1995,
You are dreaming at 30$/night. But, even if you add in your investment cost, you still can beat hotel/motel prices and when you include meals that you now eat off your own plates and only what you want, it even beats the "stuff your face" buffet.
If you go to an event (we do a couple most years) where they charge an exorbitant fee (~20$) to dry camp (showers, water and dump are available - get in line), but all accommodations in striking range are booked years in advance.
Then there are the states that charge license based on either cost or weight. We got them covered too. My coach is old enough for an historic plate (OK, Mine is an authentic - year of build) that is 85$ forever. (Historic are only 10years here.) It has some limits, like only driving it to shows, for testing and repairs, but there is a rally (show) put on by one chapter or another some place all year long and nobody said I have to take the shortest route and/or hurry to get there or home. (You mean the Blue Ridge is not the way to go from Michigan to Florida?)
I live my life at the bottom right corner of a spreadsheet. Trust me, my motorhome is less expensive than my sailboat was - except for fuel, but if you count sail and rig maintenance as fuel, it is a toss-up.
So, when I get that reaction, it only takes a few questions to make them realize that they (like a prior writer did) are wasting at least as much as we spend.
Matt
