BCRJIM
Henderson, Nevada
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I'm estimating the cost of a trip to Yellowstone NP or the Oregon coast driving my 37' motorhome, towing my Liberty or simply driving the Jeep and staying in motels. 2 adults, one 15 year old.
Yellowstone Trip:
Trip, 10 days. Miles: Las Vegas to Yellowstone, return, 1600.
Interesting results:
Motorhome:
Estimate 7 MPG 230 gallons @ $4.75 per gallon: $1100.00
10 nights campgrounds @ $50.00 per night 500.00
Food, prepared in motor home. 10 days @ $20.00 200.00
Estimated transportation and meals: $1800.00
Driving the Liberty:
Estimate 20 MPG 80 gallons @ $.4.75 per gallon: $380.00
10 nights motels @ $180.00 per night 1800.00
eating 3 meals per day @ $60.00 600.00
Estimated transportation, lodging, meals: $2780.00
Basically, the trip by motor home would cost about $1,000 LESS!
The cost of motels and RV parks were taken from various websites looking at rooms and parks in the Jackson Hole and West Yellowstone areas.
WOW!
HAPPY TRAILS!
Jim and Barbara
Henderson, Nevada (Las Vegas)
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Two Jayhawks
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The difference is slightly more than you calculated as you used $4.75 per gallon of gas for the Liberty. Gas is probably more like $3.75 a gallon.
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CSpenceFLY
Macon,Ga
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It is usually easy to justify longer trips.
"You're lucky to be alive my friend."
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ottocontrol
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There ya go! that's why we own one.
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ottocontrol
Elburn,IL
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One more thing, We took our first trip this year down to Fort Benning,Ga to see our son graduate from basic trainng. I moved 5 of us down and back for $1500. and thats including everything. I could have not even got plane tickets for that.
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rvsatek
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And you don't have to sleep in someone elses bed where who know what is on the unwashed bed spread.
Larry
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Johng
Gilbert, AZ, USA
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Plus when you have to make rest Stops you have your own facilities and don't need a cooler for drinks and snacks. RVing is the way to go in my opinion.
Happy RVing
John and Judy 
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SGTJOE
Utah
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And no one is banging on the door yelling "House Keeping"
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Harvard
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In our assessment, it was not about operating costs, it was about the accelerated depreciation of our mobile asset caused by the current economic outlook, we are now Park Model dwellers.
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Dshultz50
Oregon
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Diesel is now $4.54 here and regular is $4.05....that was a few days ago -- I'm afraid to look again!
Also -- motels/hotels do NOT wash the pillows! I'm for the RV, too!
Dee & Bob
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kids are grown and on their own
12 grandkids
life is good!!!!
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