MPG and fuel costs for summer trip
Just thought you'd like to see some real world numbers: Day 1 - started out on ethanol stabilized fuel that had been in the unit all winter, and was a bit below full due to exercising generat...
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years ago after much fussing with various methods of calculating costs of camping/towing/flying etc, I came up with a basic rough formula for comparing expenses in my own estimates---and granted I am not compulsive needing a to-the-penny spread sheet....
At the time I had a rig that could be counted on to tow anything I had, anywhere I wanted to go, at about "10mpg". I found by comparison, if I could tow there in a day and stay more than "1" night, the cost started tilting in favor of the camping experience vs hotel accommodations & meals out.
While the actual $ costs have changed in the several-decades-old formula I devised, the relative costs were pretty constant.
Now days, one of the things that helps considerably, is the "Senior Pass" 50% discount policy at certain federal and/or state camp facilities.
Different camping styles affect expenses considerably. If 'food' is a constant regardless of where/how you camp, then fuel & camp ground fees are the primary variables.
I'm learning to adapt my own camp style to the new parameters of a B+ vs a trailer & truck style camp.
At the time I had a rig that could be counted on to tow anything I had, anywhere I wanted to go, at about "10mpg". I found by comparison, if I could tow there in a day and stay more than "1" night, the cost started tilting in favor of the camping experience vs hotel accommodations & meals out.
While the actual $ costs have changed in the several-decades-old formula I devised, the relative costs were pretty constant.
Now days, one of the things that helps considerably, is the "Senior Pass" 50% discount policy at certain federal and/or state camp facilities.
Different camping styles affect expenses considerably. If 'food' is a constant regardless of where/how you camp, then fuel & camp ground fees are the primary variables.
I'm learning to adapt my own camp style to the new parameters of a B+ vs a trailer & truck style camp.
