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RV Travel Costs (Part 1) - RV Travel Versus Traditional Travel

This video is part 1 of 3 about our experience with the costs of RV Travel. Full write up is on my blog here: https://deanorolls.com/2024/02/24/rv-... 4 years ago, we wrestled with the decision of whether to buy an RV or not. I’m a nerd. I did a bunch of math to figure out if it would be worth it. We ultimately decided to buy the RV and hit the road. We took the plunge. We’ve traveled for 4 years and have spent that time visiting all of the Tennessee State Parks. I wanted to visit the entire state I’ve lived in all my life. We also used this time to learn how to RV travel and get decent at it. We are starting 2024 with a non-RV trip to Fort Worth, Texas. I have a work project in town and we made it a mini vacation. It is the perfect time to compare RV travel to non-RV travel (traditional travel). We traveled “traditionally” on this trip (air, hotel, rental car). This is the perfect time to determine if RV travel has been Fort “Worth” It!?!? Get it…worth it…Fort Worth it…do you see what I did there? Ha! Was buying an RV worth it? Or could we have just traveled ‘normally’ for cheaper. If it was more expensive was the added expense worth it? Caution. The nerd level is gonna be high with this one! I work in spreadsheets the way Picasso worked with oils. Contender #1 – “Traditional Travel” Air Travel / Rental Cars / Lodging / Food Contender #2 – “RV Travel” Campground / Rig (Truck) / Rig (Trailer) / Other Rig Options Which Contender Wins? Traditional Travel or RV Travel? The cost of the RV (and everything associated with it) for the 28 trips we took over 4 years. Driving our truck, with our RV, and staying in campgrounds total cost was $23,664. If we’d drove our truck and stayed in a hotel it would have only been $19,402. It costs us $4,263 (or 22%) more to travel the way we have. Even using it 28 times over the 4 years we still lost money. The depreciation will slow down now (since it deprecates the most in the early years) but maintenance costs will also likely go up. Other costs that need to be considered because they will add to the cost of RV travel: Wrecks/damage Maintenance/Upgrades Storage costs when not used. To learn more about why we chose RV Travel and the setup we have watch these videos: Our First RV Trip In The Heartland Mallard Travel Trailer (From Preparation Through Completion)    • Our First RV Trip In The Heartland Mallard...   We Bought Our First RV! Heartland Mallard and Dodge RAM 1500 Big Horn Initial Review    • We Bought Our First RV! Heartland Mallard ...