Got ta agree the gas prices are a killer but If you want to play you got to pay!! Just means shorter trips for me to but I am not going to do the same amount of trips. Ther are times we go to a campground that is only 7 miles from the house but it is a like a whole different world since the kids can run around free with friends and spend more time out side enjoying the fesh air.
Just relaxing around the campfire with old and new friends makes the trip worth it to me even if it is only a few miles away from home.
I hope the prices come down some to for petro but never the less I am going to go camping!!
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2006 Flagstaff Shamrock 21SS
2004 Jayco 10X PU
2005 Ford E250 Eclipse Signature Series Conversion Van
We are just back from Florida. Fuel increased about 50 cents a gallon from the time we left till the time we returned. Easy correction - one less round of golf played and one less dinner out. I still plan to go the places I want to see but I'll reduce some other expenses to make up the difference.
Bill
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2000 Dodge 3500 dually Cummins 5 speed Edge EZ and guages
kwlincoln wrote: We just returned from AR after taking the toy hauler up there for spring break. Beautiful country, but pulling 9 mpgs and paying $4 gallon for diesel makes it too expensive to make it worth while. I'm parking the trailer for a while and next time it will be as close to home as possible. I doubt the prices will make any drastic downward changes soon.
I think we all feel your pain. I just got word this morning that the seasonal site I've been wanting is available so I won't be dragging the 5'er around much this year. Only have 1 trip planned to NE Oklahoma. Rest of the time I'll be relaxing at the Weekend Retreat.
Curious about your post. You are getting 9 mpg out of a diesel? I get that pulling my 33', 3-slide 5'er with my 6.0 gasser. Is this a newer diesel? I've been reading that the newer diesel with the ULSD requirements aren't getting the milage the older ones are getting.
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This fuel upward trend has been moving this way for quite some time. Now it really is hurting everyone. We have a rental property and use the MH as a work vehicle. When I look at the numbers at the end of each year the fuel numbers are always increasing but have been offset by the savings of food, beverage and sometimes lodging while in offseason. When we just used a full sized van the numbers were actually quite a bit larger because of food and lodging expenses but mainly food and entertainment costs. We have actually saved money by using the MH for these long weekend trips to run the business but I have to say that I will now be staying on these trips for 4 or 5 days to get more bang for the buck. Not to many quick weekend trips that are about 600 miles.
If you are not going to run with the big dogs, stay on the porch.
What I mean by that is, if you are committed to seeing the country by RV, then you will find a way to pay for the increase in gas prices.
Cruise Ships and RV's pretty much have nothing in common. Lots of people packed in a small area seeing what the cruise line wants you to see, vs doing whatever you want in an RV.
I work part time and attend college full time for goodness sakes, and you will still find me out there in my RV. It's not like gas is $12.00 per gallon. I did have to cut down expenses. (Eating out is no more) Once I did this, I found that I actually had way more to spend or save per month in spite of fuel price increases.
If I can figure out a way to do it, I am sure you guys that have "2007 Dutch Star Diesel Pusher, and 2007 Hummer H2" or similar listed in your signature can sure figure out a way to save money.
That is, unless you bought an RV that was a big too big for your britches anyway, and now you are blaming it on gas.
Retired Folks excluded because of their fixed incomes.
Didn't ya know that oil is traded on the commodity market, and can go up up up, or the bubble could burst and the price will go down down down.? This is not the first time this has happened, and will sure not be the last.
In the past we have pulled our TT and then the wife pulls the boat or waverunner to our favorite camping spot about 30 miles away. This year, I see that changing a bit. Now, we'll probably make camping and boating two separate adventures. We have a decent size lake on the edge of our city, so we'll just pick days or weekends when we boat locally. When we go camping, it will just be the truck, the TT, and a bunch of bikes on the back. The boats can take a rest that weekend and our legs will get a workout
The whole point of having an RV is being able to travel and enjoy new places with your family. If fuel prices really are going to keep you to just around home, then why keep the giant beast RV? Dump it and get a rig that lets you travel!
I certainly see the attraction of having a TT, 5er or MH. But we got into camping vacations by adding a receiver, atf cooler, brake control and wdh to our minivan and buying a popup. We stay warm and dry and get 19 mpg on the highway while having a minimal initial cost.
Is it much more work and less comfort than a TT? Yup.
Is it WORTH it to be able to afford traveling 3,500 miles this summer to Glacier National Park and back on $800 of gas while y'all see the same old places you've been before in big, expensive RV comfort? Yup. (Your mileage may vary.)
I am one of those folks that don't understand all of the complaining about fuel prices. Come on now people, we have all picked a lifestyle or hobby that requires fuel. Whether it be diesel, gasoline or propane, they are all fuels. Did anyone actually think the price of fuel would not go up just because he bought an RV? Get real, begin to see that things cost more now than they did in the past. They will also cost more in the future.
moparmaga2 wrote: If you are not going to run with the big dogs, stay on the porch.
What I mean by that is, if you are committed to seeing the country by RV, then you will find a way to pay for the increase in gas prices.
Cruise Ships and RV's pretty much have nothing in common. Lots of people packed in a small area seeing what the cruise line wants you to see, vs doing whatever you want in an RV.
I work part time and attend college full time for goodness sakes, and you will still find me out there in my RV. It's not like gas is $12.00 per gallon. I did have to cut down expenses. (Eating out is no more) Once I did this, I found that I actually had way more to spend or save per month in spite of fuel price increases.
If I can figure out a way to do it, I am sure you guys that have "2007 Dutch Star Diesel Pusher, and 2007 Hummer H2" or similar listed in your signature can sure figure out a way to save money.
That is, unless you bought an RV that was a big too big for your britches anyway, and now you are blaming it on gas.
Retired Folks excluded because of their fixed incomes.
Didn't ya know that oil is traded on the commodity market, and can go up up up, or the bubble could burst and the price will go down down down.? This is not the first time this has happened, and will sure not be the last.
You live once, and then you die.
Come on moparmaga2 ,you're not being quite fair.
You live in your RV! That a big cut in expenses. People with
mortgages and kids have to cut down somewhere and unfortunately
a lot of them have to cut down on their camping trips.
I think what the previous posters and I are trying to say is: Don't complain about fuel prices when you have 80,000 - 90,000 + sunk in your RV and tow vehicle, when you could have bought a combo for $30,000. That $60,000 that you saved would have paid for gas for the rest of your life.
Sure you may not have electric floor warmers or mirrors on the ceiling, but the $30000 RV combo will take you the exact same places as the more expensive one.
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