re: Do RVs ever wind up paying themselves off?

When not in use, rent it out.

I got this one when I retired. We have deen coast to coast and 35 states planing to do the northeast thjs summer. 33,000 miles and counting.

I am a member of coast to coast we camp for free 80% of the time


ps we had 70 day trip out to the west coast washington , oragon, calif 12 states cost us 1100 for camp sites.

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You don’t buy an RV if you are concerned about money. An RV is like a boat in that sense. If money is your concern, don’t buy it.

Where an RV has benefits is the free lifestyle. I know several contractor supers that have crazy nice RVs/campers but their wife and pets live in it when they go job to job and they sold their houses. There is a sense of freedom in that but it isn’t for the feint of heart.

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purchased an old bus and am converting it. It’s currently comfortable but doesn’t have a shower. And it’s downright awesome. I didn’t like the build quality on RV’s so I wanted to build it myself. How it started

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I’d be curious to see more of this. Did you already know how to do all of this or did you teach yourself?

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Do RVs ever wind up paying themselves off?

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Monetarily probably not; however, paying off in core memories with your family then I would say that is on the owner.

Its all about convenience for me....we own a class c and it is really nice to be able to sleep a few hours in a bed, in a parking lot, wake up, take a shower, eat breakfast and hit the road. It ain't in any way, shape, form or fashion affordable though....it is just the opposite. VERY expensive mode of transportation. When you include time maintaining the thing it ain't really that convenient...but it does allow for staying closer to points of interest than motels usually allow. We use ours a lot at local campgrounds on the lake and sleep within 20 feet of the boat. We can do this at just about any lake or beach or boat ramp we choose as well as mountain sites and even in cities. They ain't cheap though...they are a serious waste of money if money is the objective.

there's a woman who travels northern California pulling a good sized tear drop.
she certifies the organic growers. parks near the farms. she gets to write it off.

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Check out RVShare.com. People buy tall kinds of RV and campers and when not using them rent them out. Generally most are between $150 and $250 a day to rent.

We paid around $200 a night for 8 days while staying in Wyoming for a rodeo. Instead of that many days in a hotel we had our own “home” set up with places to bbq, lounge, etc that was way better than a hotel. I paid $300 for the owner to deliver it and set it up. All we had to do was show up with our groceries.

The guy I rented from has 7 5th wheels with his dad who is retired. Perfect for festivals, car shows, etc where people want to stay on the grounds. Can pay one off pretty quick that way

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We have talked about this. There is a company close to us who has some pretty nice tents set up in a local park on a COE lake and they are booked just about year round at around $150 a night. Glamping. I have mulled over the idea of driving to the campground of one's choice, within say 50 miles, setting the thing up, and doing the same thing for around $500 for 3 days and 2 nights (long weekends). My concern is insurance and damage...folks will cause more damage than can be fixed and if they get drunk and fall out of the door they will want to litigate. I am sure there are ways to protect yourself but I ain't sure the costs of that wouldn't make it a waste of money....