Originally Posted by
staehpj1
My tastes run toward simple relatively inexpensive choices, but not depriving my self either. Mostly camping with a mix of cooking and simple restaurant meals is the style I like. My guess is that most riders would average $20-40 per day if going that style in the rural US. I am not poor so I don't need to be more frugal than that. OTOH if I were rich, I am not sure I would spend any more while on tour unless I chose to tour in a different location.
This is my style of touring too ... simple relatively inexpensive choices.
I don't mind going several days without showers and laundry facilities, and I like eating grocery store food ... and those things bring the cost down. Then I turn around and spend the money on something like the cruise out to the Great Barrier Reef.
I'd rather have the experiences and memories ... to spend the money on seeing and doing things along the way ... rather than spending it on where I'm going to sleep, what I'm going to eat, and trying to maintain a clean wardrobe.