How to calculate the cost of RVing

Jayco-noslide wrote:
I'll use a 2003 Class C motor home purchased 7 years ago as an example because that's what we have.
I paid $23000 for it. Let's assume I sell today for $15000. OK much of this has to be estimated. So I spent $8000 (Not the price I paid for it). I estimate I've spent 75 days per year using it(525 days) so = $15 per day for "lodging". Not bad. But to the $8000 I need to add Camping fees($2000), repair, service and improvements($5000), fuel that's over and above traveling in a car for 40000 miles(that's actual)= $3600 car versus $12000 MH = $8400. Plus Misc. cost of $1000
Grand total cost = $24000 for 7 years, 40000 miles and and estimated 525 days of living in it. Averages out to $45 per day.
I can live with that. But a new MH, fewer nights use and trading soon would raise that to way more than a luxury hotel for same number of nights.
Different viewpoints or math?

You must not stay at campgrounds if you're saying your camping fees only amount to $2000 for 525 days of camping, that works out to about $4/night. My thinking would be much closer to $10,000 pretty easily. And don't forget the taxes you paid when you bought it, the taxes you pay every year to own it, and the tags and insurance to keep it on the road. Over 7 years that will amount to a pretty penny, and you'd have to figure that in the total.

To my mind, you can't compare the costs without realizing that you can stay at a hotel/motel much cheaper than buying and using a camper. Especially a large camper with the accompanying large vehicle to pull it with. And then when add in the costs of maintaining, fueling, taxes, and camping costs in general, it's a losing proposition.

Consequently I've never run the numbers and don't intend to. It's immaterial. We do it because we don't particularly care for motel/hotel rooms, and we like having "our stuff" with us.