I'm sitting in my bed, inside my vintage, self-converted bus. It's been 66 days since we packed up the kids and the pets, and drove away from our house. We left North Carolina on March 1. Today, I'm in a National Forest in Texas and reflecting on our journey. Here are some stats:
Days 1-60:
It's interesting to see that we camped for free 49% of the time. I think this is awesome, both because we are newbies at this, and because I've heard that free camping is harder on the east coast! So YAY! Half our nights were free! It's also interesting to see that nights paid doesn't equal nights hooked up. That's because, sometimes, we had to pay to camp in a location, even if we didn't use electricity. Two locations come to mind - one in SC and one in LA - and both were AMAZING! I would totally pay to be there again! I can't imagine not having solar panels. They are a GAME CHANGER! Really! We were off grid for 40 out of the 60 days, a whopping 66% of the time. Having a solar setup has opened up so many opportunities for us. I highly, highly, recommend solar. It's magical! Let's discuss the camping fees. $669 in two months works out to be about $335 a month. This would be a pretty awesome price for rent and utilities! But really, I don't think that's the whole story. To truly understand what it costs to live this kind of a lifestyle, we would definitely need to factor in the gas. Our bus gets, like, 5 miles to the gallon. So while I did spend a ton at the pump when I was commuting to work everyday, I suspect that we may be paying more now to move this diesel monster from point to point. But that's a post for another day :)
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