Pawz4me
North Carolina
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Because I vastly prefer our RV facilities, where it's all our dirt and germs, to hotel rooms where untold numbers of people have stayed and done who-knows-what. In our RV if there's a stain on the floor or bedspread, I know what caused it. And then there's the bedbug epidemic issue. In short, the main reason we RV is because I totally despise hotels.
I also love taking our dogs along. No worries about how they're doing at a boarding kennel or in a strange hotel room. They're as comfortable and relaxed in the RV as they are in the sticks and bricks house.
In the RV we can pull over wherever there's room, use the bathroom, grab a drink or snack or fix a meal, watch TV, take a nap. No using crowded, dirty rest area bathrooms and no need for endless restaurant meals.
Me and the DH 
Two boys and two dogs (and two cats who prefer to stay home)
2008 Forest River Georgetown 350DS (bunkhouse model)
2001 Honda CR-V
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J4harts
Indianapolis,IN
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Cheaper than therapy!!
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H & E
North Texas
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We use the trailer as a hotel room to see the country and visit family and friends around the country. We do not especially like crowded RV Parks where RV’s are stacked close to each other. We do like the COE & SP’s where you have some sizable sites and mostly in the shade on a lake or river. We spend several months during the summer traveling. We would not be RV’ing if we were still working and only used it on vacations and weekends.
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camping man
Central Fla.
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Freedom to stay where I like, with all the comforts of home. This year we're hoteling it close to home, I think we're just too tired to travel this year. I just want to get a hotel room, close the door, and don't come out for about a week.
05 Dodge CTD NV5600 6speed / 97 Sprinter 5er
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turninghawk
Orlando, FL
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You're absolutely right. RVing does NOT save money.
Many will tell you how inexpensive (or free) their campsites are, but fail to factor in the initial expense and ongoing expenses of RVing.
Some say that since their RV is paid for, their travels cost less. No they don't, because the initial expense of their RV was still there at one time, and needs to be factored into the total cost of RVing.
My wife and I love RVing, but always have to laugh when people tell us how much they save by RVing vs. conventional traveling. We sure don't save money RVing -- we spend money, and plenty of it.
If a person factors in the initial cost of their RV, upkeep, insurance, etc. -- then divides it by the number of days per year it is actually used -- well, unless you're a full-timer, it is expensive -- VERY expensive -- but oh, so enjoyable! . . . 
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gbopp
The Keystone State
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I like it because it's a great way to travel. Especially when you're rolling down the interstate, go around a curve and see a 5+ mile backup ahead of you. We have everything we need on board so it doesn't matter if we sit in traffic five minutes of five hours.
And, when we get to our destination it's easy to set up for the night or however long we will be staying.
Yes, it's expensive but we don't get stripped searched by the TSA everytime we get in the RV.
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Birddogman
Pennsylvania
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Several reasons, none of which have to do with saving money. In fact, if I added up all the costs of owning and operating a DP and a toad, I could probably spend months each year in 5-star hotels for the same money. Happily, I can afford the cost.
My MH is a home away from home. I can live in it indefinitely in total comfort, just as if I was home when I am in a different geographic location to engage in some activity there – typically upland bird hunting. I would not want to “full-time” because I love my land and my home, but my plan for retirement was spend about six months per year in the MH chasing the upland bird seasons from north to south – starting in Alaska in August and working my way slowly to Louisiana or Arizona by January, then back home and park the MH for the spring and summer. I don’t know of any other way to do that, especially since I travel with my bird dogs – certainly that sort of extended travel in hotels/motels with dogs would be horrible and I wouldn’t even consider it.
It also was the only way my handicapped wife (35 years of MS) could travel. She wouldn’t normally come along on “my” trips, but I’d take her anywhere she wanted in the MH – usually to see out of town kids or to a beach-type setting. Again, there was no other way to do that. Unfortunately, she had a catastrophic stroke about six months ago, just as I retired, and all plans are now on hold.
2008 Winnebago Journey 39z DP
2004 Jeep Liberty toad
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GizmosMom
Central Texas
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It's our lakehouse on a whole lot of lakes
Can take the dog
Can easily pull and launch the boat
Our own guest suite when visiting friends and family
No need to lug our stuff into a motel and then back out
Our own bed and pillows
Marilyn w/ Joe, 2000 Xplorer Class B van, usually pulling a Ranger bass boat.
Smudge, (in photo) a Shih Tzu/Yorkie Mix and Gizmo is waiting at the Rainbow Bridge
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livemusic
Louisiana
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What the heck is a DP and a toad? I can only think of... designated puller and a small car behind. Diesel power? The jargon is certainly interesting in RVing.
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Birddogman
Pennsylvania
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livemusic wrote:What the heck is a DP and a toad? I can only think of... designated puller and a small car behind. Diesel power? The jargon is certainly interesting in RVing.
A "DP" is a Class A diesel pusher motorhome. A "toad" is a vehicle that is towed by a motorhome. Looks like this during a quick break on the road to allow the dogs to water the bushes:
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