Getting expensive

kcmoedoe wrote:

John&Joey wrote:

ccbb088 wrote:
Do you think the overall price of camping is starting to get to high? The price of campgrounds, diesel to get it there, camper payment if you have one. Etc. Just wanted to get some thoughts and opinions.

Yes, for us it seemed like it. When a campground is charging $30/night and I can get a nice hotel for $55/night and in the morning walk away from all the liability ??????

When I can drive my Highlander and get 24mpg vs my Class A at 6-10 mpg ??????

The only time my Class A made sense in traveling was when I turned the key off and stayed in one location for more then 4 days before moving onto the next location. Then an RV made sense for us as a means of traveling the country.

On what planet are nice hotel rooms $55.00 a night? A Best Western, a Holiday Inn Express or a Fairfield Inn all are generally $100 a night or more depending upon location and no one mistakes them for truly nice hotels. You can drive a car and get better mileage than in a motorhome or when towing a trailer, but you have to factor in the facts that you have to schlep your suitcases around every night and have to eat restaurant food almost exclusively, unless cold cuts and microwave burritos make up your diet. It isn't all about costs, it's often about lifestyle.

I agree, it's the "lifestyle",....THAT'S the reason we can justify it. The advantage of being able to conveniently take the fur babies, and have a convenient place to leave them, is a major part of it for us. Plus, being able to stop almost at will, turn on the Quiet Diesel generator, fix something to eat, shower and shave, nap, walk the dogs, unhitch the 4x4 GMC Envoy, ride around, see the sights,.....etc,etc, etc.
And, did I mention how comfortable it is to drive/ride a big motorhome?
There's nothing quite like it.