I get around 8 to 10 mpg, but its not really a fair comparison to a car, when you consider you would easily spend $250 a night staying in a nice ocean-view room, here on the California coast. I paid $40 a night, including food. I burned about 12 gallons of gas, getting there and back, for an additional $40, so doing it this way, is much, much cheaper.
My wilderness sojourns will cost even less, as the only expense for two weeks will be the 20 gallons of gas to get there and back, plus running the generator, which is very efficient. The site itself is free. I always drive 50 to 55 - not for gas mileage, but you are taking your life in your hands to go any faster in a 12 ton vehicle - Thankfully it has excellent brakes. Watch those curves too. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <sharelong60@...> wrote: What about the gas mileage?! I just googled. They get between 1 mpg and 10! One mile per gallon of very expensive gas! I had often joked that it was around 5 mpg. But it was meant to be a joke. Anyway, evidently it's good to drive at 55 mph. Ha! On Saturday, January 25, 2014 9:28 AM, "dhamiltony2k5@..." <dhamiltony2k5@...> wrote: A problem with this is that vehicles over 20 foot long can't get in to a lot of trail-heads. Better to have something you can sleep and meditate in that is contained within 20 or so feet. Otherwise you miss a lot of nature in driving and parking these Mac-mansion hogs of the RV world around. These big RV's are a pipe dream of people who end up spending a lot of money to try to save some. Borrow or rent some before you buy to see if they are all they are promoted to be. -Buck During my first time out, I did a photo shoot among the coastal marsh and dunes, in the early morning fog. Took about 120 images, in an hour! Yes, it is an awesome way to travel, in a self-contained way. I have 75 gallons of fresh water, a 25 gallon propane tank, and a 50 amp generator, that runs off the 100 gallon gas tank. Motorhome 1: https://app.box.com/s/avf0zvuxxh6a2rbmyb47 https://app.box.com/s/avf0zvuxxh6a2rbmyb47 Motorhome 2: https://app.box.com/s/weuvx0od0gynugrgonbf https://app.box.com/s/weuvx0od0gynugrgonbf Coastal dunes: https://app.box.com/s/f7j3l291glbxzfxmyv0w https://app.box.com/s/f7j3l291glbxzfxmyv0w Coastal marsh: https://app.box.com/s/520fqw9n83hfqofj52yy https://app.box.com/s/520fqw9n83hfqofj52yy Sunset: https://app.box.com/s/64dqusn91un2bkl68vlh https://app.box.com/s/64dqusn91un2bkl68vlh ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote: I'm thinking along the same lines but more for being able to have a "home" while travelling doing photography. Simple but effective way of getting to places one otherwise wouldn't see. For sadhana a cabin in the mountains is better. Do post a picture of your vehicle if you feel like it :-)
