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Open Roads Forum  >  Full-time RVing  > How Many Miles? Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Larryzv7 • View posts Fairfield, CA Full Member Joined: 04/27/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/28/09 02:53pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator As a full-timer, on average, how many miles do you put on your vehicle yearly? Earlier I made a statement in a post that most full-timers drive less than people who go to work on a daily basis. I am of the opinion that most people think full-timers drive a lot but I think most full-timers spend a lot of time at a particular place and don’t drive as much as some people might think. According to my auto insurance agent the average American drives 15 to 20 thousand miles yearly, so I began to wonder what was the average for full-time RVers? DianneOK • View posts Donnelly, ID Moderator Joined: 03/19/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 10/28/09 03:35pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Over the 9 years we were on the road, we averaged about 9000 miles yearly Dianne Donnelly, ID DataStorm HAM WB6N (Terry) 2005 Teton 39' Frontier Grand Life Member Good Sam Escapees Geocache..."RVcachers" RV net Blog avan • View posts Sioux Falls, SD & Livingston,TX Senior Member Joined: 11/02/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 10/28/09 03:44pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator In the 9 yrs we've had this FT tow vehicle, we've put on 188,000 miles which averages nearly 21,000/yr. Of that, we've averaged about 8-9,000/yr in tow miles. Our prior FT tow vehicle we had for 3.5 yrs and put on 98,000 miles with about 30,000 of those being towing miles. The miles are split about 60% for DW and 40% for me. Click for more pics of our FT home, our snowbird digs and our summer trips The puller - International 4700LP (530E) - Wiers Towmaster; Trailer-Saver Air Hitch The pusher - 40' Travel Supreme Fifth Diggin • View posts Wherever I may wander Senior Member Joined: 10/26/2005 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/28/09 04:06pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Over the three years we have been fulltiming, we have averaged 8k on the RV and 12k on the Jeep. That puts us to about half of the "average". --kevin Kev's Blog: When the Geek Hits the Road | NüRVers - The Next Wave 2006 Monaco Knight 40PLQ 2008 Jeep Wrangler Sahara Unlimited 4x4 w/Blue Ox Baseplate and Aventa LX Tow Bar mr. ed • View posts Madison, SD (currently traveling the US) Senior Member Joined: 02/06/2002 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/28/09 04:53pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Since my tow vehicle is my only vehicle I put more mileage on it than those who have another vehicle at hand. The truck is now 2 1/2 years old with 40k miles, so I'd say roughly 15K/yr. I would love to have another vehicle to use as a daily driver but since I travel often and don't want to double-tow I'm consigned to using the one vehicle. Mr. Ed (fulltiming since 1987) 2007 Hitchhiker II LS Model 29.5 LKTG 2007 Dodge Ram 3500/6.7 CTD/QC/4X4/SB/SRW/6-speed man/Big Horn edition Delaine and Lindy • View posts Linden Tn. (The View) /Gulf Shores, Ala. Senior Member Joined: 02/20/2005 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/28/09 05:03pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator When we were full timing the first year we ran about 22,000 mile in about 9 months then we learn our lesson we were in to big of a hurry. But we did see a lot of this great big beautiful country. We aren't full timing but we are some timers, sometime we just hook up and go. This trip will be about 5 months then two months at home base and then off to Colorado and back to home base for a while and then back South for next winter. My suggestion is take you time there is lots to see. GBY... 2006 FreightLiner M2 Trailer Saver Air Ride (TSLB2H) Pressure Pro System 2008 Chevy Silverado 1500 C/C (Grocery hauler) 2009 Chevy HHR LT 2 2010 Mobile Suites 38 RSSB 3/4 www.webspawner.com/users/lnhdch We are BLESSED!!!! Campnfuls • View posts Yreka, CA Senior Member Joined: 10/18/2007 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Posted: 10/28/09 05:33pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We have averaged approximately 17,000 miles annually during the past three years. About 85% of those are towing miles. I want to leave this earth quietly in my sleep like my grandfather and not like the hysterical, screaming passengers riding in granddad's RV just before the big crash. BarbaraOK • View posts Livingston, Texas, USA Senior Member Joined: 10/27/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/28/09 05:56pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We put about 11,000 miles on the coach and another 8,000 miles on the Subaru ( just checked the odometer) running around (of course we also put the 11,000 miles on the car tires, just not on the odometer). So it looks like we are about average. And we don't move as much as a lot of fulltimers that we know. Barb * This post was edited 10/29/09 07:32am by BarbaraOK * Barb & Dave - full-timing Traveling catpanion Shadow (age 12) Figment II (2002 Alpine 36 MDDS) Mischief (2004 Subaru Forester Toad) FMCA - F337834, SKP #90761 Our Blog tonyandkaren • View posts pennsylvania Senior Member Joined: 05/15/2005 View Profile Offline Posted: 10/28/09 07:09pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We're a little over average but we have a small motorhome and no toad so that's for all of our vehicle travel. jpalm1124 • View posts Full timing - Wandering the Back Roads Senior Member Joined: 12/17/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Offline Posted: 10/28/09 10:58pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Ten years of full timing: Motor home 5500 a year Toad 12000 a year Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Full-time RVing  > How Many Miles?

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