Happy_Trails
Fulltime, USA
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Electric can vary from state to state. In CA its about the highest Ive seen anywhere, in AZ it is at less than half the cost in CA. Personally I hate the sound of an a/c, so if we run it at all, its no more than 1-2 hours a day. Most of the year we live in Thousand Trails and Resorts of Distinction, where there is no separate charge for electric or WiFi, etc.
On the road, we run the generator only enough to keep the house batteries charged. That takes about 15 minutes, I'm told it would use 1/2 a gallon of gas per hour.
Bob & Nadine
1984 Allegro 23 feet, always at home!
Living Life With a "Golden Age Passport"
and Thousand Trails VIP Membership, Priceless!.
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luvdoggiez
Sunny Amador county California
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Thank you so much everyone for your input. I forgot about Propane. In our stick and brick, we spend about $170 a month for the drier, waterheater and heat.
Please keep those comments coming in folks! Happy camping! - Eric-
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1999 Ford F-250 CC 7.3 PSD W/Superchips in tow safe mode
2006 Cougar 295EFS
Reese 16K Sliding 5th
2 Kipor 2000P generators
Magellan Explorist 210
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bishopdave
Today - New Mexico (SW states for Winter)
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May I suggest that you check out the RV-Dreams Website. Howard and Linda went FT a few years ago, and they have posted their yearly budgets and yearly expenses. They also have a daily blog which is very interesting.
The purpose behind the RV-Dreams website is to help people who are thinking about going full-time.
Good luck.
Dave Bishop
FT since 2005
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elh0146
Sioux Falls, SD
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Electric: $348 About the only time you'll pay for your own electricity is when you're staying for a month or more. This summer, we paid $46 for electricity for a month in Sutherlin, Oregon. Right now, we're at an RV park in Quartzsite and we've run our A/C almost every day, so I know we'll pay more than the $46 we did in Oregon, but I'm sure it won't come anywhere close to $348!!!
Cable TV: $68 We pay DirecTV around $67 per month...this includes 8 channels of DNS plus one national feed of PBS.
Telephone $39 We have a Net10 pay-as-you-go phone that costs us around $15 per month.
Internet $40 We have a Sprint air card that we pay around $65 per month for.
Garbage $39 Free.
Water $0 The ONLY time we've paid for water is if we have to go someplace to fill the fresh water tank up (and, even then, I think we've only had to pay one time for water...we've never stayed at an RV park that charged for water).
Please also indicate if you have solar panels and their wattage, if you use your washer/drier if you have one on board and if you have dual pane windows. 4 100-watt panels. We do have a washer & dryer (which we ONLY use when at a full hookup RV park). We have dual pane windows.
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GoneCamping
Chesapeake, Virginia
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Electric: $348
I only stay at parks where electric is included with the rent, right now I'm paying $440 per month, that is suppose to go up to $490 starting in November.
Electric $0
Cable TV: $68
Direct TV cost me around $58 per month
Telephone $39
My cell phone is also $39 per month
Internet $40
Sometimes I use the cell phone as an EVDO modem, cost me $60 per month (tacked onto the phone bill). Right now I have the EVDO turned off and am using WiFi from various sources.
Total cost $0
Garbage $39
They pick up trash out front on Tuesdays and Fridays, and I can take it to the dumpster myself if I want it done sooner.
Total cost $0
Water $0
Included with the rent...
Total cost $0
Note-1: I have stayed at parks without sewer hook-up, some of them include twice weekly Honey Wagon service, some do it Ad Hoc and charge $3-5 per visit. Right now my sewer is included.
Note-2: Don't forget insurance, it's a monthly or bi-annual cost you can't escape from. Currently I pay around $50 per month for vehicle insurance. Since I work for a living my health & dental are covered by the company.
*Cliff*
Chaos reigns within. Reflect, repent, and reboot.
Order shall return.
2004 Trail Cruiser XP C-23B
1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee
1989 Thomas Diesel Pusher (Cat 3208/Freightliner)
Chesapeake, Virginia
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West Coast FT
California
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Because we're both still working and I do lots of paid work travel, we've been in the same park for over a year. Electric bounces between $85 and $140, but my wife a big fan of the RV washer dryer. Satelite is $350 per year. Internet $59 per month. Propane heating is the more efficient and less expensive for us,
TV 02' Chevy Silverado 3500 8.1 liter 4X4, Rancho 9000, Airlift Airbags 2 Honda EU3000,plus paralleling kit (6000 Watts peak!)
Old Rig (03' Lance 1161) Boy I missed it!
New Rig (05' Cedar Creek 37RDQS)
Second new Rig 1996 Damon Intruder 325B
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whizbang
Kenmore, WA
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We have been FTing for 6 weeks. Our old Seattle house ran $4400 a year for gas/electric/water/sewer/trash (about $12 per day or $360 a month).
We didn't have cable TV. Cable internet was $52. Phone $15. Cell $44. Now, on the road, Blackberry modem internet and two-phone plan runs $93 a month. Utilities are included in the campsite cost which averages $20 a night so far.
I like to think we still pay $12 for utilities and camping costs $8 a night($240 a month --- such a deal!!).
Whizbang
1998 Dutch Star 3857 with 2001 Jeep TJ
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gnj1958
Corpus Christi, Texas
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We're currently staying at a CG in Corpus Christi Texas and our costs are
Elec $128 month (with A/C running pretty much 24/7)
Water included in CG fee
Garbage no charge
Internet $25 month
TV/cable free (included in CG fee)
Phone cell phone (pay as you go about 18c a minute) but using VOIP for most calls 1c a minute.
Still on LP tank one over 20 day usage.
Glenn & Jenn
3 dogs Cody, Dudley & Mogwai
04 Chevy Tahoe LT V8 5.3, 3.73 (HA)
05 Keystone Springdale 256 FBL
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wandering1
Everywhere
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I have never paid over $100/month for electric with monthly rates. Electric has always been influded in ther rate for daily or weekly.
HR
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luvdoggiez
Sunny Amador county California
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Hi there Everyone, Well, we are hoping to start full timing staring around the first of the year. The two campgrounds we are considering will include water, electric, cable and wifi, so we will be in good shape. Please keep those cards and letters coming in though. Thanks to everyone who have posted so far.
Happy Camping! - Eric -
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