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I can't envision doing it before retiring. I look at RVs in the same way as I look at boats--if you're not going to use it a TON, it's not really worth owning. And I know with my lifestyle that I would be using one sparingly, which makes it not worth it. 

Post-retirement, I could definitely see it. Especially if I've moved away from my kids, or if my kids have moved away from me. The ability to travel whenever I want, with everything I "need", never having to worry about hotels or whatnot, would be enticing. Especially with a dog (assuming we still have dogs at that point), since I wouldn't want to be traveling constantly if my dog had to be boarded each time... With an RV we could just bring the dog(s) with us. 

Yeah I say pre-retirement since in my current job and a range of similar jobs for this company, or similar companies, I could do it from anywhere.

But of course that's not really true for my wife, she has to build up a base for her clientele and changing geography all the time isn't really conducive to that.

As far as the practicality of a boat or RV, it's not.  There's no way to justify owning either, if you're thinking about ROI or net usage.  On a bad year, we'll only use the RV for about 2-3 weeks total, which includes maybe one solid week, and a bunch of weekends.  On a good year, it's more like 3-5 weeks.  Even still, the RV is sitting idle for 90% of the year.

HOWEVER, when I'd decided to get rid of the Airstream and was balking at the cost of buying new, more modern replacement, my mom of all people-- who is decidedly frugal-- told me this: "Your kids are not going to be small forever, you're running out of time to spend with them, and if they love it and you love it, then this is one of the best ways you're going to have, to make some lasting memories with them."  And she was completely right.  The only ROI you have on something like that, is making memories.

So I get the RV out as much as our schedules allow, and we have a great time, and then it sits idle most of the year, and that's okay with me.  Because the memories are worth it.

Two days in Vegas has always been enough for me.

yup, if I go there I try to do other things than vegas things

We usually go for three days, and gamble one night, usually for an hour.  Aside from casinos, the weather can be nicer than here at times and one can lounge by the pool.  There also are two very nice state parks not far away we like.  We've used it as a base to journey to the various NPs in Utah and Grand Canyon and Pace, AZ, etc.  Rental cars are usually cheap.  I had a Mustang convertible and we drove through Death Valley and into Yosemite and down through King's Canyon and Sequoia.  Nice trip.

I was looking for a Terminator doll and found them, finally, on Aisle B, back.

Raider fan?  Ewwwwwww