Whats your budget?

[JohnX]

Including all expenses (except Jeep upgrades) what is your total expected expenditures for the trip. Include Gas, Food, Lodging, Sightseeing, Shopping, Raffle tickets, etc. BUT NOT that new locker or winch.


Mine...

I figure roughly $1500

$500 for fuel (Tow rig and XJ).
$300 for Food.
$250 for Camping.
$150 for booze.
$300 for Raffles, sights, shopping, etc.

[exoedxj]

Staying with In-Law = 0
Gas to Moab = $250 +-
Food = 0
Events = $100 +-
NAXJA in Moab = Priceless

[DrMoab]

I'm doing it like the dumb ass enviro-nuts. A can of peanut butter and a box of saltines.

[woody]

So far it's looking like about $1300

Campsite $120
Registration & event Ts $77
Airfare $310
XJ tickets $100
Raffle tickets $100
Meals $100?
Car rental $200?
Jeep rental $180?
Booze $75?
Misc junk $100?

[lobsterdmb]

The Budget for Mrs. Lobsterdmb and I

Diesel Fuel alone for the trip: $3000
Hotels: $2000
Food: $500
Booze: $300

Wheeling in Moab with my new wife and not going to work for a month: Priceless
:party:

[Kudzu]

Airfare $295
Campsite $160
Raffle $100
Food $200
Booze $100
Misc Tshirts & hats $100
Registration $77
Hotel in Vegas $200?

looking to be in the $1200 to $1400 range

[IntrepidXJ]

whatever it costs......my credit card is waiting ;)

[Exxon Valdez Jeep]

I am really liking the falling gas prices right now and hope that it keeps happening through October. Not counting on it though.

[cj matt]

Active duty military + Pack Creek Campground = free stay:) My biggest expense will be gas and food/beer.

[Boatwrench]

I'm doing it like the dumb ass enviro-nuts. A can of peanut butter and a box of saltines.

Thats the way I did the 20th.

This time gas at $4.15 per gallon will be $1,100, the condo is $1,500, food probably $1K, 2 nights hotel on the road $250...it's only money and I can't take it with me.


Oh


The winning raffle ticket $3 :sunshine:

[HaleYes]

whatever it costs......my credit card is waiting ;)


Oh, I think that's called "Opie Economics".

I can't bring myself to go that route. :tear:

[IntrepidXJ]

Oh, I think that's called "Opie Economics".

I can't bring myself to go that route. :tear:

well, my biggest expense will be the hotel room anyways....fuel cost won't be an issue for once :)

the main reason I many need to resort to using the credit card for this trip, is I will just be getting home from a trip back to IL for my sister's wedding and to pickup some more of my stuff (my other XJ...).....I'm not looking forward to the fuel costs on that trip...even though prices have come down a bit...

[DrMoab]

well, my biggest expense will be the hotel room anyways....fuel cost won't be an issue for once :)

the main reason I many need to resort to using the credit card for this trip, is I will just be getting home from a trip back to IL for my sister's wedding and to pickup some more of my stuff (my other XJ...).....I'm not looking forward to the fuel costs on that trip...even though prices have come down a bit...
Why don't you fly? You will save money.

[Israel]

Registration = Paid
Fuel = 300.00
Camp fee = 30.00
Souveniers = 50.00
Raffle = 50.00
Mooching Ryan's peanut butter and crackers = Free

[IntrepidXJ]

Why don't you fly? You will save money.

didn't realize i could fit my old XJ in the overhead compartment :confused1

Plus some of the other stuff I wasn't able to bring out on my initial move out here

[DrMoab]

didn't realize i could fit my old XJ in the overhead compartment :confused1

Plus some of the other stuff I wasn't able to bring out on my initial move out here
Ah, yeah I forgot you were getting the Jeep.

[XJumpmaster]

Trying to keep it under $800 but it depends on how much fuel in Utah will actually come down by then. We're still at the $4 mark.

[WayneXJ]

Probably around 300-400 for the trip.

[Goatman]

Fuel and gas $1000
Camping $250
Food $250
Misc $200-400

So $1700-1900 and well worth it.

[grande]

Gas $300
Camping $Free!!!! yay active duty
Food $150
Misc $ 100

[4xSanta]

1300.00 fuel
500.00 motels,cabin
500.00 food,booze
200.00 misc.
looks like 2500.00+ to me folks,can't think of a better way to spend it......SANTA

[IXNAYXJ]

Business trip for me. :)

-----Matt-----

[IslanderOffRoad]

I have a feeling I'll be around $1200 when its all said and done.

If its more, no big deal.

[Goatman]

Business trip for me. :)

-----Matt-----

Yeah, right.

:D

[macgyvr]

I put over $1800 cause frankly I don't know...

and I don't really care...With splitting a trailer fuel is split, but the jeep will require gas almost daily so I might have 1800 in fuel...

btw, bought diesel fuel in Lafayette, IN on the way home from the Badlands on Sunday for $4.24 a gallon, hope it keeps going down...

whatever I spend, it will be worth it!!!

mac 'its only $$' gyvr

[brent]

Business trip for me. :)

-----Matt-----
:idea:
anyone need a windshield, or maybe I should bring one for the guy that rolls = business trip for me too :)

the winch for the give a way jeep was an advertising/donation, the trip can be too right.

