Is a motorhome "Only For The RIch"?
There is an article in the December issue of Motorhome Magazine on page 6 relating to a question they asked in the September issue asking the question. “Is it important to measure the cost versus b...
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The Texan wrote:
They are NOT cheap to own OR operate. The cost to own and operate a 5er or trailer is Waaaay less than a motorhome. It is all about ease of use, IMO.
The difference in cost depends greatly on whether the tow vehicle is used on regular basis besides towing, if not the costs can get very close.
People don't RV because it is the cheapest way to travel. That said our RV, a 36' class gas, gives us choices. We can eat in or out, we can camp near/on a lake or river where not hotels or motels are located, we can stay in a small little town or a fancy 5* resort.
Our bed is our bed and if there is anything in it we know where it came from! :E
As others have said you have to figure out what YOU want to do and then figure out what fits YOU and YOUR lifestyle not what works for someone else.
You can RV relatively cheap or you can spend obscene amounts of money to RV. Note "obscene" is usually defined as more than "I" would spend! :B Kind of like speed on freeway, those going slower are slow pokes and a pain while those going faster than "me" are lunatics!!! :B
