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CountryGuy · 04-19-2005, 04:41 PM

Rich,

The real cost of full timing is gonna depend on what you do, where you go, what your lifestyle develops into and how long you stay in a campground.

The last 2 winters Al and I were lucky enough to get out of Michigan during the cold stuff and head out to the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Last year, February (high month), $550.0 a month, plus electric, this was in a resort style park. March there was $500.00. Same prices this year in a sister park, also very resort like, 2 swimming pools, workout room, hot tub, therapy tub, wood working building/shop which was brand new, library, computers, restaurant, exercise room, heavens, the list just goes ON and ON!

Next winter we hope to go to another park, not quite so many "goodies", but wifi is free, swimming pool, laundry facilites in the campground, activity building, near a state park with TONS of birding to be done, and we are staying for 3 months for about $1,100.00, plus our electric.

There are places you can stay for $225.00 a month, and that is still full hookups! Many of the places we stayed coming and going to Texas were $15.00 and $18.00 a night for full hookups, and some of those included free cable tv.

If you sign up for more than a couple of days, you can try for weekly, monthly and even longer rates. The longer you stay, in many cases the cheaper it gets.

We don't count food into our expenses, cause ya gotta eat no matter where you are living. Some fulltimers eat out a LOT, others don't. We tend to eat out when we are moving around with Montana in tow and when we are out sightseeing. When we stay in the Rio Grande for 2 or 3 months, we go out and have meals, we do some activities, we go to Mexico, but we also spend a lot of days right in the campground, doing laundry, cleaning Montana, working or researching for me, we are living in Montana, not vacationing.

Steve R will be along soon, I am sure, to share his input on this. He has been out there full timing for a LONG time, over 2 years now, right Steve???

NO, we are not full timers, but feel that we do have some insight into that lifestyle with our long times away from home in Montana. over 13 weeks one time. And, that is NOTHING compared to some of our other MOC members.

Bottom line, you can find very nice places to stay that do NOT cost $1,000 a month!.

Cheers, Carol

04-19-2005, 04:41 PM	#2
CountryGuy Montana Master Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tipton Posts: 3,646 M.O.C. #191	Rich, The real cost of full timing is gonna depend on what you do, where you go, what your lifestyle develops into and how long you stay in a campground. The last 2 winters Al and I were lucky enough to get out of Michigan during the cold stuff and head out to the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Last year, February (high month), $550.0 a month, plus electric, this was in a resort style park. March there was $500.00. Same prices this year in a sister park, also very resort like, 2 swimming pools, workout room, hot tub, therapy tub, wood working building/shop which was brand new, library, computers, restaurant, exercise room, heavens, the list just goes ON and ON! Next winter we hope to go to another park, not quite so many "goodies", but wifi is free, swimming pool, laundry facilites in the campground, activity building, near a state park with TONS of birding to be done, and we are staying for 3 months for about $1,100.00, plus our electric. There are places you can stay for $225.00 a month, and that is still full hookups! Many of the places we stayed coming and going to Texas were $15.00 and $18.00 a night for full hookups, and some of those included free cable tv. If you sign up for more than a couple of days, you can try for weekly, monthly and even longer rates. The longer you stay, in many cases the cheaper it gets. We don't count food into our expenses, cause ya gotta eat no matter where you are living. Some fulltimers eat out a LOT, others don't. We tend to eat out when we are moving around with Montana in tow and when we are out sightseeing. When we stay in the Rio Grande for 2 or 3 months, we go out and have meals, we do some activities, we go to Mexico, but we also spend a lot of days right in the campground, doing laundry, cleaning Montana, working or researching for me, we are living in Montana, not vacationing. Steve R will be along soon, I am sure, to share his input on this. He has been out there full timing for a LONG time, over 2 years now, right Steve??? NO, we are not full timers, but feel that we do have some insight into that lifestyle with our long times away from home in Montana. over 13 weeks one time. And, that is NOTHING compared to some of our other MOC members. Bottom line, you can find very nice places to stay that do NOT cost $1,000 a month!. Cheers, Carol