2015 Year End Review

3rd Year of Fulltiming Summation

Posted from Casa Grande, AZ

It's hard to fathom that we've just completed our 3rd full year of fulltime RVing.  The time has really passed rapidly.

As I haven't posted a blog entry in some time (over 3 months now, but who's counting), I decided not to attempt a "catch up" blog, but rather do a summation of "fun facts" for the year 2015.  BTW, we're wintering over again, for the third winter now, at Palm Creek Golf and RV Resort in Casa Grande, AZ.  We've been here since October 15th and will be here until at least April 15, 2016.

Ok, here goes.

We began 2015 in Casa Grande, AZ at Palm Creek Golf and RV and we liked the place so much that we decided to return for wintering over this year, so we ended the year there as well.
After leaving Casa Grande, AZ in the spring of 2015 we meandered slowly up to Las Vegas, NV for a few weeks before slowing heading toward the Southeast. We spent a large portion of the summer in FL visiting several old friends I had worked with in my prior life.  Many great visits and activities, but FL is NOT the place to be in the summertime.
After FL we headed up the Eastern Seaboard and went as far north as VA to visit with family for a bit. We took the southern route back to AZ in the late fall and again arrived in Casa Grande, AZ in October, 2015.

Click on this link if you're interested in viewing a map of our travels in 2015.
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Because I'm a bit anal when it comes to numbers and statistics here's a breakdown of our third year on the road showing a comparison to 2013 and 2014.
Transportation Related

                                              2013            2014           2015
Motorhome:        
    Miles Traveled                   9095               8384          7519
    Ave. MPG                           8.58               8.40            8.20
    Total Cost of Diesel Fuel   $4162.53        $3781.76    $2230.49
     Ave. Price per Gallon        $3.61              $3.78         $2.43

Honda Fit:                   
    Miles Traveled                    8592             7886            6956
    Ave. MPG                           39.34             35.70          34.42
    Total Cost of Gasoline       $777.66          $674.96       $444.52
    Ave. Price per Gallon         $3.56              $3.05          $2.19

Camping Related (Figures include all utilities as well)

Total Cost                          $7387.21          $8942.69     $7421.06 
        Ave. Price per Day          $20.24             $24.50         $20.33
        Shortest Stay(Nights)             1                   1               1
        Longest Stay(Nights)             60                 74             105
Types of facilities (separate locations, not nights)
        Pr/Comm/Fairgrnd             18                  23                  22
        StPks/COE/CoPks                7                    3                   6
        Member Pks (TT, SKP)         9                    6                   6
        Tiffin Service Center            1                    1                   2
        Dry Camp (Boondock)         1                    1                   0
        Casinos                                                                         1
Total Locations                         36                 34                  37

We camped in a total of 14 different states during the year of 2015 and stayed an average of 9.86 days in each location.
I have all of the budget line item figures for the year as well, but because this varies so much from person to person I've decided not to post charts for these figures.
Should anyone be interested in a "budget" item please do not hesitate to either leave a request in the "comment" section below or send us an email at the address listed in the top left portion of this blog page.
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Summation and General Comments Pertaining to the Third Year on the Road

Last year I used the phrase “we’ve had a blast during our first year of fulltiming”.  Well, that phrase continues to ring true in 2015. There is just so much to see, and so many places to visit in this beautiful country in which we live.
Here's wishing everyone a safe travel year in the coming year.
Hopefully, we'll meet up with a few of you on the road this year.

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