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get in the van
some time ago i bought a small van sized rv with the hopes of traveling: taking time from work and driving all over the states. last week’s trip to british columbia however demonstrated to me more of the underlying economics.
my van gets about 10 miles per gallon of gas, my small car closer to 28. for a trip like last week, where i drove about 2400 miles, taking the van would have cost me about $700 and my small car (which needs higher octane) about $265. the van has the advantage of not requiring stays in hotels along the way. but with an average hotel stay of say $50 per night, taking the car and staying in hotels for six nights would still provide me with a handsome savings and help the environment.
with today’s gas prices, driving what amounts to a self contained hotel room around only seems to make sense if you plan to drive somewhere and camp for extended periods. with my intention shifting more toward visiting family and meditation retreats, then the economics have shifted for me and it’s time to sell the van. anyone wanna buy an rv?
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27. September 2005 at 8:27 pm :
jodi’s father has told her that he’s going to give her his van as graduation present, based on the idea that we’ll be back in the US about this time next year for a few weeks for Jodi to finish up her PhD (and a few other things)
mind you, a big cargo van is not our sort of vehicle (i still don’t have a driver’s license), so the plan is to pick it up in ID, drive it to Burning Man, drive it to the bay area, and then sell it… and then apply the cash to whatever Jodi really wants for a graduation present.