We've been home for over a week and we're getting back into the groove of staying in one place for awhile. Now is a good time to review our first extended trip adventure. We'll talk about numbers in this post. YAWN! I know--it's boring. But this might help someone else who is thinking of doing a similar trip.
Once all the receipts were accounted for, our report shows that we spent about $2300 for our month-long trip. It will come as no surprise to you that nearly half of that was spent in gas for the truck. We traveled approximately 4415 miles and used approximately 365 gallons of gas. The trailer was not being towed for all of those miles, because we used the truck to do our exploring, too. The average MPG for the trip came to 12; which means we got a lot less when we were towing the trailer and got a lot more when we were just exploring.
Here's a picture of what the truck computer said we were getting right after we filled the tank in Page. (You can click on the photo to see it larger.) Of course, we were headed downhill. But wouldn't it be nice if it was real?
The most we spent for gas was $3.59/gallon in Yermo, California, in the Mojave Desert. The least we spent was $2.20/gallon in Snowville, Utah, which is right before the Idaho border. The average seemed to be around $2.57/gallon.
Also not surprisingly, the second biggest cost of the trip was campgrounds and/or RV parks. We spent just under $700. That covers 33 nights out. Of those 33 nights, fifteen were spent boon-docking and 18 were spent in campgrounds with at least electric and water hookups.
The most we spent for a night in a campground was in Page, AZ. The RV spot came with all the services (water, electric, and sewer). The least we spent per night was $10 at the Cottonwood Canyon State Park in Oregon. There were no RV services provided there. During the trip, the average per night was around $32. Of course, the 12 nights we stayed on BLM land was free.
The last big expense was food. We spent a little over $500 for groceries and dining out. We only ate out 5 times while travelling. Six if you count the 5-Guys burgers we ate on the night we arrived home. (There was no food in the house or trailer.) The rest was spent at grocery stores, most of which were like the stores we have here in town. Once in a while, we had to shop in small-town stores which proved to be a little more expensive. This expense is a wash for me. We would have spent close to that amount in food and dining had we stayed home.
The balance of the $2300 was spent for incidentals; like a new T-shirt and hat for H, a commemorative Christmas ornament from Bryce Canyon, a car wash for the truck (because we couldn't stand it any longer), and a propane and water tank fill in Quartzsite. Oh--and laundry. That cost us an average of $13.50 each time for four loads.
We're comfortable with what we spent for this trip. When you factor in all the beautiful scenery we saw, the different towns we experienced, and the great people we met, this trip was well worth it.
In our next few posts, we'll explore what we learned while traveling.
The most we spent for gas was $3.59/gallon in Yermo, California, in the Mojave Desert. The least we spent was $2.20/gallon in Snowville, Utah, which is right before the Idaho border. The average seemed to be around $2.57/gallon.
Also not surprisingly, the second biggest cost of the trip was campgrounds and/or RV parks. We spent just under $700. That covers 33 nights out. Of those 33 nights, fifteen were spent boon-docking and 18 were spent in campgrounds with at least electric and water hookups.
The most we spent for a night in a campground was in Page, AZ. The RV spot came with all the services (water, electric, and sewer). The least we spent per night was $10 at the Cottonwood Canyon State Park in Oregon. There were no RV services provided there. During the trip, the average per night was around $32. Of course, the 12 nights we stayed on BLM land was free.
The last big expense was food. We spent a little over $500 for groceries and dining out. We only ate out 5 times while travelling. Six if you count the 5-Guys burgers we ate on the night we arrived home. (There was no food in the house or trailer.) The rest was spent at grocery stores, most of which were like the stores we have here in town. Once in a while, we had to shop in small-town stores which proved to be a little more expensive. This expense is a wash for me. We would have spent close to that amount in food and dining had we stayed home.
We're comfortable with what we spent for this trip. When you factor in all the beautiful scenery we saw, the different towns we experienced, and the great people we met, this trip was well worth it.
In our next few posts, we'll explore what we learned while traveling.
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