I know it's futile, but this is how I justify the RV purchase to the wife:
No RV: at least $100 a night for the kind of hotels we would feel comfortable booking. RV: about $40 a night on average for a campground?
No RV: skip breakfast, eat 2 meals out per day, I figure $40 per day for 2 people (seems low for the kind of food we like to eat).
RV: cook our own meals, about $20 per day for 2 people (that's what we spend at home)
So assuming RV carrying costs of $5,000 per year, the break even point would be around 2 months on the road. Not bad at all. I dream of spending the summers up north (Maine, Vermont, Quebec...). Bama summers start getting to me.
The ability to sleep in your bed each night, travel with the pets, and eat homemade food while touring the continent on your own terms, priceless...
No RV: at least $100 a night for the kind of hotels we would feel comfortable booking. RV: about $40 a night on average for a campground?
No RV: skip breakfast, eat 2 meals out per day, I figure $40 per day for 2 people (seems low for the kind of food we like to eat).
RV: cook our own meals, about $20 per day for 2 people (that's what we spend at home)
So assuming RV carrying costs of $5,000 per year, the break even point would be around 2 months on the road. Not bad at all. I dream of spending the summers up north (Maine, Vermont, Quebec...). Bama summers start getting to me.
The ability to sleep in your bed each night, travel with the pets, and eat homemade food while touring the continent on your own terms, priceless...