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
I'm not sure how well that can be compared. Cheaper or more expensive is relative to what / how you do it.
Do you want to just tour and see sights? 'Casue you could use a 30MPG car and stay in hotels and do that a lot cheaper than camping.
Most RV'ers put (IMO) a big value on sleeping in you own bed each night and feeling "at home" no matter where you go. Now that we have a TT, I'll admit I like the option of quick-brewed cup of coffee and watching the local news on tv in my "living room" for few minutes before we go outside the TT in the mornings.
We had always camped for our family vacations for about 18 years. Even going cheap in a tent turned into a fair bit of a production to haul a utility trailer full of our gear for a week / family of 4 to 8 (depending on friends / extended family going along). So, it was still a good chunk of gas money to haul the whole gang out to go camping.
The site fees where less for tenting, and little more when we occasionally used a pop-up, but there was less comfort and convenience than we have with a TT / with all the amenities.
In round numbers - we could still spend 800-1000 for everything for a good week some distance out (500 miles away). Similar trips with the TT are really only costing us 30% more gas and assorted fees, but we are now bring better stuff / gear to make cooking at the site and the overall experience even better / more fun. I can now bring a good canoe along (room on the rack on the TV) so we don't spend as much on renting when we go to a lake / river.
The insurance is minimal, a little over $20 / month for a plan that includes road service.
The maintenance is not that much either - but I can do everything myself. This may be an expense to consider if you are not the handy type.
Cost of wear items like tires is also a consideration, but that depend on how much you use it.
As others said - it's a hobby of it's own. Like all hobbies, you put in as much or as little as you want. You also get out of it whatever you want --- what's it worth to you? You decide.
