Budgeting for Camping
I'm new around here and have been reading alot. My wife and I hope to purchase a travel trailer in the next year or 2 to start spending more time away with our children. Couple of questions.... ...
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four22 wrote:
I can remember camping at Lake Erie every summer growing up. My parents didn't have a lot of mine but we had a camper and an outside adventure drive. By far the best vacationing memories I have from my childhood.
X2! Growing up, my family would tie a huge Morsan (now Campmor) canvas wall tent to the top of an old Plymouth and go on camping vacations. Best memories ever!
We're lucky in that our small camper is parked on the side of our house, so no storage fees. Insurance is optional, as liability falls on the tow vehicle. We did purchase collision and comp for about $150 per year.
We generally stay in campgrounds with full hookups (my wife's rule) so these are a little more expensive than state parks. But when you factor in how much we save over a hotel, cooking at the site rather than going out for every meal, etc, it's certainly a less expensive alternative for vacationing. And, the memories are priceless!
Sorry this doesn't really answer how much to budget, just wanted to throw out some ideas to consider.
