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Re: Gas Prices- At What Point Do You Park It? [message #118168 is a reply to message #117958] Wed, 09 March 2011 06:22 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
PETEinLongBeach is currently offline  PETEinLongBeach   United States
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Keith V wrote on Tue, 08 March 2011 05:39

And I don't know about you, but I seldom camp in a urban parking lot. it's usually state forests of decent campgrounds.

There is a big difference between staying in town in a corporate motel chain and staying somewhere you can hear the birds chirp.


I do both - trips with the RV club are to state parks or nice campgrounds, and my regular weekend getaways are to a couple of favorite cities to visit with friends. I was using the city weekend getaway example to convey some perspective on the cost of RV travel vs the cost of other lodging. Also, my initial reason for getting into motorhomes originally was because I was going out of town almost every weekend and dealing with the cost and other downsides of reserving hotel rooms. For my purposes, boondocking in a motorhome was a preferrable substitute, and became much more than that when I joined an RV club. And compared to my first two motorhomes, the GMC is a luxury palace on wheels...

Larry said it best, regarding his "getaway dream machine / escape vehicle". Wholeheartedly agree !


Pete Smay
Long Beach, CA
1977 Kingsley

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