Last weekend we got back from a 4 day 3 night tent camping trip where it rained for hours on two of the four days. Actually the trip was supposed to be 5 days 4 nights, but we decided to forgo the first day due to heavy rain and tornadoes that hit Northeast Pennsylvania. Despite the weather the trip was a blast and we wished it was longer! I have talked about how inexpensive it is to go tent camping before and this time was no different. My estimate of about $60-$70 a day for our family of 4 was [...]
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Item/Service Cost Gas (~250 miles @ 23 MPG) $43 Campsite (2 nights) $44 Firewood $10 Food $70 Total $157 Our family, The Rock Garden, spent the weekend at Hickory Run State Park in eastern Pennsylvania. I wanted to chronicle our expenses so that you could get a first had look at how inexpensive car/tent camping can be. The $157 total for the whole trip covers all the costs from Friday afternoon to Sunday night. Admittedly, the trip was a little short, but that didn’t stop it from being a blast. For our little trip we are looking at $62 a [...]
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