Truthfully, Is RV'in becoming less enjoyable

Bowti wrote:
First of all I want to say we love RVing and never plan to stop. Having said that, there are things that have changed to lessen the experience. 1st is the heavy traffic, road conditions, and driver courtesy, we find it to be more difficult to travel each year.
Next, it is almost impossible to get into places we used to be able to get into, even by trying to reserve a year in advance. Last is the cost factor, the demand for full hook ups, WiFi, concrete slabs, cable TV and pull through sites has made some over nite stops hurt the pocket book. Yes, there are ways to get around these difficulties but "Times are a changing".

blofgren wrote:
I completely agree.

Agree mostly. ;)

Yes, there is more demand these days than they're used to be but we're usually able to get a campsite whenever we want and I often still don't reserve, 'though on weekends and during the busy summer months we usually do have to plan and reserve well ahead. If we're willing to camp without shore power I can usually still get a site last minute so I've set up the camper so we can get through a couple of days without shore power if need be.

Traffic we avoid by heading to areas away from major population centres, which is unfortunate as here in S Ontario it means we rarely go east past Toronto or north up into cottage country and thereby miss out on a lot of otherwise great places to camp. :( OTOH, we can easily head south into the US without much fuss and have plenty of access to all sorts of great camping opportunities without all the aggravation of too many people in too little space. :B

My biggest issue with RVing is the cost which contrary to the belief of those who don't RV is quite substantial and increases each season. :( Capital cost of the camper is a given, perhaps even a suitable vehicle with which to tow, but that's just the start. Regular maintenance costs you expect (brakes, bearings, lap sealing, etc), surprise maintenance costs you don't expect (tires that blow out well before their time, a fridge that won't cool, a furnace that won't heat, a pump that won't pump, etc, etc, etc), insurance, storage fees, and the ever increasing campsite fees along with additional vehicle parking fees sure can have one wondering whether it's all worth it. When our boys were younger and we travel camped a lot the costs were definitely worth it, now not so much. Yes, times are a changing. ;)