Thinking of buying a TT
Hello I was wondering how expensive it is to own a TT. I'm wondering how much is spent on gas and is it worth it? Do y'all use the TT because yall dont want to use a hotel. Is it more expensive than ...
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rubsal70 wrote:
I guess I want to know how much more Expensive it is
For us a typical weekend trip is as follows.
230 miles total.
Diesel @3.79 gal 11.3mpg $78.00
2 nights at CG $16.00x2=$32.00
5'er payment for 2 nights $278.00 divide by 30=$9.26x2=$18.53
Food is a wash.
Total $128.00
We normally go out 50+/- nights a year. On average we pay around $20.0 per night. That's $1,000.00.
We usually travel 4-5000 miles year so 4500 divide by 11.3=398x3.79=$1509.
Total $2509. And that's not including the monthly payment for the 5'er.
To do 50 nights in the average hotel would be $5000.00+/-
Fuel for 4500 miles to hotels would be $525.00
Food for 50 nights and days would hard to figure as we don't eat out everyday at home but would while hotel traveling. I figure $80 for hotel and $25.00 for home. So $55.00x50=$2750.
Total for 50 nights hotel instead of camping is $8275.00.
Hotel $8275
Camp $2509
Diff $5766
It would cost us $5766 more to hotel for 50 nights. Our 5'er payment is $278 month. $278x12=$3336.00
$5766-3336=$2430
We save $2430 a year by RV'ing compared to hotel camping on paper.
I could or someone else could spin the numbers to do whatever they want with it. For us it's cheaper to RV since we go out 50+ nights a year.
To break it down for us it's $50.00 a night for camping and $165.00 for a hotel.
There are other factors involved like replacing tires on the trailer, buying new kitchen gear for the TT, yearly maintenance, etc.
I definitely don't save $5766.00 a year buy owning an 5'er.
But for us it's seems cheaper. Plus staying in hotels is really boring. We did that for 12 years while when we rode motorcycles and traveled.
If I were just going out a few times a year then no way would I buy a trailer. I'd rent a Yurt or cabin.
