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Originally Posted by richinny
maybe there will be Airstream times shares or hostels in the future?
units would cover small areas and you would drive to the unit of choice.
they could be put on flat bed railroad cars and tour the country.
but there will always be AIRSTREAMS!
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You mean railroad cars like this?
YES! There will always be Airstreams.
(from the VAC website)
I don't know what the future holds. Changes in camping habits will based on each individual's perspective.
I checked my expenses for 13 days and 1850 miles of trailer travel (1450 miles towing) to include the WBCCI Cherry Blossom Rally, the WBCCI Shendandoah Valley Breakout Rally, and several days on the Virginia coast. My total cost for the trip was $1323. Of that $575 was gas (not diesel). Lodging including the rally fees totaled $353. Admittedly, with an Airstream I could have been more frugal like taken advantage of courtesy parking invitations, and overnighted in the Wal-mart lot instead of a campground. The remaining $395 was spent on dining, sightseeing, stuff I just "had to have", and so on. Again, an area I could reduce more cost if I really tried.
Thirteen days in of flying, car rental, hotels, and restaurant-only dining would have been way more than $1323. So, in my opinion, I think Airstreaming is still a bargin. However, with increasing prices I'm becoming more aware of expenditures, will consider fewer long trips and more close to home, and try to reduce my towing speed from 65 to 55 mph without getting run over or causing road rage.
