To RV or not to RV, That Is The Question
Hello folks. My wife and I are planning a once-in-a-lifetime two month long summer vacation with our two 12-year olds (twin boy & girl) next summer. We have been agonizing over our two basic options f...
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Per the group (and my wife's) suggestion, I really like the idea of renting a similar size & style trailer soon and experiencing the lifestyle on a short local trip or two prior to our long-term trip next summer.
Great idea! Please let us know how you like it.
We enjoy hiking, biking, and sightseeing but are not particular fond of setting up and tearing down a campsite or sleeping on the ground. We've done a fair amount of this in the past. It's fun for a few days but I can't imagine sticking it out for 2 months.
Sounds like we have a lot in common! However, I agree this is one of the biggest disadvantages to constantly moving if you want to cover a lot of territory. The other is time, which is one of the main reasons as to why we've stopped RVing at the moment. How much time do you want to spend on the "journey" vs. the "vacationing". For many the journey is part of the adventure. For some, not so much. Have you calculated the actual travel time it would take to just do the driving? That may help make the decision.
If you do choose to drive have you considered doing something a little less ambitious? So many of us want to do as much as possible but in doing so may lose out on the actual "vacation" part. I my early 20s hubby and I drove 7500 miles in three weeks-from the Boston area all the way up to Banff and Jasper in Alberta. Went back by plane, spent 10 days enjoying, and realized how much we had missed by trying to do too much too fast. It's still a very fond memory but I would never do anything like that again.
I'm glad we were able to help. Please keep in mind even those who appear to be negative are doing so because they care and want you to make a good decision and are not being spiteful. A broad question such as yours does often come with the good, bad and the ugly type responses!
Great idea! Please let us know how you like it.
We enjoy hiking, biking, and sightseeing but are not particular fond of setting up and tearing down a campsite or sleeping on the ground. We've done a fair amount of this in the past. It's fun for a few days but I can't imagine sticking it out for 2 months.
Sounds like we have a lot in common! However, I agree this is one of the biggest disadvantages to constantly moving if you want to cover a lot of territory. The other is time, which is one of the main reasons as to why we've stopped RVing at the moment. How much time do you want to spend on the "journey" vs. the "vacationing". For many the journey is part of the adventure. For some, not so much. Have you calculated the actual travel time it would take to just do the driving? That may help make the decision.
If you do choose to drive have you considered doing something a little less ambitious? So many of us want to do as much as possible but in doing so may lose out on the actual "vacation" part. I my early 20s hubby and I drove 7500 miles in three weeks-from the Boston area all the way up to Banff and Jasper in Alberta. Went back by plane, spent 10 days enjoying, and realized how much we had missed by trying to do too much too fast. It's still a very fond memory but I would never do anything like that again.
I'm glad we were able to help. Please keep in mind even those who appear to be negative are doing so because they care and want you to make a good decision and are not being spiteful. A broad question such as yours does often come with the good, bad and the ugly type responses!
