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MagillaGorilla
Mar 23, 2015Explorer
Cost is cost. Round trip to see my mother in Florida is 2400 miles.
If I fly:
$250 per person for air travel ($500 total)
$200 for a park, stay, fly hotel near the airport.
$75 for dinner and drinks the night before we fly
$10 tip for shuttle to airport
$40 for drinks at the airport
return trip
$40 for breakfast at the airport
$10 tip for shuttle back to car
$30 gas to and from airport
Total spent: $869
If I take the MH @ 7.5 MPG I am looking at $896 in gas. Plus I have an oil change and general wear and tear on the MH. Then you add in the food and drink in the camper and it will cost me about $1000-$1100.
It is cheaper and quicker to fly. So if price or time are the main concerns then taking a MH is not your best option. If you don't want to fly and like the adventure of road trips then a MH is an option.
If I fly:
$250 per person for air travel ($500 total)
$200 for a park, stay, fly hotel near the airport.
$75 for dinner and drinks the night before we fly
$10 tip for shuttle to airport
$40 for drinks at the airport
return trip
$40 for breakfast at the airport
$10 tip for shuttle back to car
$30 gas to and from airport
Total spent: $869
If I take the MH @ 7.5 MPG I am looking at $896 in gas. Plus I have an oil change and general wear and tear on the MH. Then you add in the food and drink in the camper and it will cost me about $1000-$1100.
It is cheaper and quicker to fly. So if price or time are the main concerns then taking a MH is not your best option. If you don't want to fly and like the adventure of road trips then a MH is an option.
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