Average number of camping adventures per year?

Jim & Kay · 05-20-2012, 08:27 AM

Just wondering how often our Fellow Forum Members are fortunate enough to use their expensive toy "The RV"? Those who are Full Timers are very blessed to do what the rest of us get to do only on assorted occasions during the year. In our part of the US, we are limited to a camping season of April thru Nov. We average 2 long trips (500 miles plus) and 4 to 6 trips under 200 miles per season, since my DW is still working.
Just wondering

SAD · 05-20-2012, 08:47 AM

Generally 2 (sometimes 3) weekends a month... Varies... About the only time we don't go out is Jan/Feb.

f6bits · 05-20-2012, 09:49 AM

We’ve been lucky with our schedules and have been going out close to twice a month for the past six months. Most of them have been an average of three nights. From now on, it’ll probably be once a month aiming for long weekends.

kimanderson98642 · 05-20-2012, 10:26 AM

Been retired about a year so we are trying one long weekend and one week long a month. Like to try some longer ones next year. Life is so good once we pull out of the driveway.

cathcartww · 05-20-2012, 11:19 AM

Not retired yet, so we are limited to a long weekend to Canada (that's where Kate is from), a couple long weekends to Hatteras one in spring, one in fall, and a couple or three week treck to Florida in February. We don't travel much in the summer because it is pretty darn nice right here.

One of the nice things about an RV is that they are adaptable to so many different life styles.

Once we are retired, we plan to follow the sun from Christmas to Easter or so ....

SAD · 05-20-2012, 11:51 AM

Forgot to add to my post above, we're not retired. Will probably die at my desk at work.

fla-gypsy · 05-20-2012, 01:18 PM

Around 8 ranging from 3 days up to 6 days

Paddler · 05-20-2012, 02:22 PM

We're not retired, but getting close! We have averaged around 27 nights (the days only count if you spent the night) of camping per year over the last 6 years. Hope to double that next year when we retire.

johnnyrose · 05-21-2012, 04:01 AM

Well it is a long way off for me to retire but we just bought our camper this spring and have been out twice for 3 days a piece and are going out again for Memorial day for a 5 day excursion! Can't wait. We are a military family so we take what we can get for time, but it is looking like with our home campground only 45 min to an hour away that we will be getting out quite a bit over the next couple of years! Yeah camping!!!

**JRTJH** · 05-21-2012, 04:23 AM

We usually get a 3 week "road trip" during the summer and 2 or 3 regular weekend trips each month. Additionally, we tow to an unimproved campground and often spend 5-6 days, then leave the RV, drive home with dirty clothes, etc. We pack the truck with "provisions" and return for another 4 or 5 days, then pull the RV home. Of course when we do that, the first stop is at a campground with full hookups so we can empty holding tanks and get cleaned up. Often that's a campground in Marquette, MI called "Tourist Park."

Then there is the "obligatory" deer season camping trip which normally is the last trip of the season. That's 2 weeks of dry camping somewhere in northern Michigan.

So all told, we probalby use our RV 60-70+ days during the May-November season. After that, it's "ice and snow" so the trailer is safely tucked away inside for the winter.

rhagfo · 05-21-2012, 05:35 AM

We both still work, but DW and I have weekends off, so we are shooting for at least one weekend a month year round. We also have a 2 week two park, coast trip planed for late June.

mikell · 05-21-2012, 03:28 PM

We own a campground and live in a 5th wheel so you could say everyday is an adventure. This week the SPGA is in town 2 miles away. We havw 24-7 security and it's mostly me. Going to be a long week

tjl · 05-21-2012, 04:00 PM

Unfortunately I work swing shift and only get one weekend per month off. We usually start camping in April and camp until late October or early November. We live in Ohio and have close friends who live in PA so we try to meet in the middle to go camping so our trips usually average 150 miles. We usually take at least 2 trips over 300 miles.

StanMT · 05-21-2012, 04:35 PM

Camping here starts around the middle of May and through October, so we hope to get out around a dozen weekends. Course that all depends on not having any 'events' around the house that keep us from going.

Jay D · 05-21-2012, 04:55 PM

From Easter weekend till Oct. We go out a least one weekend a month sometimes we get lucky and get 2 weekends. We also do a 10 day trip around August. When we do this we take a few day trips out of the campground and hit some local attractions. Dw an I still work and have kids in each school. 1 in high school (15), one in middle school (12) and the 3rd in elementary school (6)

webslave · 05-22-2012, 08:29 AM

Usually only twice per year...

But... We are retired and usually one trip will be 3-4 months long and the other will be 2-3 months long.

Time permitting, we'll throw in the odd-ball short trip (weekends or a full week) with some friends of ours that are still working...that is if we're still here

fla-gypsy · 05-22-2012, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by webslave

Usually only twice per year...

But... We are retired and usually one trip will be 3-4 months long and the other will be 2-3 months long.

Time permitting, we'll throw in the odd-ball short trip (weekends or a full week) with some friends of ours that are still working...that is if we're still here

Not a bad problem to have. LOL

mhs4771 · 05-22-2012, 03:57 PM

For 2011 it was 220 days in the Monty, so far for 2012 it's 127 days.

antiqfreq · 05-22-2012, 04:03 PM

In 2009 we got about 100 days in (that is year we sold the house)

Then in 2010 we got in all 365 (that is year we quit our jobs) & we traveled the country!

But in 2011 we had to stop for a while, mom ill, bought another house,
mom move in. Maybe only camped 4-5 days that year.

Now this year, 2012, we have camped about 10 and have at least 10 more
booked.......not sure if we'll get in more than that this year.

Hoping 2013 will be a better year..........

Jo

rhagfo · 05-22-2012, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StanMT

Camping here starts around the middle of May and through October, so we hope to get out around a dozen weekends. Course that all depends on not having any 'events' around the house that keep us from going.

I should feel blessed, we can camp year round, have been one of three campers in park in January. That trip home was a drive in the snow.

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