Fulltiming

[Leroy Eckert]

Don't take my statement wrong. There is nothing wrong with dry camping because I do it also. The last three trips I saw a 600 foot water fall, panned for gold and tubed in an ice cold mountain river, took in Rock City, TN and fished in a mountain lake. All within 100 miles from home. Except for Rock City, TN (a tourist trap) the average cost per day hooked up in a park was less than $18. Five folks on board. We used their pool, showers, electricity and sewer hook up. I bought fuel from a local store here in the mountains. I did not run the genset. I spent 10 years running a truck stop so I have seen enough of them. I was simply attempting to square away the cost of running a genset. Folks always seem to use fuel usage as the only cost of operation and that just is not the case. Leroy Eckert 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors Dahlonega, GA Royale Converwsion --- On Sun, 9/28/08, Ryan Wright wrote: From: Ryan Wright Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Fulltiming To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, September 28, 2008, 1:38 AM Leroy, So, what do you get to see at a campground? ;-) Now, I've only had my coach a little over a year, but we had an old Dodge Travco before that. When we go places, we typically have a destination in mind and a list of sights along the way. Whether goofy little out of the way shops, big attractions like Rushmore, or anything in between, we still see it. I don't think I'm missing much by skipping the campgrounds. Most of them are not on site at the attractions, anyway. The last time we camped, the wife and I parked just off the shoulder of a two lane freeway, right next to a beautiful river coming down out of Mount Rainier here in Washington. By day we played in the icy cold river, cooked steaks on the grill and collected pretty rocks. By nightfall we were alone in the middle of nowhere with nothing but the noise of the water and the light of the moon. I fell asleep to the cool night air, real live nature sounds and, other than my bride and the occasional forest creature, not another soul in sight: http://www.ryanwrig ht.com/tmp/ camp1.jpg The previous time we took the coach out, I stopped in an empty parking lot at the top of a hill overlooking a larger river. We spent the evening watching fish jump and the night again with nothing but the sound of nature: http://www.ryanwrig ht.com/tmp/ camp2.jpg Out of the way? Not a bit! I literally pulled right off the road in both situations. You just can't get this at a campground. When I want the "campground experience", parking next to a bunch of other rigs and the hustle and bustle of people, I find the nearest truck stop. ;-) Just my opinion! -Ryan '86 PT-40 8V92 On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 8:13 PM, Leroy Eckert <"jwasnewski%40yahoo.com"> wrote: > This is just my opinion so don't get bent out of shape. > You can get a CDL, sell the coach and keep the money, go to work for J.B > Hunt and see the same thing you are seeing parking at the truck stop, rest > area or road shoulder and get paid to do it. They maintain the truck. Great > return on your investment. > > Leroy Eckert > 1990 WB-40 Smoke N mirrors > Dahlonega, GA > Royale Conversion