Just for fun

[WVTravco]

Forgive me if this is a completely stupid question (I'm new :))but , do any of you take your RV's somewhere just for fun? Not because you are going camping or getting gas or tires or whatever, but simply because you want to take it.

[tatest]

You mean like a road trip?

Most of my RV mileage is road trips, 50 miles to 5000 miles. Sometimes a 15-30 mile drive to exercise it on a warm winter day, with a lunch stop somewhere.

Probably 2/3 to 3/4 of the nights slept in it have been "camping" at one of our many local reservoirs.

[WVTravco]

Yep, that's the kind of stuff I was meaning. Of course the camping is fun! I guess I should have said non-camping adventures. 🙂 I was just wondering if you all used you're RV's for other stuff too. These are some good ideas for uses, keep 'em coming.

[garmp]

Yup! Our Sportsmobile "B" is our second vehicle and often can be seen on the parking lot of our local grocery store. And/or restaurant, department store, etc.

[clikrf8]

Another music festival/concert attendee. Lucky for us, I am a concert photographer. Two weeks ago, we shot a band at the Tulalip Casino. We spent the night in their parking lot/camping spot so no expense there and made a few dollars. Last night we drove 20 miles south in the TC to shoot Ana Popovic. We had planned to stay overnight at the local Walmart and do some landscape photography in the morning but decided to drive home as it was 10 degrees. We had guest passes so saved $60 for tickets and ate our dinner along the Skagit River. Our Tc is so versatile. And, it is nice to drive I5 in an F250 instead of the Tacoma.

Also, this summer, I have 3 music festivals to shoot in the Pacific Northwest. Free camping and free admission. One provides food but the other 2 don't so can use the camper for meals. Plus, we have solar so I can be charging batteries and download to the Mac what I shot for the day. It is not really camping but just a very convenient place to stay while listening to live music and documenting the event with my still photos. Sometimes I get paid by the bands.

[Handbasket]

I use my little C-minus more for local trips than 'traveling' these days. I mostly use it for astronomy stuff... formal club stargazes or just me. Some trips are just 'til midnight or so, then come home, like on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Two of the places we do stargazes at allow overnight stays (one in GSMNP, one on a private mountaintop). Either way, it's nice to have a couch, kitchen, bathroom, and in winter, a warm room.

I also take my 19 footer downtown on nice Saturdays in spring & fall. I park it at a meter in one of the few level parking spaces in town. I use it as a base for window-shopping, wandering downtown, listening to street musicians, going to the main library, and just hanging out.

Jim, "5 out of 4 people have trouble with fractions."

[popeyemth]

we use our Shadow Cruiser pop-up truck camper as a warm place to wait for the Christmas parade with porta-pot during and for Black Friday sales.

[mlts22]

This is one thing I'm planning for my next rig -- my TT is nice, but there is something about having a motorhome small enough for use as a secondary driver. When I rented a "B" a couple years ago, I found a few nice uses for it, other than the typical motorhome function:

1: A place to stash groceries and keep stuff cold.
2: It made long trips bearable because I could just pull over into a parking lot, buy something, get an hour or two of shut-eye, get back on the road.
3: Get to a festival in a small town in the wee hours of the morning, find a nice place to park, go back to bed, then wake up, shower, get dressed, and be ready to go.
4: Save cash eating out. I dislike eating at fast food places, so being able to park, toss something in the microwave, eat, and get back on the road is a blessing.
5: Take to work, if possible. After work, hop in, vacation starts.
6: After seeing the doctor, getting a shot, it is great to have just to lie down to ensure no acute reactions.
7: As mentioned above, an anti-DWI vehicle.

[CavemanCharlie]

WVTravco wrote:
Forgive me if this is a completely stupid question (I'm new :))but , do any of you take your RV's somewhere just for fun? Not because you are going camping or getting gas or tires or whatever, but simply because you want to take it.

I use mine as a Anti-DWI device. At my body weight and with the .08 law I feel nervous driving anywhere after as little as 2 beers. I feel I can do it safely but, maybe not legally. So, when friends invite me over to watch a race, grill out, or anything else where I know there going to invite me to have a beer, I tow the Travel Trailer. I ask to stay in their yard or somewhere else nearby and then walk to the event. My TT is so easy to hook up and tow. I get 14 MPG driving in my pickup empty and 11-12 pulling the TT. Might as well pull it. Cheaper then a DWI.

I also take it to concerts and other events for mostly the same reason. And, it gives me that ability to pop in it and take a break when needed. Fridge is always on with food and cold water / pop in it on a hot day if I need a break.

[Matt_Colie]

We do. All the time in fact. Our favorite coach is so easy to drive and we can park it almost anyplace that has decent parking.
So, Why Not?

It lives behind our hose and most of the decent weather part of the year it is provisioned and set to go, so we do.

What a great way to watch fireworks. We watch through the giant windshield while sitting in the comfortable seats and then play cards until the crowd clears and then we fire up to go home - if we care to.

Matt

[wa8yxm]

Well.. If I'm going to drive the 8mpg RV instead of teh 25MPG Car I got to have a reason.. Fun works.

Example.. If I am taking a bunch of kids sledding,, The RV kitchen makes great Hot Chocolate

If I get to the parade route early I have a really nice elevated DECK to watch from.

And that is just two examples of cases where it can be FUN to drive the house to the event instead of a cramped car.

Have yet to do those with this class A (Kids sledding.. Kid is 33 about to become a mother). but... Back when I had a van (Semi converted) I did use it in the manner specified here.. Very nice to do,, Most of the comforts of home.

[Homer1]

I have used mine to attend out of town re-unions, both high school and family. If we visit the kids out of town we take it to stay in, less hassle for them, plus every one needs a little private time. We have even used it to attend out of town funerals, shopping in a city a long distance from home etc.

[ryegatevt]

You bet! We often go out "for fun"! Nothing like having your own rest room and kitchen anywhere you go, or a comfy place to sit and read while the DW shops. And - we can always have the dog with us, even if we have to fire up the genny for A/C or heat. My 94 year old Father in Law loves to tour the Cape Cod villages, harbors, and beaches of his childhood from the comfort of the front captain's chair. And of course, with the size,comfort, convenience, and economy of our Class B we are usually out touring every day from our campgrounds!

[ericsmith32]

On occasion... few months ago took it out on our Saturday shopping day. Seemed fitting to eat dinner at the Barrell. Been to snowy and icy lately.

[Cloud_Dancer]

I've owned toys all my life. When you own a motorcycle, you hit the road just for the fun of the ride. The same for a street rod, airplane, and boat. With a motorhome, yes I enjoy driving a big diesel pusher a lot, but because it's self-contained (for living in it) it's better to also have destination. Gotta justify owning it, somehow.