[Jump This]

I'm probably about the same as Santa, maybe some more for gas with the big RV.
I am also glad fuel has come down a bit from the highs. Diesel is a buck less than it was last month.

[JohnX]

1300.00 fuel
......SANTA


What are you driving??? Tow rig can't be that thirsty?

[IntrepidXJ]

What are you driving??? Tow rig can't be that thirsty?

don't forget filling up your jeep everyday before you hit the trails

[karstic]

RV Fuel 725
Jeep fuel 200
Campground 160
Registration 115
Groceries 150
Eating out 120
Misc 200

$1670

[4xSanta]

What are you driving??? Tow rig can't be that thirsty?

8 MPG......SANTA

[jmaxj]

i'm gonna be spending more money on the raffle tickets and event stuff than fuel, so i figure 300(100 for fuel)

[DrMoab]

don't forget filling up your jeep everyday before you hit the trails
I drove 900 miles to Colorado, spent 9 days there filling my jeep everyday before the trails and I don't think I spent half of 1300 bucks.

[RedHeep]

Airfare $295
Campsite $160
Raffle $100
Food $200
Booze $100
Misc Tshirts & hats $100
Registration $77
Hotel in Vegas $200?

looking to be in the $1200 to $1400 range

If you stay on Fremont St, you'll only spend $60. You can take the tram to the strip and it's the same cost for the cab ride from the airport.

My wife and I stayed at the Golden Nugget while she was visiting me during a military trip.

[RedHeep]

Diesel $2400
Gas $200
Camping $0
Food $300
Registration $80
Misc $200

$3180 -$1200 (splitting the fuel) is $1980

[HaleYes]

Diesel $2400
Gas $200
Camping $0
Food $300
Registration $80
Misc $200

$3180 -$1200 (splitting the fuel) is $1980

Trailer $$$$$$


:D

[Pat]

half of what macgruber says...

[RedHeep]

Trailer $$$$$$


:D

True :D

Two trailer payments $300
Trailer registration $60
Spare Tire $200
Tiedowns (two jeeps) $200

Screw it, I'm not going to count anymore, it's depressing. I better come home with a broken jeep and a hangover.

[Phil]

I drove 900 miles to Colorado, spent 9 days there filling my jeep everyday before the trails and I don't think I spent half of 1300 bucks.

I'm pretty sure Santa's rig is on 37's.

[Mr.OverKill]

$2.25 a gal BIO Diesel ( 175 gal capacity )
sleeping in the truck or on a trail in the Jeep $0.0
food, i gotta eat any way
registration $40 + shirts and a hoodie???
$200 for chevrokee fuel
and what ever else is a random credit card

hope this really works out

[4xSanta]

I'm pretty sure Santa's rig is on 37's.verything I own is on 37's does that make my fuel econmy better,I don't think so it is what it is,lets go wheelin and burn some fuel!......SANTA

[DrMoab]

I'm pretty sure Santa's rig is on 37's.
And probably a gasser too. :D

[cracker]

And probably a gasser too. :D

It is a gasser :looser:

[4xSanta]

A 91oct. gasser!.......SANTA

[Tom R.]

If I get my Jeep ready in time, I'm guessing I might spend about $500-600 on this trip.

[buster cherry]

If you stay on Fremont St, you'll only spend $60. You can take the tram to the strip and it's the same cost for the cab ride from the airport.

My wife and I stayed at the Golden Nugget while she was visiting me during a military trip.
i gotta ask what tram you are talking about? there is only one here in vegas and it at worth a sh*t unless your going to the convention center.

oh yea hoping to keep it under a grand

[RedHeep]

That thing that drives over the highway from one end of the strip to the other.

[Jump This]

i gotta ask what tram you are talking about? there is only one here in vegas and it at worth a sh*t unless your going to the convention center.

I seem to remember the south end of the tram has a 'Fat Tuesdays' Margarita stall there.....I don't remember much else about that night...

:cheers:

[RedHeep]

I seem to remember the south end of the tram has a 'Fat Tuesdays' Margarita stall there.....I don't remember much else about that night...

:cheers:

I spent 2 months there at the air force base on a detachment for aircraft testing. At $44 a day per diem, a free room and rental car, there's a few nights I don't remember :D

[markw]

What are you driving??? Tow rig can't be that thirsty?


Mine is around 9mpg towing, but that's climbing from sea level to 4k feet. I budgeted at that though, so fuel should be around 715 bucks at 4/gal just for my RV. The heep, well, maybe 2 tanks?? I have a modified gas tank that holds 2 gallons less than the stocker. :)

[cracker]

Looks like $500-ish for the diesel I'll need if I make it..............

Sleep in the back of the truck and minimal food so it should be cheap for me.

[mikedashg]

So far it's looking like fairly cheap if I decide to roll out :D

Gas = 125 round trip
Food = 100
RV Camp spot = 60