I guess that my point is, that there's no nice hotel. They don't clean the bed spreads, the pillows, the carpet, the phone, the remote. People get "comfortable" in a room, get nekkid, watch tv, other stuff. It's just kind of gross to some of us. The people cleaning the rooms are HEAVILY under the gun to do the job quickly, and as we've seen above, they do take shortcuts!
I'll stay in 'em if I have to, but I always feel yucky about it. I don't think I'm Howard Hughesin' it to death, it's just the way it is!
Huck BB62 wrote: I guess that my point is, that there's no nice hotel. They don't clean the bed spreads, the pillows, the carpet, the phone, the remote. People get "comfortable" in a room, get nekkid, watch tv, other stuff. It's just kind of gross to some of us. The people cleaning the rooms are HEAVILY under the gun to do the job quickly, and as we've seen above, they do take shortcuts!
I'll stay in 'em if I have to, but I always feel yucky about it. I don't think I'm Howard Hughesin' it to death, it's just the way it is!
Yeah. I guess you replace sheets in your RV every day?
Bashing other options makes RV owners look stupid IMHO.
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Huck BB62 wrote: I guess that my point is, that there's no nice hotel. They don't clean the bed spreads, the pillows, the carpet, the phone, the remote. People get "comfortable" in a room, get nekkid, watch tv, other stuff. It's just kind of gross to some of us. The people cleaning the rooms are HEAVILY under the gun to do the job quickly, and as we've seen above, they do take shortcuts!
I'll stay in 'em if I have to, but I always feel yucky about it. I don't think I'm Howard Hughesin' it to death, it's just the way it is!
I'd hate to live inside a bubble.
I hope you sanitize your hands every time you touch a menu.
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Terryallan wrote: DW and I were talking about goin back to the beach. We thought we would just get a room / condo/ Effiency what ever. Instead of draggin the TT all the way there. Then it hit us. Why? Why give up our comfy camper, Why give up being able to sit outside under the awning, and grill every night, and have breakfast outside every mornin. Why give up being right there on the beach, Just step out the door, and we were there. Why have to carry suitcases up flights of stairs. It's all right there in the TT. And then. The biggie. Why pay more money, for less convience. So When we go. the TT will follow right behind.
You know. Camping. Really spoils you. Much better than a motel, or anything else.
I always wonder why people get an RV, then never use it? Or, hand wring when not using it.
There's no way I travel without mine, unless I'm flying to Las Vegas for a 3-4 day conference meeting, then I stay at a hotel. There's no comparing my own place with any hotel.
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The human psychology should be obvious - when people are priced out of a market, they naturally resent those who can still afford it and want them to give it up too! It's just human nature - how people adjust to adversity. Misery loves company. In our case, we could "afford" the $5 fuel - it's more the principle of the thing! Forking over a hundred bucks every morning for a few gallons of %$^&# diesel oil takes all the fun out of it for guys like me and Chuckster. A lot of guys just resent being ripped-off, Huck.
We setup our trailer as a permanent camp, with an aluminum cover over it and a big wood deck, in a local rv park (www.triplecreekrv.com) that caters to amateur country/bluegrass musicians and singers. Lots of fun every weekend, with a music show that rivals Nashville, great barbecue and potluck and good fellowship. We could buy fuel for one weekend trip a month for what the camp costs, but we feel like we're getting some value for our money instead of just pouring it down that bottomless fuel tank and feeling like a victim every time we fillup!
Problem is that most of the musicians have rv's and many, who live in East Texas and Western Louisiana, are not coming anymore - because of fuel costs. We used to get several wonderful cajun music groups (classic songs in french, fiddles, accordions, etc - I loved it) from southern LA regularly. But no more - they're staying home due to fuel prices. On our monthly bluegrass weekend, the park used to fillup with 50 or 60 rigs - now we're lucky if we get 4 or 5 in addition to to those few that keep their rv's there like us. We still have a good time, but the park owner isn't making any money - probably not even breaking even.
This fuel thing is just killing every segment of the rv business - from manufacturing to campgrounds.
We usually get a room for about a week a year at one or two inns/resorts, but thats only because its well below zero and 99.5% of the campgrounds are closed and the roads can be pretty deadly at that time of year to tow. But it is hard to beat the convienience of our TT so we find ourselves in luxury suites ($$$$$) to try and make up for it, one week costs more than a month of camping
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I think we're just going to have to agree to disagree here.
About the menu.... we don't eat out that much. There's the other dealeo eh? Waiting on someone to serve you, all of the other problems. I've never EVER had gastronomical distress of any kind eating my own food. I sure do wish I could say that about restaurants! Some folks aren't sensitive to other's lack of cleanliness, and food prep. I'm a realist. They don't take the time, the effort, or just were never educated on proper food preparation, or cleanliness. Having been in the military, and watching some of the guys at the campground bathrooms, seeing the condition of hotel rooms, I guarantee you that some folks have varying opinions on what clean is! I've seen with my own eyes the Seinfeldic, not very funny, people all the time that leave the bathroom without washing their hands. If they're being that way when you can see them, I can't imagine how they are when they're not being observed!
I'm not in some phobic bubble about it, but I am particular.
We're pretty much like relaxin above.
About the cost issue. I think THERE'S an unreasonable response! Seriously, someone pays tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars for an RV and a two dollar per gallon difference sidetracks their plans? I think those people are having more money problems than their RV expenses. Say that you're super lucky and have six weeks vacation and use every one of them RVing, that's pretty much an extreme scenario. No one drives every day their whole vacation. I can't imagine giving up the fun and freedom for a few hundred dollars difference. In our case, at 15mpg, any car that we'd care to tour in isn't going to get much better than 20 (we have the dogs remember?) That, and the hotel cost? Sheesh!
We have dogs, live normally, we're not germaphobes, it's just that we don't mind a certain level of funk, we'd just prefer OUR funk!!! It's kind of like waking up every day and wearing someone elses clothes. Some people couldn't imagine that. It's the same darned thing, but people are in denial or just prefer to overlook the facts.
I'm betting that on my long haul days, there's very few car drivers that can out run an RVer.
I disagree. I've logged tens of thousands of miles between the RV & car trips. Both ways when stops are included I've averaged 50 mph pretty consistently. While stops are longer in the car, one can travel faster. In a car I'm likely to drive 65-75, depending on roads, traffic, etc. In my Endura I have to back down to 55-65. In a small unit better time may be possible BUT if one has to circumvent things like tunnels or certain highways/roads due to hazardous cargo (propane) it adds miles and time.
Never mind how disgusting a menu can be-just think about a grocery cart handle!
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