Saving Money Tips

Go to uscampgrounds.info and you can find almost all federal, state, county and city campgrounds. They are often cheap or even free.

If you are 62 or older, get a Senior Pass at any federal facility. It gets you 1/2 off a basic campsite, plus free admission at federal sites.

Know how much per mile it costs to pull your trailer/ 5er or drive your MH.

When choosing a campground or a gas station - know how much it is going to cost you to go 'off course' to get there and back. Sometimes that lower fuel price or cheaper campground really isn't.

Keep your shopping trips to Walmart or the grocery store down to one per week. It is real easy to get in the habit of going to the store every day, and that adds a lot of miles, fuel costs, to a trip total cost.

Work the various loyalty programs for cheaper fuel. We use Costco, Walmart card, grocery store loyalty card discounts, PFJ, etc. Some work better than others.

We buy restaurant gift cards at Kroger when they are on 'sale' with 4x fuel points. That way $100 of restaurant gift cards gets us $400 fuel points - 40 cents per gallon off a fullup.

Stay out of restaurants. One of the main reasons for choosing the model we have is the very large galley. The DW is a foodie & likes having her oven, the 4 door fridge, lots of counter space & the washer dryer closet that is one monsterous pantry.

Stay out of any CG that has "resort" in its name. Also, don't opt for the FHU or pull through sites. In general stay away from the private CGs unless they are a PA or we need to do laundry.

DutchmenSport wrote:
I once had a couple large recliner camping chairs that finally broke down. They were too big to dispose of at home, unless I broke out the cloth and cut up the metal to fit in my trash dumpster for the trash truck to haul away.

We continued carrying those 2 broken down camping chairs with us until one day I came up with a brain storm! Why not toss them in the campground dumpsters usualy located near the dump station? So next trip out, I did! That was the only time I got rid of a larger item like that. Normally, large items I take the time to break it down and let my trash truck haul it away, small pieces every week until it's gone. But this one time, I tossed them in the campground dumpster!

Edit: I take that back. Last December when in South Carolina, I purchased all new sewer hoses for the camper while on that trip. I tossed all the old ones in the campground dumpster too!

Ever see the Hitchcock film "Rear Window?" Gross, I know. But your post reminded me of it.

-Speak

I once had a couple large recliner camping chairs that finally broke down. They were too big to dispose of at home, unless I broke out the cloth and cut up the metal to fit in my trash dumpster for the trash truck to haul away.

We continued carrying those 2 broken down camping chairs with us until one day I came up with a brain storm! Why not toss them in the campground dumpsters usualy located near the dump station? So next trip out, I did! That was the only time I got rid of a larger item like that. Normally, large items I take the time to break it down and let my trash truck haul it away, small pieces every week until it's gone. But this one time, I tossed them in the campground dumpster!

Edit: I take that back. Last December when in South Carolina, I purchased all new sewer hoses for the camper while on that trip. I tossed all the old ones in the campground dumpster too!

we purchased a Seal-a- meal vacuum food sealer. $39 walmart
when we have Gourmet leftovers. we seal a portion for camping trips.

Cooking Fancy Meals in an RV is almost impossible. with limited space.