RVing versus hotels for a trip out west fromVA

We drove fm VA to LA, a 7900+ mile tripe this time last year. We went south, stopping in Vicksburg, San Antonio, Fredsricksburg, TX, Carlsbad, NM, Tombstone & Tucson, AZ, Las Vegas, Death Valley, Los Angeles, back to Grand Canyon, then diagonally across the country to KC to visit son's in-laws, then on to Michigan to visit daughter then home.

The nice thing about the trailer we pulled was I got to sleep in my bed every night, not in a bed someone else slept in the night before.

dukenurse wrote:
Honey is having second thoughts about driving from VA to NM, ID then home with sightseeing along the way. We have a diesel truck with a self contained slide in. We don't have any time constraints and only want to drive 300 or les miles per day. Your suggestions are welcome.
Thanks,
Connie

Based on our experience with that type of trip, 8-10 weeks would be good without feeling rushed. We also like to drive 300 or less miles/day when enroute between destinations.

Well either way you sound like you will be driving. So it must come down to RV or hotel room. Personally in the RV I don't have to drag luggage in and out. Can find locations with much better views in the RV. Eat my own food or eat out if I wish. Generally, you meet nicer people in a CG. The only perk to the hotel room over your slide in may be the shower but you can always use the CG shower or when the urge strikes get the hotel room for the night.

I use to travel for a living and I personally dislike most hotel rooms, bed bugs and all.

It's not the destination but the trip along the way that creates the experience. I'd rather remember the road and CG's than TSA pat downs and cramped airline seating.

What is the question? :B The camper allows you to stop and start as you please, take the road less traveled and enjoy the journey. Plus you always know what the bed is like and where the bathroom is.

When do you plan to leave? Going south from VA the first stops that occur to me are Shenandoah NP and Mammoth Caves NP if you haven't been to those sites. I'd take I-44 from St Louis down to I-40 and that to NM. New Mexico is full of places to go. Leaving NM north on I-25 thru CO will take you close to Great Sand Dunes and later Rocky Mountain NP. In WY you can take US20 west to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons. That brings you to the east side of ID. There are all sorts of small attractions and parks along these routes.

I'd take I-90 back which would bring you thru the Black Hills and pass close to Devils Tower in WY. Then Badlands NP.