RVers Speak Out: Did California Travel Break Us?

Dragging your what? 38-39' 5th wheel through LA freeways alone makes y'all rock stars in my book.

Happy to see a fair comparison of prices during your visit. I noticed that you had to spend $1500 for RV repairs in California that you didn't have to pay for in Idaho. That's a big chunk that wasn't mentioned in your comparison. We live in California and go camping often. Plenty of free boondocking areas in the deserts. State parks are hard to get into because of reservations, but plenty of people get last minute camping. We're glad you came to visit!

Just left San Diego after10 day stay at Sweetwater County Park. Beautiful views of the bay and Sweatwater lake. $37.00 per night full hookups.

We realized that you had 1.5k added for repairs in 0:01 California. Idaho was $0. We think that the difference wasn’t really that much. Great video as always ❤

Tip for winter travelers to San Diego: Campland on the Bay does monthly rates in the winter for about $1800 and they are right on the water with a cantina and private beach. Highly recommend, can't beat the value, but book early!

I’m military living in San Diego, it’s so expensive for everything and it is so packed everywhere you go. We’re getting ready to start our trip around the US.

Hellifornia!! Born and raised, couldn't wait to flee in 2018 when I retired LOL Love you guys!!

Hi Hanks You guys have great and fun videos. I watch every week. I live in OC CA and no one here says Cali. Enjoy California it is a beautiful state with so many things to see. It dose suck that its expensive here but i feel that we are spoiled with all its beauty. Next weekend we will be out boondocking in the dunes, let me know if you want to see something very different. 😊

My wife and I were born and raised in CA (1965 & 1966, respectively). We left there in 2018 and moved to Idaho for many of the reasons most are leaving now (politics, policies, crime, costs, taxation, regulations, etc.). We just bought our first travel trailer last Sept and are looking forward to exploring Idaho and all of the beautiful surrounding states. That said, you could not pay me enough money to make any RV travel plans anywhere in the state of California. If both of you were being honest, you'd likely say that California was just "ehh" compared to most of the other states you've traveled through.

I was born and raised in San Diego, but have lived my adult life in Northern California. San Diego will always have a place in my heart. My dad was a professional football player, and one of the teams he played for was the Chargers, both Los Angeles and San Diego. He helped build the San Diego Stadium.

You guys are the BEST! Thanks so much for sharing so many details on your spend in RV life. We are planning to launch full time travel in a year. I’m much more confident in my expense planning because of your videos. And you’re just a lot of fun to watch too. We love your content!

When we visited San Diego we stayed at the thousand trails pio pico in Jamul. Two weeks free after buying a yearly zone pass for $460. Then we had to stay out of the system for a week so we went to the Escapee’s co-op in Arangula/Temecula. Then back to Jamul for another two weeks. Cheap living in SO-Cal

Awesome insight to staying in California. You guys should do a video on how Carl keeps those biceps so polished while on the road (for those of us that are fitness conscious).

Me and my wife made reservations for this summer from Maine to Maryland and only two places in Ct were less than $100.00 per night. All the Maine reservations were averaging approximately $117.00 per night. Campgrounds are becoming so unaffordable that it makes sence to invest that money in solar and then stay in State Parks which average only about $35.00 per night.

Thank you for sharing your cost comparisons. So many Rv you tube presenters don’t talk about prices and many people watching these channels are vacationers only. Resorts makes me think of High prices where as camp grounds sound more still working families affordable. Truely appreciate your candid information videos. Stay safe stay great. Jay

U only live once.. you could have cut RV parks by 2/3 but u got to enjoy a luxury RV park in San Diego!! Glad you guys had fun

I really enjoy watching your videos and thank you for touring the great state of California that has a beautiful views and benefits that don’t exist in other states when totaling up your stay, you fell to mention that you had $1500 in repairs in California where you didn’t in Idaho so if you subtract the repairs, yes it is a still a little more expensive to travel in California but we have multiple places to see and beautiful beaches national parks and resort stay at.

Nice video, I will just say that my wife and I travel San Diego, Oceanside, Anaheim, Burbank, and Monterey all the time. We stay at Elks Lodges RV Parks. Prices range from $30 to $50 a night. Sea World, Legoland, Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, and Universal Studios all have great parking for RV's. Our motorhome is gasoline powered and we always buy our gas at Costco. We also use the Costco credit card for additional savings on gasoline. There are also some wonderful County Parks with amazing sites right "on the water." One is In Bodega Bay called Doran Beach ($35) the other which is Just off I-5/Highway 99 (on highway 4 ) called Woodward Reservoir (T-Island)($55 full hookups). I will agree that Gasoline/Diesel fuel can be a little more expensive, but we love to RV in California mainly because the weather on average is great all year long. In regards to the cost of propane heating when Boon docking in "February!," in a California VS Idaho comparison, I would kindly ask RV'ers just to keep those things in mind when comparing your overall costs to other states. I hope this helps. Happy RVing.

Sweetwater regional park is about $30 a night for full hookups.

I live in San Diego, watch your videos all the time. Glad you guys stopped by. Things are slightly more expensive here in San Diego specifically home prices and rent. But the cost-of-living is somewhat higher. It’s the cumulative effect of the prices in all areas of living here that makes it tough. Let’s not even talk about insurance. We do weekend getaways to the desert quite often, just to relax, have a beer around the fire, and barbecue. It’s relatively inexpensive and fun. Happy travels!