We’re two people, will mostly be camping/tenting and going to an occasional hotel every now and then. Focus will be on nature/national parks, but also cities, towns, and cabins every so often. Will mostly be cooking our food but go to restaurants every now and then.
Cost includes everything except car payment. Hoping to do $40-50 a day for two people!
Do you think this is doable?
Do you already have a car you’d be living out of?
If you stay primarily on the west coast you can stretch that budget pretty far by staying in national forests. You can drive in and set up a tent anywhere for free for up to 3days before changing your camp site. You will pretty much have to buy food in bulk (think rice/beans/pasta) and some hard cheeses that won’t need to be refrigerated… some soy sources of protein like TVP… Get a camp stove to cook on. Where you can’t sleep in a forest you will have to stay in highway rest stops and the like. It’s a pretty rough way to travel but it is fun if you don’t mind getting grubby and being looked at funny.
Cities, hotels, etc… anything not camping will really cut into your budget. Not sure if you will really get 4 months out of that kind of money though. Shit happens and you are going to want a reprieve every once in a while.
I think 2 months is the max they can do. Not to mention how tiring will camping trip this long be.
It would be nearly impossible unless you really limited yourself to dispersed camping (so no paying for camping spots at NPs) and were really frugal when it came to restaurant outings and fun activities. Gas alone is such a huge factor and depending on your route and any detours you may take, you could easily blow your entire budget in just 2.5 months.
No. That’s per month. We did it.