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May-13-2014 05:56 PM
DutchmenSport wrote:BCSnob wrote:
By staying in a campground in your own bed you're less likley to get bedbugs.
Yea, that is sooooooo true .... BUT... you could wake up with ticks, fleas, grasshoppers, beatles, lady-bugs, fishing worms (and maybe a hook to), a dog, or a cat. You may hear sounds under your bed (trailer), like raccoons playing, or even a passing skunk! (hope that never happens to anyone). You also might have squirrels or chipmunks running over your roof rafters (you'll never experience that in a motel room!), and you wake up to the smell of fresh bacon cooking over a campfire! ... Ah ... you'll never get that in a motel!
May-13-2014 02:17 PM
pitch wrote:
I am constantly asked by non Rv'ing friends and family how expensive this hobby is.
I did not figure the cost of the truck as I have always had one,I spread the cost of the trailer out over a guessstimated life of ten years. Nor did I depreciate either the truck or trailer as I tend to keep things till the wheels fall off.
Any way I came up with a ballpark of 1.25 per traveled mile of outing. More if it is a destination trip much lower for simple short camping.
If any of you have figured it out where do you come in at?
May-13-2014 07:55 AM
BCSnob wrote:
By staying in a campground in your own bed you're less likley to get bedbugs.
May-13-2014 07:44 AM
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May-13-2014 07:10 AM
Dog Folks wrote:If you think your only cost is the state park fee you're not being honest about it. It's not any cheaper than staying in a Holiday Inn, It's just different and I like to roast marshmallows.bid_time wrote:
It isn't any cheaper then staying in motel. The only difference is, a motel won't let me build a fire and roast marshmallows in their lobby.
Here in Florida, state parks are 1/3 the cost of a hotel in tourist areas.
Agree with you on the marshmallows though.
May-12-2014 08:05 PM
Dog Folks wrote:
When I retired and told my doctor I was going to full time, he said:
"Good. You will live ten years longer."
What's that worth?
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May-12-2014 02:13 PM
dbbls wrote:
All hobbies cost, but if I can afford it I do it.
May-12-2014 01:54 PM
BCSnob wrote:
Our hobby: raising, training, and competing with our Border Collies in sheep herding competitions
bought more dogs
bought a van and trailer to go to competitions
bought 6 acres and built a house so we could keep sheep
bought sheep
bought a bigger van and bigger trailer
bought more dogs
bought a livestock trailer
sold new house on 6 acres and bought very old house with several barns on 25 acres and lease 10 more acres
our hobby costs just about everything I earn and I wouldn't want to go back
May-12-2014 01:45 PM
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