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Certainly inexpensive accommadations

151949 — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 16:53:42 GMT

My DH & I were just figuring out what we feel it costs us to stay here at the campground - not counting the price of the camper but just the site it sits on we pay about $17 a night - add in the camper - everything including insurance and reasonable depreciation and the site rental it costs us about $50 a night. Still way less than the least expensive hotel. We have laundry facility, a game room for kids and an olympic size pool. We get to sit out side on our patio and enjot the beautiful mountains that surround us here and the shade from the gorgeous mapel, elm and oak trees - not usually available at a hotel.If we feel like going into town for dinner it is a 1 mile drive , if we feel like eating at home we can easily do that. Shopping is a short walk into town where it is set up like a historic villiage and we can go antiquing or to an old fashion weavers shop , a tin metal shop, a museum store an old bakery and just for fun a store that sells 1960's style hippie stuff. I can't possibly imagine it would be any niceer to stay in a hotel - and would cost a whole heck of a lot more.

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151949 — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 16:58:56 GMT

I did not even mention our site has an outdoor fireplace for our campfires and a nice shady picnic area right off our back door. Even a parking spot that is large enough to accommadate the car and the golf cart. DH & I stay in hotels a lot on our trips back & forth from Florida and I can tell you from experience - it is a lot nicer to have a camper for vacation.

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NiteStar — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 17:40:59 GMT

Sounds WONDERFUL!!!

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Peaches McPhee — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 18:50:51 GMT

My husband and I talk about doing this one day, after we retire. I wonder how hard is it drive a camper, though. Maybe it is easier than I think.

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proudlyfromNJ — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 19:00:09 GMT

Sounds very nice.

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151949 — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 19:17:15 GMT

@Peaches McPhee wrote:
My husband and I talk about doing this one day, after we retire. I wonder how hard is it drive a camper, though. Maybe it is easier than I think.

You have to do your research, and you have to go to the dealers and test drive several different ones. There are everything from van conversions to huge motorhomes. We started out years ago with a pop up tent camper - inexpensive and easy to tow with a car.You are sleeping under a tent inside - and they now come with showers and toilets - but you have a hard floor with real beds to sleep on.We always say we would like to get another one and tour the country. Then we went to a trailer then a couple fifth wheels and now we are in a park model - which since we actually live in here 5 months of the year - we went for larger and a little more luxury than we normally would. There is always a balancing act between budget, what you want to do in it - travel or park it somewhere - the driver's skill levell if towing it - how rough do you want to go. You can spend a few thousand for a used pop up or $100,000 or more for a luxury motorhome. My first marriage we went on our honeymoon in a truck camper and toured all around Canada. We had a ball. Had a run in with some bears -- Oh to be 20 again.

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GenXmuse — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 01:14:05 GMT

It's great you love camping and love being frugal.

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Sooner — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 20:52:11 GMT

@151949 wrote:
My DH & I were just figuring out what we feel it costs us to stay here at the campground - not counting the price of the camper but just the site it sits on we pay about $17 a night - add in the camper - everything including insurance and reasonable depreciation and the site rental it costs us about $50 a night. Still way less than the least expensive hotel. We have laundry facility, a game room for kids and an olympic size pool. We get to sit out side on our patio and enjot the beautiful mountains that surround us here and the shade from the gorgeous mapel, elm and oak trees - not usually available at a hotel.If we feel like going into town for dinner it is a 1 mile drive , if we feel like eating at home we can easily do that. Shopping is a short walk into town where it is set up like a historic villiage and we can go antiquing or to an old fashion weavers shop , a tin metal shop, a museum store an old bakery and just for fun a store that sells 1960's style hippie stuff. I can't possibly imagine it would be any niceer to stay in a hotel - and would cost a whole heck of a lot more.

I can't possibly imagine camping. There is nothing about it I would enjoy. It is good that we have different options for all of our different likes and dislikes. I would rather have a shorter stay in a nice hotel than a lot of time in a camper.

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Mom2Dogs — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 20:54:30 GMT

@Bonanzajellybean wrote:
And you need us to know this why? It's great you love camping and love being frugal but im not sure why you go on and on about it. It sounds dreadful to me.

@GenXmuse...because it is something she and her husband enjoy and possibly others might be interested in the costs involved...nothing any different than other posts on this board.........

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151949 — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 21:14:47 GMT

Because some of you are not interested in this subject does not mean NO ONE is interested. When I am not interested in a thread I just go past it - why must we constantly have to tolerate all the negative answers to any post ?

