RiderDuke
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I'm not broke anymore, and I still eat them for lunch..
hyea:hyea: Texas Pete, Mustard and Olive oil... (variety).. OH, I like Club Crackers with them...
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Any Tips for reducing road trip costs?
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I'm not broke anymore, and I still eat them for lunch..
hyea:hyea: Texas Pete, Mustard and Olive oil... (variety).. OH, I like Club Crackers with them...
K80Shooter
Active member
I'm not broke anymore, and I still eat them for lunch..
Oh I still eat them and think they are GOOD! If I had not been broke, I never would have found out just how good that they were.
Two2Three
Member
Thanks everyone for the suggestions.
I did finally find my camping gear, so I've got my Sierra Designs ultralight tent set up downstairs to air out, and the blow-up pad works. :2thumbs: Not sure if I'm up to sleeping on the ground at this point, but I figure I can give it a shot at least once!
Hipcamp.com is really cool, and the suggestions for WalMart, deli meat, canned fish, etc., are also good. I probably can't cross into Canada with any food, so I'd have to plan that accordingly, but otherwise it's coming together. We'll see what happens.
I did finally find my camping gear, so I've got my Sierra Designs ultralight tent set up downstairs to air out, and the blow-up pad works. :2thumbs: Not sure if I'm up to sleeping on the ground at this point, but I figure I can give it a shot at least once!
Hipcamp.com is really cool, and the suggestions for WalMart, deli meat, canned fish, etc., are also good. I probably can't cross into Canada with any food, so I'd have to plan that accordingly, but otherwise it's coming together. We'll see what happens.
BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
Thanks everyone for the suggestions.
I did finally find my camping gear, so I've got my Sierra Designs ultralight tent set up downstairs to air out, and the blow-up pad works. :2thumbs: Not sure if I'm up to sleeping on the ground at this point, but I figure I can give it a shot at least once!
Hipcamp.com is really cool, and the suggestions for WalMart, deli meat, canned fish, etc., are also good. I probably can't cross into Canada with any food, so I'd have to plan that accordingly, but otherwise it's coming together. We'll see what happens.
Well if you are camping ...... Get a pkg. of " Knoor's " - Spanish Rice ( with seasoning's ) get a can of Black Beans ( Walmart brand ) .... you end up with Rice & Beans ..... Tasty & very healthy ..... This feeds two very hungry people for less than $ 2.00 ...... ......Mike :thumbup: .....
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
Lots of options given here. My opinions will differ a bit.
I don't like cheap and "sleazy." To me this refers to the motel scene. I tend to stay away from the trucker, and crime type of motels. I want to have a good night's sleep, not a potentially dangerous or scary one.
Camping is probably a better alternative. I did a LOT of boundary water canoe trips in the day. Camping was the ONLY option there. Eventually, I got pretty good doing it. Once again, there are good campgrounds and bad ones. I am not into the hundred spaces filled with motor homes, 5th wheels, and party crowds.
A steady diet of junk food, which really is not cheap either, is not the way to go. I have to have at least one good meal a day.
I have done a couple motorcycle trips lasting a week or more. One was in the Black Hills and we travelled from Northern MN for that one. We used medium priced motels, and ate well at least once a day. The other trip was a thousand mile trip from Anchorage AK to Whitehorse Yukon Territory and back. One can really "rough it" in AK, but we also stayed at the "best" we could find along the way and in Whitehorse itself. We also had a few memorable meals along the way. The hamburger lunch in the old brothel in Skagway AK comes to mind. The buffalo burgers and Indian Fry bread at the Cedar Pass Lodge in Badlands National Park in the Black Hills was not bad either.
Vacations should be fun and not an "ordeal" of the day. Enjoy the vacation, save the money other ways for rest of your activities.
I don't like cheap and "sleazy." To me this refers to the motel scene. I tend to stay away from the trucker, and crime type of motels. I want to have a good night's sleep, not a potentially dangerous or scary one.
Camping is probably a better alternative. I did a LOT of boundary water canoe trips in the day. Camping was the ONLY option there. Eventually, I got pretty good doing it. Once again, there are good campgrounds and bad ones. I am not into the hundred spaces filled with motor homes, 5th wheels, and party crowds.
A steady diet of junk food, which really is not cheap either, is not the way to go. I have to have at least one good meal a day.
I have done a couple motorcycle trips lasting a week or more. One was in the Black Hills and we travelled from Northern MN for that one. We used medium priced motels, and ate well at least once a day. The other trip was a thousand mile trip from Anchorage AK to Whitehorse Yukon Territory and back. One can really "rough it" in AK, but we also stayed at the "best" we could find along the way and in Whitehorse itself. We also had a few memorable meals along the way. The hamburger lunch in the old brothel in Skagway AK comes to mind. The buffalo burgers and Indian Fry bread at the Cedar Pass Lodge in Badlands National Park in the Black Hills was not bad either.
Vacations should be fun and not an "ordeal" of the day. Enjoy the vacation, save the money other ways for rest of your activities.
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Today my wife and I still lean toward doing it on the cheap. Mostly because I guess that's the way we started out. Those were the good and the best times, but today we don't have to do that. No dirty dishes, no cooking. We stop and eat wherever and whenever we choose. In a pinch, we carry a couple of Mountain House dinners and have two JetBoils to heat them up in. Even though we tow a camp trailer we often choose to stay in a nice motel when the notion strikes us. As for the sardines, my wife hates the smell of them. I love'm. Motorcycle camping and touring are to be enjoyed so do what pleases you and the misses the most.
easysuper
Active member
I did not read all the reply's, but have you looked into BunkaBiker ? its a worldwide organization and it allows you to really strech your budget. My wife and I are host and we also use it when we are on the road. Host put you up for free and most of us feed you dinner and breakfast when you leave.
