DOES THIS BUDGET SOUND REASONABLE?
Planning my first MH trip, 4-5 months. I'll be alone. I'll have at least $5000 emergency cash and will be recieving about $2300 per month while I'm on the road. Guessing 1000 gallons of gas at $5 /g...
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I'm the original poster. I posted this at least 3 months ago.
At the start of the trip, I was easily staying within the food and camping budget. Mainly driving to get from Michigan to out West. At about 4 weeks, The refrigerator quit working on gas. I lost about $30 worth of food and started staying in private campgrounds. Most were in the $25-30 range. Finally got the fridge going on gas again but got spoiled with electricity and Wi-Fi. Still did dry camping in NPs and NFs when available. However, I was in quite a few area of over 100 degree temps and wanted to run the air.
Had about $1200 of engine work done which corrected some problems. However, still getting what I think is vapor lock climbing mountain roads.
I will be changing my plans since I'm not sure I can climb the Rockies in Colorado. I think I'll start wandering home thru NM and Texas and do Colorado a different time with a different vehicle.
Planning for $5/gallon gas was psychologically smart since anything under 5 makes me think I'm earning money. I'm about $900 ahead, there.
Fast fooding meals is very cheap and I'm probably close to the food budget with that and still doing a lot of cooking.
At the start of the trip, I was easily staying within the food and camping budget. Mainly driving to get from Michigan to out West. At about 4 weeks, The refrigerator quit working on gas. I lost about $30 worth of food and started staying in private campgrounds. Most were in the $25-30 range. Finally got the fridge going on gas again but got spoiled with electricity and Wi-Fi. Still did dry camping in NPs and NFs when available. However, I was in quite a few area of over 100 degree temps and wanted to run the air.
Had about $1200 of engine work done which corrected some problems. However, still getting what I think is vapor lock climbing mountain roads.
I will be changing my plans since I'm not sure I can climb the Rockies in Colorado. I think I'll start wandering home thru NM and Texas and do Colorado a different time with a different vehicle.
Planning for $5/gallon gas was psychologically smart since anything under 5 makes me think I'm earning money. I'm about $900 ahead, there.
Fast fooding meals is very cheap and I'm probably close to the food budget with that and still doing a lot of cooking.
