How Much Does RV Travel Cost?
Nerding Out With A Spreadsheet Using 4 Years Of Our Travel. To find out how much RV travel costs I pull data from 28 trips as weekend warriors over 99 nights over 4 years and 10,000 miles of travel! In this video, I look at the cost of the 28 RV trips we took and figure out how much it costs to have a rig. I then compared RV travel to other forms of travel (air, rental car, hotels) to see the difference in the costs.
RV Travel Costs (Part 2) - Is RV Travel Worth It?
From video one we learned that RV travel was more expensive than traditional travel. Was it worth 22% More (an extra $4k) to travel with our RV?
Answer for me = YES! First off, I lean towards RV travel. It suits the way I like to travel better than the alternative.
In this video, I talk more about the reasons (destinations, flexibility, having your stuff), the verdict, and other considerations (minimizing the bad parts of travel, practice, using your rig more, longer trips, different types of setups).
Bitcoin in February +44%.
Since I’ve been tracking Bitcoin’s monthly price (end of 2017) it has only ever had a >44% move in a month 3 other times. Two times below $10k and back in 12/20 from $19k.
This move started at $43k!
Big. Boy. Move! You have now witnessed history. #Bitcoin
Hogrock 'Toberfest 2023 - What We Got
A couple of the things we got at Hogrock!
#hogrock
The struggle of my life the past month!
#Bitcoin
This was in reference to this note not the one that was linked!?!
https://primal.net/e/note1fqgr23ugx7xyw7xj0tgvue53ksj0q43vk0wvxdjup0f3vtrx842qcjqvjz
This is VERY true! I’ve wasted over an hour this AM watching price moving.
Complete waste of time…sure…but fun as hell!
Few things are as fun as a good Bitcoin price rip! LOL
Oh well, back to work…cause this grind don’t stop!
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Also, I just got up and running on Primal and it is insane how good it is compared to other clients I've been using.
NOSTR is going to win. I already like using it more than other social media. The only thing missing is the large user base. That will come.
I appreciate all the builders working on/in NOSTR!
WAGMI!
It happened today...
Got a text from two friends about Bitcoin (both who I'd discussed investing with in the past). So 'they' are STARTING to wake up.
Also Coinbase crashed today.
Starting to feel like a Bitcoin rally is happening! LOL
I wonder how long until normies start to wake up?!?
RV Travel Costs (Part 1) - RV Travel Versus Traditional Travel
4 years ago, we wrestled with the decision of whether to buy an RV or not. I’m a nerd. I did a bunch of math to figure out if it would be worth it. We ultimately decided to buy the RV and hit the road. We took the plunge. We’ve traveled for 4 years and have spent that time visiting all of the Tennessee State Parks.
I recently had to take a trip for work to Fort Worth, TX. We traveled “traditionally” on this trip (air, hotel, rental car). This is the perfect time to determine if RV travel has been Fort “Worth” It!?!? Get it…worth it…Fort Worth…do you see what I did there? Ha!
Was buying an RV worth it? Or could we have just traveled ‘normally’ for cheaper? If it was more expensive was the added expense worth it?
Caution. The nerd level is gonna be high with this one! I work in spreadsheets the way Picasso worked with oils.
Contender #1 – “Traditional Travel”
Air Travel / Rental Cars / Lodging / Food
Contender #2 – “RV Travel”
Campground / Rig (Truck) / Rig (Trailer) / Other Rig Options
Which Contender Wins? Traditional Travel or RV Travel?
Pumpkin Patch and Trick Or Treating
I really do take Emily to all the best places!
Seven Islands State Birding Park (Kodak, TN)
The early bird gets the bird?!? We didn't get to the birding park early enough to do any birding (but late breakfast was really good). Regardless, it was still a beautiful fall afternoon to explore around this state park. Emily didn't like my regenerative agriculture 'knowledge session' but she did like Buc-ees (meh)!
Panther Creek State Park (Morristown TN)
We stayed at Panther Creek State Park on our last trip of the 2023 RV season. The lake was pretty against the fall leaves. It was a nice park for a short hike and a visit with Max and Arden. It also allowed Emily to continue her late 2023 rant against the evil TVA dam system.
Renting versus Owning (And Traveling With) Your Own Kayaks
Most places we go we could probably rent kayaks (and we have) but sometimes it works best to travel with your own. #kayak #kayaking
"Tourist-ing" Knoxville (Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, Museum of Appalachia, & AMSE)
While we were in the Knoxville, TN area for fall break we visited some of the popular touristy spots. If I had to force rank them I'd say 1) Historic Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, 2) Museum of Appalachia, then 3) American Museum of Science and Energy (AMSE). I'm a sucker for history and all three of these places do a good job of taking you back in time to see some real history.
Hummingbird Stuck In Building (DeanoFarms: Week 67)
I saw him fly in and then he wouldn't fly out (and I tried to help him). Finally, after several hours he made his way out safely. YAY!
#hummingbird #deanofarms
Thistle Wars Update (DeanoFarms: Week 67)
Deano's sick idea of a good day?!? Battling thistles in the TN heat! Ha! We let our fields grow all year (no mowing this year). I walked the property a few times and cut the thistles. Once cut, I spot-apply 10 parts diesel + 1 part herbicide with a paintbrush. I don't really want ANY chemicals on the property. I don't want thistles on the property more, however. I wound up painting about a gallon over the year (on the 11 acres). This is not the end of the world I guess. Plus, it is relaxing work! #Deanofarms
Same. Yesterday. Thanks for the cheap Bitcoin crypto bros!
https://damus.io/note1zy3j3qq299mj9x5g6dysf3mrgv9w8vkgdc7gu8mqxefhuaxf4lpsp079vk
Our Kayak Setup - Our Travel Setup
This is how we carry our kayaks with us when we go. It has worked pretty well (minus a few Dumb Deano user errors along the way).
#kayak #kayaking
$GBTC
...aaaannnndddd it's GONE!
A short chronicle of my biggest move in 2023.
Back in 12/22 (right after the FTX/SBF blow-up) $GBTC (and Bitcoin) were getting smoked.
All the crypto bros had GBTC as collateral on their insolvent businesses...and DCG was highly suspect as corrupt (probably not wrong).
The discount to NAV was absurd.
Blood in the streets!
The 2% management fee was even higher due to the discount and it was trading OTC.
If the discount closed back to a normal closed-end fund (13%ish), it would be good.
If #Bitcoin rallied, it would be good.
Both happened during 2023.
The ETF approval probably drove both. Fine!
Grayscale sued the SEC and set in motion the ETF approval (which would eliminate the discount entirely) because they would 'up list' to a normal ETF.
In the first two weeks of trading the discount went to basically nothing (.1%-ish).
All while Bitcoin had a great 2023 (150%+).
Everything worked out perfectly. This never happens for me! LOL
GBTC earned a nice management fee for their 'work' in 2023. I fired them yesterday for cheaper alternatives (and better diversification).
Now back to HODL'ing.
When the tide goes out you find out who was swimming naked.
I look forward to more shenanigans from the crypto bros in the future. They'll never learn. Greed is a powerful drug.
Funny that I was able to use wisdom of Uncle Warren to get more cheap Bitcoin (rat poison squared). 
