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On 12/27/2012 8:51 AM, GuzzisRule wrote:
On Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:37:46 -0500, Meyer wrote: On 12/27/2012 7:58 AM, JustWait wrote: On 12/27/2012 7:53 AM, GuzzisRule wrote: On Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:14:53 -0500, JustWait wrote: On 12/26/2012 5:57 PM, GuzzisRule wrote: On Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:22:47 -0500, wrote: On Wed, 26 Dec 2012 09:05:28 -0500, iBoaterer wrote: They don't have anything like this is North Carolina http://gfretwell.com/ftp/alaska/Glacier%20lake.jpg or this http://gfretwell.com/ftp/california/...big%20tree.jpg or this http://gfretwell.com/ftp/colorado/Ju...kes%20peak.jpg or this http://gfretwell.com/ftp/dakota/Devils%20tower.jpg Duh! So, what's your point? Are you saying that you can't hike and tent camp in those areas??? I am saying I was not willing to drive to those places and trying to pack your camping supplies on an airplane is not tenable. At that point you are left with camping where you are willing to drive. My neighbor was an RV "camper" . He always had a six figure RV in his driveway or in a paid parking lot facility (most of the time). He always ended up losing about $50,000-100,000 when he traded them. They were a maintenance black hole, got about 4-5 MPG on the road towing another car. The campgrounds were not cheap and he still had to buy food in or out. I can't see the six-figure motorhome. At least I've got something to drive when the trailer's hooked up, and I don't have to tow a toad. We sat down and compared his cost to me and my wife, flying 1st class, staying in suites in nice hotels, renting an SUV and cooking in or eating out. We came away cheaper and we got a lot more actual vacation out of our 2 or 3 weeks (unless driving a bus is your idea of fun). Absolutely, especially if his was a diesel. There is some time lost driving, but much of this country is nice to drive through. Kansas does get boring, along with Nebraska, Oklahome, most of Texas and South Dakota. But, there are sights to see in every state, if one will slow down and take a peek. My neighbor had a software program that calculated costs, given various assumptions, and camping often won out., Unless you actually go camping 4 or 5 times a year, locally, the hotel is always going to be cheaper once you actually add up all of your expenses.. We've been averaging about twice a month since we got the first trailer a few years back. One of the nice things about an RV is that you sleep without other peoples' bed bugs! Well, after all this talk I guess we can morph it a bit... our ideal camper would be a four door pickup truck, with a slide on. For day races, we could throw the bikes in the back of the truck, for weekend/roadtrips, we would slide the camper on and tow the bikes behind in the trailer, during the week we have a pickup truck for around town... What I really need is a commode and a shower, I don't mind cooking outside. I don't want to sleep with the bikes, that's why I don't want a long trailer with two sections, but having a girl racer, I do need two separate sleeping areas. If I could I would have one of those nice ones that squat down for travel  Here ya go! http://www.rvwholesalers.com/resourc...aptor_2012.pdf Everything you want in one place. Keep clicking the down arrow. This is what's called a 'Toy Hauler' fifth wheel. Sure, that's what Jessi goes racin' in when we roll out with the team. That's what we call a "FunMover" and it's the reason I said "I don't sleep with bikes". I want my bikes in a trailer. Second, I don't know about you but 1200 dollars gas for one weekend from Worcester Mass to Unadilla NY and back is not gonna' cut it for me and Jess on off weekends... Nice, but naaaa, not for a us. Howjuh come up with $1200 I think he was making the point that he didn't want to come up with $1200 for gas! I didn't mean it that way. |
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