, without food or fuel, until every last one of them was dead.
Without fuel, the engines stopped working and so they lost most of the power for the plane.
The area may go days or longer without fuel for vehicles.
Elsewhere in the cylinder is a lot of air without much fuel.
They were without food, fuel and, worst of all, tobacco.
Their effects passed away in time, even as fire died out without new fuel.
Finally we were five boats dawdling away the time without fuel or food.
"You're body's a machine; do you expect it to run without fuel?"