May-24-2016 10:16 PM
Growing old is mandatory,
Growing up is entirely optional.
Remember, It's never too late to have
a happy childhood!
May-30-2016 06:15 AM
May-29-2016 07:48 PM
Jayco-noslide wrote:
I think the fact that no one else is even mentioning the depreciation of your RV proves my point that most RVers leave that cost out. This would be like claiming that one can drive a car for x number of years for an amount and completely leaving out the cost of the car. Someone mentioned their daily cost for camping being 20 something but if you add the cost of the RV to each day it will be more that the camp site. Assume you buy an RV for $100,000, use it for 10 years and stay in it 3,000 nights and sell it for $30,000, then it cost you 70000 divided by 3000 = $23/night and that's not counting any loan interest,upkeep, insurance, extra fuel, etc. If you only used it 1500 nights than it would cost $46/day. Of course you have to estimate because you don't know what it will be worth when you sell or trade. Houses gain value; RV's lose big time. I am also an RVer but I just want to know all the cost.
Barb & Dave O'Keeffe - full-timing since 2006
Figment II
(2002 Alpine 36 MDDS) 🙂May-29-2016 11:15 AM
May-29-2016 10:37 AM
Growing old is mandatory,
Growing up is entirely optional.
Remember, It's never too late to have
a happy childhood!
May-29-2016 10:00 AM
Jayco-noslide wrote:If the RV is paid for and there is no monthly payment, I think most people leave the cost out of their monthly budget. Retirees often pay off their mortgages on sticks and bricks homes in order to be able to afford living on a lower income in retirement. Including the amortized cost (or estimated amortized cost) of a paid for RV would only artificially inflate the budget amount. If you think "Houses gain value", you need to talk to the thousands that are still underwater on their mortgages or in foreclosure.
I think the fact that no one else is even mentioning the depreciation of your RV proves my point that most RVers leave that cost out. This would be like claiming that one can drive a car for x number of years for an amount and completely leaving out the cost of the car. Someone mentioned their daily cost for camping being 20 something but if you add the cost of the RV to each day it will be more that the camp site. Assume you buy an RV for $100,000, use it for 10 years and stay in it 3,000 nights and sell it for $30,000, then it cost you 70000 divided by 3000 = $23/night and that's not counting any loan interest,upkeep, insurance, extra fuel, etc. If you only used it 1500 nights than it would cost $46/day. Of course you have to estimate because you don't know what it will be worth when you sell or trade. Houses gain value; RV's lose big time. I am also an RVer but I just want to know all the cost.
May-28-2016 01:41 PM
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May-26-2016 05:14 PM
May-26-2016 08:34 AM
quasi wrote:
Some clarifications are in order. First is that we want to figure everything on the high side as a measure for comfort. If we don't need $1000 for maintenance (and I doubt we will) then that money stays in the kitty. We have a heat pump and an electric heater to offset propane consumption. Our trailer is 38 feet long so fuel consumption is based on current data. We have been told that during your first few months in a long term or full time trip you tend to do a lot more running around and tend to spend more on doing "things" until you settle down. I don't know if we'll be want to go down the Colorado River in a raft but I want to have the option.
Thanx,
Jim
May-26-2016 07:04 AM
Growing old is mandatory,
Growing up is entirely optional.
Remember, It's never too late to have
a happy childhood!
May-26-2016 06:43 AM
May-26-2016 03:52 AM
doxiemom11 wrote:While this is one way to avoid higher propane costs, you may end up spending much more on repairs to frozen pipes that would not be heated via the electric heater option mentioned above...just a thought.
You may want to consider purchasing some type of electric heater to subsidize the furnace or just take the chill off when needed. Many campgrounds include electric in their nightly rate and would reduce the cost of propane. We wintered on the gulf coast at a park that includes electric. Total propane expense for Oct - Apr was $49.00. Your budget may be close for what you are doing ( 120 day trip) but is much much more than we would spend in 120 days.
May-25-2016 09:34 PM