Newbie Full-timing questions
Hi all, My first post in the forums (be gentle if i break any social rules) :) My wife and I, and our 5 kids are seriously considering full timing. I've been reading the forums for a while and fi...
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elhajj33 wrote:
we're concentrating now on a class A and towing a minivan behind us. I love the stretch idea, but I'm not sure I want to sink a ton of money customizing a truck like that!
Don't forget to consider what we used to call "TCO" when selecting your RV and tow vehicle -- Total Cost of Ownership: consider licensing fees, insurance, and maintenance, as well as fuel costs. Any RVer will tell you it's a rare trip when something doesn't go wrong -- you're driving your home down the highway, the equivalent of putting it through a continuous 5.1 (read that in a study somewhere) earthquake.
But also remember that propane is much less expensive than electricity, and your stove/oven will run on that, plus you can opt to heat your water with propane and run your refrigerator on propane, if you choose.
A bigger rig will use more electricity, which adds to your cost. We've found, over the years, that it cost us about $2/day for electricity -- maybe $4 when running the AC a lot; that was in our 38' fifth wheel.
Overall, it's hard to predict where your own expenses will be. As others have said, mostly it depends on your rig, where you park it, and how much you drive it.
