How much does it REALLY COST to Caravan Australia in 2024 

Yes rural & regional costs more.

That's incredible, I can see how it would be possible as a single adult. Imagine, if you work as well you could be saving some good money. Kids are expensive.

i'm 80 years old on age pension of $1096 a fortnight--don't drink or smoke but like my food ---A porter house steak dinner is an average meal for me.. Been doing it for 7 years in my 19 foot van and wish i had started at 65 when i first got the pension .Solar did myself under $5.000 -never run out of power ,domestic fridge ,,freezer ,icemaker lights, tv ,solar hot water and save about $1000 per month. lucky i did have those savings --had to replace my vehicle ---no problem. The one thing that has happened is all my friends have died although i make friends on the road they are only temporary.

The travel life is so good, we are so grateful that we have discovered this early in life. Obviously, we will need to stop in a few years to let the kids do their high school years. But Mel and I were talking just today about heading out again as empty nesters when they fly the coop. travel safe mate.

​@@user-ws3rz6vb9cthat's exactly how we do it. I worked for years until my wife got sick so now on a carer pension and her on a DSP. We combine freecamping, state forests and house-sitting and are so much better off like you. I agree that making friends is something you can do on the road. It's the best life and way better than paying $400+ rent plus utilities etc.

Free camps and buy friut and veggies from roadside stalls and at the farmgate you will save thousands a year

Totally agree Woody. It’s helpful and more accurate to seperate the cost of ‘living’ and ‘living on the road’. Great video and well presented, really like your honesty about socialising 😊!

Really you should also account for the opportunity cost if you don’t let you home out when you are away.

this is also what we did. we spent well over a 100 grand but our house back home wasnt costing us anything. so it was about the same as what it would cost us sitting in a house but we got experiences and lifestyle for free. (The way we looked at it anyway). Made us feel really good about it lol

What about the difference in income...need to add that in aswell?

i make just as much on the road as i do if im at home. same same for me.@@ronaldov09

thanks, that's certainly what I hope it does.

Your welcome, thanks for the positive feed back.

Glad it was helpful!

Haha, thanks we will, until the money runs out haha.

Glad it was helpful!

Mel out side, sipping wine, saying she wont drink so much this year 😂

Hint: Double check the Trailer Wheel Bearings. Trailers that (usually) spend many months not being used will cause wheel bearing to fail when you then used all day, every day. Have a great time.

Your welcome.

Yout welcome thanks for subscribing.

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for subscribing. See you next week and good luck with the preparations.

For sure, travelling Aus ain't cheap, but then again, just living in Australia ain't cheap.

You are welcome! thank you.

No problem 👍

Thanks for watching!

She knows we appreciate her 😁. One thing is certain if you do this, something un expected will happen that will cost $$$.

Our pleasure! thanks for the kind comments.

Our pleasure!

Our pleasure!

You are very welcome

You're welcome!

Cheers mate.

Very true! hope it helps you.

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching and commenting 😀

Thanks for watching!

Yeah 80K can buy you 8 decent holidays a year!

good luck on your preparations, hope this has helped.

thanks mate, much appreciated.

Thanks!

Thanks for watching. Sorry nothing fancy, just keeping all receipts and inputting them into a spread sheet that we breakdown into months.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Sorry to have doused that dream 😥

I tend to agree with an earlier correspondent in that perhaps you should calculate the costs over and above what you would pay at home. When we travel overseas we never include food in the costs otherwise you'd be too scared to do anything.

Ain't that the truth. Kids are expensive, I reckon with out kids we could be safely under 50k though. Making 1 job enough for a couple.

hahahaha yeah, much more affordable.

That's a great idea, I will have to look into that. Thank you so much. Anything to not have to track those receipts.😊

The caravans doing 80 on the highway drive me nuts too. We sit at 98 generally.

thanks mate. just remember with a boat you will have alot of unforeseen costs on fixing things. Alot of things break in a caravan, imagine a boat when you add in the seas and salt. I'd love to do it but, one day.

@SvedosTrippin appreciate the concern and I agree 100% I'm 47.y.o so I know how to do what I can do which is far more the the current generation. I know people that own big boats im aware of the costs, Fuel is the issue. At my age I'm not roughing it, I'm not loaded but I understand expenditure vs income. Y62 patrol zone caravan. True believer in the new build tech and quality. Thankfully covid madness prices on used cars is dropping vans will follow, more to go on both in my opinion (World economics) the boat I'm interested in 42ft plus aft cab is same cost if not cheaper there's one for 120k atm ( cant buy a used zone for that money then a 4wd)far bigger in size and layout. I understand each to their own but I'm a how much$$ vs pleasure every time,maintenance, insurance etc. I'm a tight arse and have only ever taken 1 loan in my life. Cash for everything if you can't afford it you shouldn't have it. This year will prove that statement 💯% accurate unfortunately. That's why I've saved and waited I'll get everything I've always wanted for cash off strapped people who didn't see this coming. 🙏 be patient in life kids have dreams, but NEVER go into debt for it.

lived on a boat back in the 80's for three years best 3 years of my life. mainly on the mariner behind Cronulla before all the prices went through the roof.

@user-ws3rz6vb9c small world I grew up in the Shire and am still here. You don't want to know how expensive it is these days and over built and over crowded.

That realy depends on where you are.

We get between 17 and 20L per 100km. Is that what you were after?

Yes, travel slower is certainly a good way to save. Fruit and veg shops are few and far between over here in WA 🤣

@@SvedosTrippin I stocked up at Kunanurra then again at Broom Port Hedland and a lot of farms have honesty boxes all the way down to Kalamunda and the market so next time I do it I know where to shop before hand

Cooking in bulk, then freezing meals in plastic takeaway containers will drastically cut your food expenses and time taken to prepare meals. You can pack over a month’s worth of meals for two people in a portable freezer. I do this at home as well.

