Cost of RVing
"Across the country, campground prices generally start at around $20 a night and rarely exceed $75. The average RV spot, with power and water hookups, will run about $30, according to J.D. Power. Any ...
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Gdetrailer wrote:
I live for free compared to that as I own my home and property and it has been paid off for the last 20 yrs and has gained equity.. My local taxes cost me $800 per yr and gas for heat and electric costs on average $100 each per month.. So, my sticks and bricks costs me an average off about $3,200 per yr or $8.80 per night!
Beat that..
We boondock 90% of the time and have a Thousand Trails membership for when we're wanting to go to parks or are on the east coast. We'll occasionally go to a park we actually pay for, but that's a rarity.
No property taxes, no heating or electric bills. Thousand Trails membership costs under $700/yr. Even counting the parks we stay at and pay for, and a considerable amount of fuel, we come in under $3,200/yr for accommodations.
Of course, we're not counting insurance and up-front purchase costs, but neither are you.
You couldn't sell me on a sticks and bricks at this point - going back to living that way sounds terrible. Even if your costs are zero, I don't consider that to be freedom.
