The better half and myself think we have a plan of action kinda.We are both on disability so stable income is taken care of. After all bills are taken care of (car payment, health ins, vehicle ins, meds, phones, internet and food. We will have about $400 left over for fuel a month. We want to travel and see the country. Time is not an issue but we want to try and boondock as much as possible and take advantage of the BLM land for the 21 days a month.We have led interior lights, 200 watts of solar, an extra 35 gallon H2O bladder for the truck bed.Our home state would be Oregon, the question I am asking is where should we go first?Looking foward to your ideas and replies..

WOW $400.00 per month for gas???? That really isn't very much - do you plan on staying in one place for long periods of time?When we travel to PA on vacation we spend at least $500.00 in diesel (traveling with the TH & side trips) - and we are only gone 10 days - and we don't do too many distance side trips!What will happen if you need to find a campground - does that come out of your $400.00?Heck if you can budget that, please go for it BUT crunch your numbers so you don't come up short!Good luck and enjoy!

How about back to the drawing board? I hesitate to discourage you, but $400 per month for fuel will not take you very far! I go through that in two days on the road and your vehicle is not going to use any less fuel than mine does! Be prepared for very short and infrequent trips.

It costs us about 45¢ a mile but we go with 50¢ a mile if we want to put it on paper. $400 would get us about 800 miles.

Fall/winter is coming. Go somewhere warm. :)In addition to BLM boondocking, don't forget:Free CampgroundsFree CampsitesCasino CamperIf you can do it, go for it. You don't know what life will hand you tomorrow.Enjoy your travels.

The trips with our TC took close to $100.00 when we fueled up, so depending on how far down you draw the fuel, this is close to only 4 fill ups (with our truck), then you need to think about any exploring in the area that you are camped (this depends on using your truck). Do a short trip and see just how far you can go on a fuel up and this will tell the distance you can travel. Hope it all works out as there is nothing like exploring in a TC.

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Poppy___Nana
Explorer
Aug 09, 2014
WOW $400.00 per month for gas???? That really isn't very much - do you plan on staying in one place for long periods of time?

When we travel to PA on vacation we spend at least $500.00 in diesel (traveling with the TH & side trips) - and we are only gone 10 days - and we don't do too many distance side trips!

What will happen if you need to find a campground - does that come out of your $400.00?

Heck if you can budget that, please go for it BUT crunch your numbers so you don't come up short!

Good luck and enjoy!
You_can_t_take_
Explorer
Aug 09, 2014
How about back to the drawing board? I hesitate to discourage you, but $400 per month for fuel will not take you very far! I go through that in two days on the road and your vehicle is not going to use any less fuel than mine does! Be prepared for very short and infrequent trips.
K_Charles
Explorer
Aug 09, 2014
It costs us about 45¢ a mile but we go with 50¢ a mile if we want to put it on paper. $400 would get us about 800 miles.
gbopp
Explorer
Aug 09, 2014
Fall/winter is coming. Go somewhere warm. :)

In addition to BLM boondocking, don't forget:

Free Campgrounds

Free Campsites

Casino Camper

If you can do it, go for it. You don't know what life will hand you tomorrow.

Enjoy your travels.
Itchey_Feet
Explorer
Aug 09, 2014
The trips with our TC took close to $100.00 when we fueled up, so depending on how far down you draw the fuel, this is close to only 4 fill ups (with our truck), then you need to think about any exploring in the area that you are camped (this depends on using your truck). Do a short trip and see just how far you can go on a fuel up and this will tell the distance you can travel. Hope it all works out as there is nothing like exploring in a TC.
emaav
Explorer
Aug 09, 2014
The only drawback is the fuel budget. If only she did not have the car payment we would have an additional $400. As I said we are in no big hurry to get to any one spot. Our plan is to take billions of pictures and write journals or even video logs. We are not getting any younger, nor healthier.

PS, Yes we have a safety margin of an additional $100 plus the credit card if we need it, but we do not want to..
SDcampowneroper
Explorer
Aug 09, 2014
hope nothing breaks down... $100 won't buy a tire or pay off a card.
loulou57
Explorer
Aug 09, 2014
I would really like for your dreams to happen I do feel however you need to look at your budget. It would be hard for anyone to give you a realistic account without knowing your exact numbers, expenses, income etc. I would like to have given you a more positive response but so many variables will affect your plans.
To answer your question on where to start. Stay close to home, family until you get a realistic look at things.
time2roll
Nomad
Aug 09, 2014
emaav wrote:
Our home state would be Oregon, the question I am asking is where should we go first?
Stay north until it gets cold, then head south.
adayjk
Explorer
Aug 09, 2014
I'll go 180 on the advice. If it were me I'd stay away from the credit card except for real 911 emergencies. Other than that, go for it! Stock up on healthy foods. If you run out of money, sit and wait for payday. Yea, lack of a big bankroll can slow you down, but when are you going to have more money, or health to travel?

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