Huck BB62 wrote: I think we're just going to have to agree to disagree here.
Yep, I have to agree with you on that one.
We LOVE our travel trailer and LOVE camping in it.
Sometimes we just like staying in "vintage" hotels.
We do very little "traveling" and don't care for the "chain" hotels but I have stayed in some very nice ones and was never concerned about the bed bugs.:
We bought our trailer so we could have more and better access to ATV trails and when we find old historic motels close to the trails we love stying in them.
There's kind of a "neat" feeling staying in a 100 year old hotel.
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Good comment, Rubi... Myself and the DW are fans of historic inns and B&Bs as well, and it's just another way we enjoy our travels, along with a few trips to the P.P. each summer in our camper. Some of these establishments are very well run and not in the same league as the chain hotels most people picture in their minds when it comes to such accomodations. Everyone has their own way of having fun, indeed. No two are the same. The notion expressed elsewhere in this thread that non RVers comments are just motivated by jealousy and resentment is snobbish. Reminds me of good old Hyacinth of the British TV series, "Keeping Up Appearances" and her "travel brochures" left out in conspicuous places in the house where she presumed her visitors would see them and be awestruck at her personal wealth.
Crowe wrote: 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. !
In last few years it "happened" that I drive over 2100 miles from Chicago to Bay Area on annual basis. Driving alone I am trying to get home ASAP and have been making it in 2 days regardless the driven vehicle. Last time driving nice sedan I spend 28 hr on the road (not counting hotel stay) and was home at 7 PM of day 2.
When I drove luxury pusher it also took "2 days" but I was home at 4 AM on day 3. Had to take following day off to catch up with the sleep.
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DW and I bought the TT to spend more time having fun together. Once the RV is paid for, the other costs are certainly lower than staying at a hotel. I frequently go to Newport, RI for kiting events. The least expensive hotel room I've found in the Newport area is $169/night and that's a Motel 6. Most rooms are well over $200/night. I can spend $100 on fuel and $60 for the CG for 2 nights and still come out ahead. I end up with more space and good neighbors. If I were to make the same trip and stay at the Motel 6, I would get better milage, but it would cost a lot more for lodging and food. So, let's say the fuel cost half. That's ($50 + 2(169) =) $388 or more than double the basic cost of travel in the RV.
Because of the lower cost for the time we are actually traveling, we travel more. If I were to suggest that DW and I get a hotel room 3 out of every 4 weekends for 3 seasons each yr, DW would be looking in the yellow pages for a good psrink for me. Spending lots of time with my favorite person and spending less $$$ to do it in comfort makes RV travel our choice.
I'm planning a 10 day trip to gettysburg this yr for a kite fliers convention. I'm sharing the TT and a tent with a couple of friends. We looked at the costs and figured out that we would each be spending about what it would cost for one night in the hotels for the entire stay in a CG.
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Staying in a hotel or motel is yuckie! I do NOT want to use a pillow that someone else has used or a mattress. Or a used bed spread!! The carpet is another story, Yuck!!
I will take our 5th wheel anytime over a hotel or motel and I don't have to make excuses for it.
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The last time we stayed a Motel 6 it was terrible. Even with the cost of the motel itself would payed for the gas in a RV. Granted Motel 6 is the Volks Bug of the hotel industry but 10-12 years ago they were fairly decent. We plan on buying a C eventually for trips. Eating out, motels etc really rack up. With a C we can eat cheaper stay in remote areas or Walmart type parking areas and save money. Not to mention it's nice to have a RV for emergency purposes. Our power goes out here more than it should at it would nice to have a generator, ac and fridge with our 3 month old preemie.
Staying in a hotel or motel is yuckie! I do NOT want to use a pillow that someone else has used or a mattress. Or a used bed spread!! The carpet is another story, Yuck!!
I will take our 5th wheel anytime over a hotel or motel and I don't have to make excuses for it.
Then why did you??
I'm a "whatever fits the situation" individual. There's so much grossness EVERYWHERE that if we stopped to think about it all we'd never leave the house! We don't know what happens in restaurants that we can't see. Or in the workplace. What about somebody else's house you bought? Ever have your kid climb over a bunch of balls in the ball pits at Chuck E Cheese? Don't even want to think about that!
It's simple. You say "tomahto" and I'll say "tomaeto" but neither one of us has the right to criticize the other's choice. Again, RVing is a lifestyle as is hotelling it. I do both. That doesn't make me better or worse than anyone here. I merely pointed out that in order to answer the question "is it cheaper" one must consider all costs, not just the one's they choose to. RVing makes the restricted diet I'm on easier to handle. If we can't get there via the RV we rent a condo to accommodate the diet. Besides, I REALLY get tired of eating out very quickly. So, as someone else has put it-we agree to disagree.
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Quote: I'm betting that on my long haul days, there's very few car drivers that can out run an RVer.
If I'm really in a hurry, I can clear 1000 miles in a day in my car--probably more out west (where I can set the CC at 85+).
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I have no problems with motels, hotels or B&Bs and never have. There are fewer people with RVs in this country than without. The majority of Americans go by plane, train or automobile and someone is using motels and not dying.
Of course, if you never plan on leaving this continent, an RV is just fine. Europe's pretty fun as are the islands. There's a big world out there, you know. Of course, you will need a passport and I realize that's a dirty word to some.
We sold our rig a year ago since we were strictly snowbirding by then and found a trailer w/ Florida room in the cg where we always spent some of the winter. It's called a "park model" by the state of Florida but it's a trailer. We love it. Cheaper by far than our rig and it's right on a river and we are still in our great campground.
Super 8 works for us on the way down and back. If a room isn't clean (which I haven't found,) ask for another one. These places do want to please.
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Or a used bed spread!!
