Thoughts on the Cost of RVing
In the process of planning a trip next summer out to Glacier NP, Yellowstone and all the NPs in Utah. About 3800 miles, round trip, and at least 30 nights. So, I just read an article in Barrons predi...
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In addition to the daily costs of RVing, there is of course the cost of the RV itself.
But for us, none of it matters. We got our first trailer thinking it was sort of a motel room on wheels --a convenience, and nothing more.
We were wrong. We discovered to our shock that we loved camping (who knew??) and have made RVing the center of our recreational lives.
My only regret is that we discovered it so late in life --when I was in my early 50s. Our kids were already grown and gone. We could have done this when they were small, but we thought it was too difficult. Wrong.
So to us, it almost does not matter if RV travel costs more than flying and staying in hotels. (I doubt it does cost more, but that is not the issue.) I just don't worry about the cost. The fun is priceless.
But for us, none of it matters. We got our first trailer thinking it was sort of a motel room on wheels --a convenience, and nothing more.
We were wrong. We discovered to our shock that we loved camping (who knew??) and have made RVing the center of our recreational lives.
My only regret is that we discovered it so late in life --when I was in my early 50s. Our kids were already grown and gone. We could have done this when they were small, but we thought it was too difficult. Wrong.
So to us, it almost does not matter if RV travel costs more than flying and staying in hotels. (I doubt it does cost more, but that is not the issue.) I just don't worry about the cost. The fun is priceless.
