10 Reasons RV Vacations are Better
My wife and I put together a fun list for the Jayco Journal about "10 Reasons Why RV Vacations are Better." I thought some of you might enjoy it. What other reasons can you think of? I'd like to pu...
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We "invested" in an rv and the stuff that improves and goes in it because we enjoy our family time with it.
After the initial cost (bought used, but not cheap) our weekly accommodations are about $170/ week at PA state parks. About the same as one night in a hotel (maybe two, depending where).
Our annual travel budget is about the same, but instead of dropping $3-$5k on a single week, we can travel throughout the summer, spring, and fall with camper and still take a few short jaunts to plays, rafting trips, fishing trips, scuba, zip lines, and all kinds of other places.
Using our RV a fair amount has made us better at planning and improvising. In the RV, if you didn't bring it, you do without (a few exceptions, as we allow a small emergency budget for missing or urgent items)
I used to fly for work weekly. Now I haven't been on a plane for a few years. In part because of insane airfare to anywhere from Pittsburgh and the several hour commute/park/precheckin/security encampments/boarding/baggage delays/etc.
The other BIG difference is our rediscovery of so many opportunities within driving distance. Most of our RV trips are within 6hrs. We're likely to extend the distance by making stopovers within 6hrs but going on to other destinations instead of returning home.
Cheaper? Yes, but we spend the same. More rewarding? Most definitely.
After the initial cost (bought used, but not cheap) our weekly accommodations are about $170/ week at PA state parks. About the same as one night in a hotel (maybe two, depending where).
Our annual travel budget is about the same, but instead of dropping $3-$5k on a single week, we can travel throughout the summer, spring, and fall with camper and still take a few short jaunts to plays, rafting trips, fishing trips, scuba, zip lines, and all kinds of other places.
Using our RV a fair amount has made us better at planning and improvising. In the RV, if you didn't bring it, you do without (a few exceptions, as we allow a small emergency budget for missing or urgent items)
I used to fly for work weekly. Now I haven't been on a plane for a few years. In part because of insane airfare to anywhere from Pittsburgh and the several hour commute/park/precheckin/security encampments/boarding/baggage delays/etc.
The other BIG difference is our rediscovery of so many opportunities within driving distance. Most of our RV trips are within 6hrs. We're likely to extend the distance by making stopovers within 6hrs but going on to other destinations instead of returning home.
Cheaper? Yes, but we spend the same. More rewarding? Most definitely.