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Snowpuppy — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 21:22:29 GMT

To each, their own but I don't want to vacation the same months, on the same schedule, to the same destination, year after year.

No matter the cost.

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sandy53 — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 21:47:33 GMT

I can't possibly imagine camping. There is nothing about it I would enjoy. It is good that we have different options for all of our different likes and dislikes. I would rather have a shorter stay in a nice hotel than a lot of time in a camper.

"Campers" today are every bit as nice as most hotel rooms I have been in lately (including LA and Scottsdale). Plus you have your own pillow and bedding (no bed bugs), a nice kitchen, easy access to laundry facilities, no crowded elevators, and no extra "resort fees" and taxes. The OP can walk out her door and see beautiful scenery and breathe fresh air. Wonderful!

I have done a lot of camping and traveling in my lifetime, but now I vacation at our own lakehouse. I don't mind going to the same destination every year because I know it is lovely, the people who live here are happy here, and I am content with the memories I have of seeing the world.

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Ms X — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 21:53:13 GMT

Do they have showers and real bathroom facilities rather than those chemical toilets? I could stand camping if I had a decent RV to sleep in and bathroom facilities. I went camping and literally almost lost my mind. I couldn't believe we were going to spend days sitting and sleeping on the ground. I can't imagine why anyone would voluntarily do this. A nice RV is so much better than a tent on the hard ground with no running water or modern toilets.

Enjoy your little piece of paradise! It sounds fabulous.

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Beth-QVC — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 22:08:14 GMT

This post has been removed by QVC because it is rude

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Tabbycat — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 22:12:35 GMT

There are different types of camping. I enjoyed the OP's thoughts. It's not for everyone certainly but, I think the type of camping in the camper the OP speaks of sounds really great. I just wish I could talk my DH into something like this after retirement in about 1 year from now.

It would be a dreadful world to live in of everyone loved doing the same things.

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Sooner — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 23:02:17 GMT

@151949 wrote:
Because some of you are not interested in this subject does not mean NO ONE is interested. When I am not interested in a thread I just go past it - why must we constantly have to tolerate all the negative answers to any post ?

I should have known. . . Forgive me for not thinking about who started the post. . . My bad. Yes, I should have known.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 23:01:19 GMT

@151949 Do you get full hook ups for $17,? If so, that's pretty cheap for an RV park.

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Mominohio — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 23:18:33 GMT

@Bonanzajellybean wrote:
And you need us to know this why? It's great you love camping and love being frugal but im not sure why you go on and on about it. It sounds dreadful to me.

I think it sounds lovely, to live in a pretty place like that for part of the year. My only drawback is that they do stay put for that $50 a day, and that comes out to about $1500 per month.

Everyone has a different budget, but that is pretty high to stay in one place. It isn't like you are traveling and seeing the country and all kinds of cool places for that kind of money. You are basically paying high end rent (for that part of PA) to stay in a camper. Nothing wrong with the lifestyle, just isn't really what I'd call 'cheap'.

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cater — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 23:24:08 GMT

151949, A wonderful friend of mine had a I would guess a 70 ft. mobile home that they actually had it parked on a river lot. Some how they had in door plumbing connected to it. It has all the comforts of living in theiw own home away from home. Many weekends spent with them at the river every night a beautiful fire to sit by. They built their own picnic shelter so meals could be eaten out doors at the table even if it was pouring down rain. Lawn chairs lined the river bank and we could watch all the people out on their boats riding or water skiing. They have a boat so if we want out on the water we can do that also. The one part that is so nice is the people you meet at the river all very friendly there to relax and have a good time. Heck they even have a regular phone line plus their cell phones. There is everything there that a person could want. Never saw anyone who could do canning on a Webber Grill but bushels of tomatoes were done on that grill. We would laugh when this lady would decide to do some fancy tough cooking and would be cooking on that grill in the middle of the night some of the others campers would stroll over and she would be sitting by her fire and they would want to know what fantastic item was she cooking or baking at that hour of the night. So many great memories of being at the river with these people would want to never ever. forget one good time. For years these were the best summers and in the fall it was time to close up for the winter and rake all leaves that fell from the big trees but the good times went on till the snow started to fall. Glad you two are making great memories.

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Nataliesgramma — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 23:54:03 GMT

Sounds very relaxing...my brother loves camping in their RV....says they meet such nice people..