the end of our TC days?
My wife and I are trying to make a really tough decision to sell our truck and camper. We have had so much trouble with our truck over 120,000 miles that it's very difficult to spend the 60 or 70K it ...
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Less Stuff wrote:
I know suggesting selling the truck/camper is extreme.
But soaking in the hotels hot tub after spending the day walking around the Henry Ford in Dearborn was wonderful.
Just saying there are other ways to travel. Our Washington to Maine and back trip has sure been fun. Getting over 30 mpg with cheap gas is just great after my diesel truck experience.
Spending tonight in Hannibal, Mo. Waiting for a river boat ride tomorrow.
The part I personally hate about motel-camping is that you either have to plan well ahead (reservations), so you will always be earlier than you planned (wishing you could have made more miles), or later (and tired). You can just "wing-it" and take your chances on accommodations, but sometimes that sucks.
Motels take time in the morning to pack and check out, and in the afternoon check-in and unpacking.
Then there's the cost of a decent room these days for the enroute portion. I can do an easy 600mi in my truck and Big Foot at 18mpg (33gal x $3.80/gal = $126) and free overnight at WalMart (I'm good with that, and they are always along my route) vs. 600 mi in my car at 26mpg (23 gal X $3.25 = $75), so advantage car for $51, but the motel w/ tax probably costs $75 minimum, plus meals (I can eat in my T/C for a fraction, plus I can stop anywhere I want for rests, snacks, meals.
Sure, it's different, and most wives prefer motels and nice restaurants. I get that.
Like most here, I like my OWN bed at night, stopping whenever I please, knowing I have my home on my back, but either way works. It's just that car/motel trips (at least in the West where you can stop/overnight where you want) are not cheaper.
But now we're far afield from what the OP was talking about, not that anyone could do anything for him anyway. I think he pretty much had his mind made up, as he didn't respond to ANY of the concrete suggestions made here. Maybe he felt better just getting his own story off his chest.
Maybe anyone not mechanically minded, or willing to explore various possibilities for his mechanicals should just expect an inexpensive experience (i.e., getting "soaked" a bit).
Bob