Can I ask how long you did it for?

@@SvedosTrippin 12 months on the dot almost. im going to go again soon. my kids were happier and i was shocked as a family unit we actually got closer and more patient. life slowed down. now we are back everyone gone back to no time and technology driven. we could have done it much cheaper but experiences over things for me always. its just money.

@nunayadoxing4623 it's the best lifestyle and if you can afford why bloody not. I'm not surprised by your spendings, it's right on what I expect it would be if you diddnt hold back and that's the message I was trying to get across to those that are planning to do it. Thanks for watching and getting back to me.

That's a fair point, but the question is a bit like how long is a piece of string. Our Van was around $80K and our car was around $60K after mods. But we see some set ups out on the road that would be $500K plus (and it's not that uncommon).

Would of been incredible to do it back then before everything got so busy and expensive. I'm jealous.

Yes, cost of living in Australia is getting out of control. My dad bought a van to explore aus. He's now selling it, says its cheaper and more enjoyable to take and over seas trip once or twice a month. (He is retired).

yeah, its getting much much more expensive I think. But so is just living...

So many caravanners' think seeing Australia is we drove through there and their trip is basically non stop driving and seeing nothing.

Good question! I'm not sure how they go either.

Yeah, I think that just highlights that Australia is a very expensive country to live in.

Australia is a very safe country. Your chances are incredibly small for anything happening. Just avoid any dodgy areas. We use wikki camps and check reviews, if an area is dodgy the reviews will let you know. Happy safe travels and thanks for watching.

Your very welcome. Do keep in mind children are expensive, they impact food, accomodation and then other random expenses. As a couple that is frugal you could manage somewhere around $50K.

Thanks for the reply ,so with a possible 2nd hand caravan around 20ft ,new fourby ,we might be able to survive ,but we'd have to do a spread sheet like you guys ,plus my entertainment is surfing that's it ​@@SvedosTrippin

Yeah, we've only experienced that minimum stay issue in Broome. We simply didn't stay in Broome but rather stayed out side of town as the prices in Broome were beyond ridiculous as it was "peak season".

yeah, I think 50K subs and some sponsors and a youtuber would be earning an average 9-5 income in our niche anyway.

Hi there, I do think we are on the low side for sure, we live very simply. We have a video from a month or so back that explains how we afford to travel aus, you could find answers there.

@@SvedosTrippin haha found it. cool

I mean, its just a full portrayal of what we spend. not all of it is a "caravan only expense". The idea is to share what we spend our money on so others can use the info to their benefit. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@SvedosTrippin Thanks - that's fine and perfectly understandable. I am coming from the perspective of planning a longer trip living out of a wagon. For me, as the $$$ are limited, it is the differences between regular costs and travelling costs that is important. I will still have my regular income but the money bucket has taken a bit of abuse in the last couple of years due to once only matters.

you take off 15K for the unexpected medical and car bills. But in 3 years on the road, every year something always comes up that costs $.

We have a video on our channel that answers this question specifically. It's title is "how do we afford to travel Australia full time". You should find the answer to your question there.

Not having an income on the road would certainly make it difficult. By your numbers, they were spending $175K a year as a couple, they must have been living it up. But yes, the fact is, it expensive to do, it's also probably not for everyone. Both of these facts are things we try to relay on our channel.

@@SvedosTrippin considering to be retired with no debt, own your own home you need $50,000 and that’s living quietly. Most people just don’t realise how big the $ number required is untill it’s too late and they never planned for it . That million number promoted as minimum target in superannuation isn’t just a marketing ploy.

@@kennethprocak5176 I wouldn't think 1 million would be enough if you wanted to live any sort of exciting post retirement life.

We get some where between 17l to 20l per 100km.

If you worry about depreciation you couldn’t afford it in the first place. Thats how when you get into a position when you stop working you have no financial security, you gave your earnings to the bank in repayments for stuff you couldn’t afford. Most of us will live to 90 not 45, that’s a lot of living and earning money. Be prudent with your purchases and decisions. Horrible way to live worrying about money.

Yup solid advice there and to be honest we diddn't think of it like this. However, for us this was a lifestyle change and not a holiday. We do work and generate an income while on the road. But for sure that's great advice for those planning a lap / holiday.

We can all consider our own unique circumstances and lifestyle goals, and factor in the financial and non financial costs and benefits of all options and weigh that up with quality of life, mental and physical well being and capacity, relationships and memories. Finance matters of course, but in balance with overall long term life goals. Good luck continuing to make informed decisions, sounds like you’ve got it covered. Buying a house comes with its own set of financial and lifestyle commitments and ties up money into one large inflexible asset and usually debt with interest costs. It can be the right choice at some point, but it’s not the only option. Thank you for sharing your adventures.

Diddnt realize I was complaining, I will work on that for future videos. Thanks for the feed back.

Just under misclaneous for us. We use a scrubba bag and do our washing manually. Only use a machine a couple times a year.

No, AUD.

the short answer is we work. but we also explain it all in greater detail in a vid we made about a month ago, title is "how do we afford to travel Australia full time".

@@SvedosTrippin we travel and work as well , plenty of well paid jobs out there, cheers, enjoy life

Not all of that cost was repairs, most of it was maintenance and consumables which are unavoidable.

They do work.

If we diddnt actually move, stopped drinking and say just stayed in a free camping hot spot we could spend around 50K. Hit that's not how we want to live.

You can find the answer to this question on our channel. The short answer is working.