21 RV calculators
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Before you buy
Run these before money changes hands. They are the ones that save the most.
True Cost Per Night
Depreciation, loan interest, fuel and campgrounds divided by the nights you actually use it.
Open the calculator →RV Depreciation
New versus used value loss over five years, by RV type.
Open the calculator →Should I Sell My RV
Equity, annual carrying cost, and cost per used night against a hotel.
Open the calculator →Extended Warranty Worth It
Expected payout after exclusions and deductibles, against banking the premium yourself.
Open the calculator →How Much RV Can I Afford
The price you can actually afford, plus how long you would be underwater on the loan.
Open the calculator →Lifestyle math
The big structural questions. Where you live, how you live, and what each version costs.
Full-Time RV vs House
The complete annual cost comparison, RV life against traditional housing.
Open the calculator →Full-Time vs Part-Time
Part-time travel while keeping the house, against going full-time.
Open the calculator →RV vs House Monthly Check
The fast monthly gut-check version of the comparison above.
Open the calculator →Domicile State Comparison
South Dakota, Texas and Florida against your current state on tax, registration and insurance.
Open the calculator →On the road
Trip-level decisions. Where to sleep, whether to take the rig, and what the year adds up to.
RV Trip Budget
Fuel, campgrounds, food and extras for one specific trip.
Open the calculator →Car + Hotel vs RV Trip
Driving and booking a room against taking the RV, same trip, both priced.
Open the calculator →Campground Savings Plan
Memberships, passes and free camping modeled against your whole travel year.
Open the calculator →Snowbird: South or Home
Wintering south against staying home, and the break-even trip length.
Open the calculator →Military, veteran and passes
If you served, this is where the real money is. Most of it goes unclaimed because nobody advertises it.
Veteran Benefits by State
Property tax exemption, retirement tax treatment and registration, priced across two states.
Open the calculator →Veteran State Park Savings
Camping discounts, free nights and waived entry, stacked without double-counting.
Open the calculator →FamCamp vs Civilian Park
On-base savings against the detour miles it costs to reach the gate.
Open the calculator →America the Beautiful Pass
Whether the annual pass pays for itself, and what the free lifetime pass is worth.
Open the calculator →Camping memberships
Every membership pays off above some number of nights and loses below it. These find your number.
Which Membership Should I Buy
Ranks Thousand Trails, Passport America and Harvest Hosts against your travel year.
Open the calculator →Thousand Trails Cost Per Night
Dues, zones and gap nights divided by nights actually camped.
Open the calculator →Passport America Break-Even
Nights needed at a realistic hit rate to break even.
Open the calculator →Harvest Hosts Cost Per Night
True cost per night after the expected host purchase.
Open the calculator →Want the benefits data behind these numbers?
The free 50-state cheat sheet lists every state that gives veterans free or discounted camping. It is what the veteran calculators are built on.
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