Questions about RVing
My husband and I are considering RVing in the near future. We love to travel, but while working RVing has not been possible. There is so much of America we want to explore and think this would be a gr...
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My husband and I are considering RVing in the near future. We love to travel, but while working RVing has not been possible. There is so much of America we want to explore and think this would be a great way to go. We have always owned a truck and trailer for many week and weekend camping trips and a few long trips over the years. Now we would like to venture on longer trips, staying in areas along the way for several days and maybe even weeks.
Some of my questions to you experienced RVrs - Am I dreaming to think I can travel up the California coast staying in RV parks or national parks and seeing the sights? Will it be extremely cost prohibitive in camparison to taking a 2-3 week road trip in a car, staying in motels?
I can truly see us taking a 3-4 month RV trip to the east coast, parking the trailer and exploring an area for a week at a time. Am I missing an important detail here?
Thank you for your advice.
Oh, it's totally doable. We took our two youngest, then 12 & 14, on a 2 month long, 6,000 mile cross country trip from GA to CA to WA and back to GA. We stayed in private parks, like KOA, as well as State & National parks along the way.
Now as far as the cost, it can be what you make it. If you want to boondock--that is, stay off the beaten path, at Walmarts or Flying J truck stops--your daily cost will be a lot less than if you stay in private RV resorts with all the bells and whistles. If you plan to move every couple days, gas or diesel will eat you alive. Food costs the same wherever you go, so then all that's left is the cost of entertainment. We budgeted $15,000 for our trip and we came in just under that, around $12,000.
I guess the only other thing to ask is, will you have health insurance in place? THAT might be a very large expense if you are still too young for Medicare.
I have no regrets about our trip. Yeah, it cost a lot for a "vacation." But wow! what a vacation! We still talk about that trip several times a week. I don't' know if we'll ever be able to do that again, but I'm glad we did it once.
