We are going as 3 boys for our gap year (18yrs old- 19yrs old) and we want to know roughly how much we would need to save each.
We were going to buy a cheap car out there to then sell when we finished our trip. We are going to stay in cheap hotels/travel lodges/camp sites.
Also to pay for food and everything we would want to know how much altogether taking all that in mind. We would like to visit some popular attractions as well.

I am planning a 2 week motorcycle trip on a VFR800 w/ significant other….only 2 small saddle bags. We want to head west and stay away from big sities and traffic. I think 200 or 300 miles per day may be doable……we plan to split camping and hotels.

Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated….particularly on places/cities/states to visit.

I love to go on weekend trips with my 10 yr old son and sometimes a 3rd person. I usually stay in a hotel using Priceline but I thought a pop up camper or other small camper would be more fun with building a fire at night and meeting other campers,etc. I would probably want a campground with showers since I would prefer not to get too expensive a camper having a shower.

I want to go to Wildwood in mid August with some friends…don’t want to spend much on the hotel, so the cheaper the better. I don’t know how many are going yet – anywhere from 4-10, so we might all try to cram in one room or get 2. But looking them up online only tells you so much so if you know of a good place to stay that is very cheap, let me know! Not picky at all, I’d just take a tent and camp out on the beach if they’d let us!
Yeah I’ve been to Wildwood/Cape May probably 7 times before…it’s a bit seedy but I live in upstate NY so it’s only a 4 hour drive and the beaches are decent, waves are decent. I’m only 21 and the only time I’ve gone without my family was last year I went with some friends, but we planned it very late and only could get this one hotel right on the beach that was about $190 a night, and it was a really seedy hotel. Very nice lobby but the rooms were small and it was just old and not nearly worth that price.

I was wondering what the approximate cost of a roadtrip across the country would be. We would be setting out in Maryland and going the northern route to Cali and then taking the southern route back. Of course, we want to keep it cheap. We’d most likely be camping, eating out of a cooler, fishing once in a while, and not sleeping in any hotels. So with gas, about how much do you think it would cost?

Also, how long do you think it would take if we wanted to stop and see the sights? I was figuring 3 to 5 weeks.
Yes, I understnad about gas milage and all that but I am just looking for an approimate amount. Would $3,000 be enough? Or would we need $5,000?

Which do you think is the better / safer / cheaper option?

We’ll be staying with family in Oregon and N California for part of of the time, but can’t decide how to organise the rest of the trip:

a) hire a big RV for the rest of the trip and call that home

b) hire a 4WD and a big tent and camp a few nights and stay at hotels/motels the rest of the time.

Pros and cons of the two?
My partner is more leaning towards getting an RV, but it seems like a big hassle to me. We’d have to organise exactly where we were going to be months in advance and then we’re stuck with this big monster of a thing.

I’m more in favour of the 4WD and a big tent. As there’s lots of family around we might not even end up camping at all…

Ok, we’re vacationing on a budget (about $500) and taking three children ages 8, 3 and 1 and we need some family friendly and budget friendly places to stay along the way. Help is needed especially from people who live in either state, where would you recommend for tent camping and hotels. I’d like to stay in a cabin but I’ve been looking them over and can’t find any cheaper than $130 a night. So if anyone knows of any cabins in good areas that are any cheaper please tell me! Also, wanted to know which activities I shouldn’t miss. It would be easier to stay in a campground that had plenty of daytrip type things we could do nearby.

husband and grandson will be camping in cades cove,tenn in smoky mtns.im not the camping type-can anyone reccomend a cabin for one or a hotel that is located near to the cades cove-loop campground,the boys can camp and i can still get some comfort and a shower.any advice,reccomendations welcomed.i have back problems,my camping days are over! thanx in advance!

I go to school in Houghton and am looking for a weekend trip to take the girlfriend on. I have half Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday. Just wondering if anybody had any suggestions as to where we should spend the nights. Were up for camping but a hotel/motel would be good the second night. Also I don’t think I want to go more that 200 miles a day, that way here **** won’t get too sore.

We are going to Aberdeen Proving Ground. We plan to go camping some and stay in the hotel some. When will we be able to swim? We have grade school children, anything in specific we should go see besides the White House. We are already planning for that one. Where are the best camping grounds? Thanx for reading, look forward to all the answers. Please don’t say “call Maryland’s tourism guide”. We have done that already and have had their guide mailed to us.