Fulltiming

[Leroy Eckert]

Your accounting method is OK by me. I would exclude fixed or semi-variable costs if someone else wrote the check. It is like saying there is no cash outlay for mowing the lawn, painting the shutters or replacing the roof on the homestead. Perhaps I can talk the B of D at the condo complex to discontinue the CAM fees. It would save me a few bucks. Leroy Eckert 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors Dahlonega, GA Royale Conversion --- On Mon, 10/6/08, Ryan Wright wrote: From: Ryan Wright Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Fulltiming To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, October 6, 2008, 12:51 PM Leroy, > 50%-.675gph > 75%-1.012gph > 100%-1.35 gph Well, I can tell you when I boondock I run the genset maybe a couple of hours per day at nowhere near 50% duty cycle. Just a 15 amp draw off the battery chargers, maybe the occasional microwave use. So I might draw a whopping gallon of diesel per day, and use a bit of propane if it's cold out. Still cheaper than a campground and I don't like campground showers and bathrooms. Half the reason I own a coach is to have my own facilities. I know you included a bunch of operating costs. I don't include them in my calculations because most of the costs you listed are fixed for infrequent users such as myself. I have to change the oil, coolant, filters, etc, whether I use them or not. I have to replace batteries and parts and equipment as they age whether I use them or not. I don't use any of it enough to wear it out - everything is replaced on a schedule of time, not hours, because I don't go through that many hours. So, the way I figure it is, why own it and spend money to keep it up if I'm not going to use it? So I park and camp wherever I like and use my genset because it seems a waste to haul it around with me and pay for maintenance and not use it. Anyhow, there is no right or wrong answer here, everyone's situation is different. > One bad thermostat combined with a failed auto shut down system and the > above numbers are out the window in a matter of seconds. True, but the same could be said about your main engine, too. Why drive it at all, something might happen and cost you twenty grand for a new engine. Better to stay parked at home so it will last forever. ;-) -Ryan '86 PT-40 8V92