Climbing Gas Prices Need Not Worry RVers

Memorial Day is still more than a month away and the warnings of high summer gas prices have already started. Pump prices could reach $4 to $5 a gallon! economists warn. Some are even predicting the return of the staycation. So what else is new? It seems that America goes through the same pump price scare at the beginning of every summer vacation season. As Memorial Day approaches, the warnings become increasingly dire. 

Well, we’ve lived through $3 and $4 a gallon pump prices ($5 and more if you live on the West Coast), and it didn’t break us. If gas prices do go up, RVers are actually sitting pretty. RVing is the cheapest way to travel and vacation. In multiple comparisons, RV travel beats car/motel,  fly/drive/motel and fly/cruise vacations every time. RVing allows you to control your costs. Airlines, car rental agencies and hotels have already started upping their rates and increasing add-on fees in preparation for summer vacation travel. Only RV vacations allow you to reign in the purse strings and still enjoy yourself.

When you travel by RV, you can cut gas costs by visiting nearby state parks. You can manage overnight fees by staying in inexpensive RV parks or state and national parks, any of which are far cheaper than a night in a hotel. RV travel allows you to save on your food budget by cooking your own meals. And you can make your own fun instead of paying for entertainment. No staycations when you RV!