JayBros
Well-known member
I have bicycled across the country twice and there is a similar organization for touring bicyclists, Warm Showers. In addition to being great hosts, I met some of the most fascinating people. For me, that's one of the best things about touring, meeting new people that you probably would never have the opportunity to meet blasting along interstates in a cage.
Two2Three
Member
So, just FYI.... I did my trip. 7 days, 2500 miles -- 8 states, 1 province, 2 countries, many national forests, and zero issues with the bike. Went up into Canada, across a chunk of the TCH and around Lake Huron, back down through Port Huron, and southward toward home.
Canada was great because the exchange rate basically made everything 30% off. :2thumbs: but overall my expenses were:
Food: $138
Fuel: $348.18
Lodging: 386.57
Foreign Transaction Fees: $7.82 :gaah:
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Total: $880.60
Based on that, I averaged $125.60 per day, which I'm pretty happy with.
I tried to camp but it wasn't going to work and I gave up after the first night (air mattress wouldn't hold air). So I just found inexpensive hotels that had a continental breakfast, so I only had to buy one meal (dinner) each day. During the day I never really got hungry, I'd just stop every 100 miles to stretch, drink some water, eat a handful of peanuts, and walk around. Occasionally bought a cup of coffee on a break if I was chilly, but waited until I was in my nights hotel to go find a decent dinner somewhere. The scenery in Canada was so fantastic I didn't have time to be hungry.
(Oh, I did try Bunk a Biker for a place to stay after leaving Canada, but every one of them (tried 7) said they weren't available, so I gave up. But I really like that idea and will try it again next time.)
Canada was great because the exchange rate basically made everything 30% off. :2thumbs: but overall my expenses were:
Food: $138
Fuel: $348.18
Lodging: 386.57
Foreign Transaction Fees: $7.82 :gaah:
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Total: $880.60
Based on that, I averaged $125.60 per day, which I'm pretty happy with.
I tried to camp but it wasn't going to work and I gave up after the first night (air mattress wouldn't hold air). So I just found inexpensive hotels that had a continental breakfast, so I only had to buy one meal (dinner) each day. During the day I never really got hungry, I'd just stop every 100 miles to stretch, drink some water, eat a handful of peanuts, and walk around. Occasionally bought a cup of coffee on a break if I was chilly, but waited until I was in my nights hotel to go find a decent dinner somewhere. The scenery in Canada was so fantastic I didn't have time to be hungry.
(Oh, I did try Bunk a Biker for a place to stay after leaving Canada, but every one of them (tried 7) said they weren't available, so I gave up. But I really like that idea and will try it again next time.)
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bikerbillone
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Good comment 223, 'food' for thought and consideration.
Isopedella
Well-known member
In not super Anal on costings for trips. Ya either go or you dont....
While I do plan ahead and select non stupid $ cost overnight accommodation, well some areas you have to suck it up.
It will cost for gas, unavoidable so just fill it up.
Cant think of anything more distracting and trip ruining when out and about, presumably having a great road trip, but riding along beating yourself up about yesterdays costs. What a complete downer.
If costs are the top of the shop, put ya $ in the bank and watch the accruing interest. Stay home and look out the window and reflect in the glow of how many $ you saved today.
While I do plan ahead and select non stupid $ cost overnight accommodation, well some areas you have to suck it up.
It will cost for gas, unavoidable so just fill it up.
Cant think of anything more distracting and trip ruining when out and about, presumably having a great road trip, but riding along beating yourself up about yesterdays costs. What a complete downer.
If costs are the top of the shop, put ya $ in the bank and watch the accruing interest. Stay home and look out the window and reflect in the glow of how many $ you saved today.
BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
Maybe I should be a BunkaBiker ..... what do you think ...... Mike :thumbup:
From what I hear Mike, I think you just might have a never-ending queue of travelers lining up at your place just to eat! :shocked:
Either that, or a bunch of increasingly fat bikers that you just couldn't get to leave!! nojoke
Spyderpilot
Member
Hey hey hey there now…….easy…….I may resemble that remark.. LMAO…:joke:
PJveetwin
Member
So how cheap do we want to go? Mom and Pop motels outside of congested areas are reasonable, with state campgrounds the cheapest; except out west, where you can throw a fart sack on a side road when you're in the sticks for free. Oh, did you say you also wanted a bathroom? A frozen burrito from a market is pretty cheap. Fuel is what it is.... We only do a granola bar for breakfast or a banana, jerky thru the day, with one meal at night. A subway with a coupon is real cheap. A six pack of beer in the evening for us is a must. I don't stay with people I don't know unless a breakdown happens. The more times you stay on the road, the more tricks you'll learn. In the mid 90's, a buddy and I went to Sturgis, shared a state camp-spot for around $6.00, ate Whoppers twice a day when they were $1.00, a couple of beers in the evening, cost was about $30 a day. Now that's cheap!
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Bfromla
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YES & NO -within reasonable consideration; have found some AWSOME food stops & help excuses for return trips as well as meeting locals with recommendations along my path. (They come look & ask about spyder & helpful conversation develops):doorag::2thumbs::firstplace: **maybe not as frugal or cheap but has been enjoyable & worth while personally (conversations at gas stops too especially truck stops, proceed at own discretion )**
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