#2: How much did my 19 day, 6800 mile road trip to start Hiatus pop-up truck camper life cost?

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3 жыл бұрын

After deciding to purchase a Hiatus hard-sided pop-up camper I was locked into making the trip from Washington, DC to Seattle. I completed this trip in February of 2021. In this second video in the series I breakout the costs I incurred during the trip. This video provides some context on the expenses incurred from longer road trips and truck camping, and may be beneficial for those considering purchasing a light-weight, boondock ready truck camper or just starting with one.
Also not common in the truck camper community is the use of our 2018 Honda Ridgeline as the base truck. Future videos will also include our experience with the Honda RL.

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@yasinbossman1500 3 жыл бұрын

One thing you forgot to mention how much the camper cost you ?

@patrickmckowen2999 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome trip - great cost break down. Cost of trip 2337, memories Priceless! I was looking a new RL so I am looking forward to you vids. Cheers

@ianpixs 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely an amazing trip! All good things to say about the RL so far!

@dougscrubjay3939 2 жыл бұрын

Nice breakdown of costs. I like to think about "daily burn rate" and per diem. $100/day is actually pretty good for traveling as much as you did. Then there's the thought that you'd be paying for food and drinks if you were sitting at home - probably a lower amount, but still an offset of your costs. The drop in mpg from 22 to 17 is really useful information. Thanks!

@ianpixs 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Doug. I do like the budget approach too, allowing flexibility while not spending too much. Sometime nice to eat out or do a more expensive activity and balance out. You make a great point that their is still a cost when at home. As an update our mpg when not moving as fast as possible is around 19-20 mpg. This is over an estimated 2000 miles going mostly into Shenandoah NP, West Virginia (Dolly Sods / Roaring Plains) and the the Maryland coast at speeds generally in the 65-70 mph as well as slower country roads.

@davewitty3307 9 ай бұрын

Hi Lee. From DC, own a hiatus as well. It’s not your fault as an east coaster but you missed the full cost savings of your rig. 1. No need to pay for campsites anymore! BLM, National forests, rest stops. For example: goblin valley. You could have driven past little wild horse canyon and found a life changing place to sleep. I think you should come back out here and let me guide you on a trip that you’ll think about on your death bed and smile!