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Camping
or Hotels
Well
if you own a camper the answer should be simple. Go camping.
Campgrounds offer good rates for campers and RVs. You can get a site
for around $40.00 a night at a campground. Some will be cheaper and
some will be more expensive. But the average is $40.00. Now the
average for a hotel might be cheaper or at least more expensive
depending on where you stay. The benefit of camping is that there is
a lot more to do then just sit in the room and watch TV. Most but
not all campgrounds will have a pool, game room, putt-putt golf,
horseshoes and movies or karaoke. Now that is a lot to do that you
can’t do in a motel room. Also when you are at a campground you
feel the need to explore a bit. I generally walk around the
campground once to check out all of the campers and RVs. Some are
really cool. I always find good people to talk to as well. Someone
is always willing to swap stories with me! Another benefit of
camping is the peace and quiet of the nights. It is really relaxing
when you see the glows of the campfire, the smells of the smoke and
the laughter of children.
I
read in a magazine one time that you will save 40% on your vacation
bill just by going camping instead of staying in a hotel. Now that
doesn’t mean going camping locally, no this means going camping at
the location that you were planning on going for vacation. Think
about it, if you go to the beach and stay in a beach front motel you
will pay $130.00 a night. If you go camping at the beach in a local
campground you will have saved $60.00 to $80.00 dollars a night!
This means you can go out to eat and still save money. Not to
mention when you go camping you have your on things like sheets,
pillows, mattress and silverware. Not that I’m not saying that
there is anything wrong with these items at the motel, it’s just
that you really don’t know. I have heard that the bed spreads at
motels are not washed after every use and that is pretty nasty.
What
about renting an RV? Well you can do that. I imagine that if you
rent an RV that the cost will go up significantly. However you still
get the peace and quiet that you deserve. I have seen a lot of the
rental RVs on the road lately and I think it is becoming more and
more popular. Renting an RV can take the hassle out of owning one
that’s for sure. In the winter time when you are not using your RV
it can take a toll. Always use fuel stabilizer and protect your
tires from sun which can lead to them dry rotting. You also want to
be sure to drain all water from your RV so that it wont freeze and
bust. This is what lead me to replacing my hot water heater.
Camping
has been what I have done my whole life and I enjoy every bit of it.
When you ask me camping would be the better selection. Hotels are
nice but when it comes to just having a good ole fashion vacation where
the kids are involved and interested you just can't ask for anything
better. There were 262 million campers in 2007. Shouldn't you be one
of them?
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