CONSIDERING WHERE TO REGISTER YOUR RV?

 The benefit of this lifestyle we have chosen... RV'ING, is that we are Wanderers. We are usually retired or work-at-home (or RV) and travel aimlessly, wherever we want, and as our name implies we live and travel, 'Roughing It', but 'Gently'. As such we are free to choose our residence wherever we want it to be... usually considering such factor as whether there is a State Income Tax or not, or being near our loved ones or other such reasons. In our case it was just the beauty of this area and the fact that Wyoming (the Cowboy State) represents the way of life we live for, and where most people are of the same mind set (Conservatives), as well as that every resident can Open Carry, or Concealed Carry without a license, and hunting as well as great fishing is plentiful, surrounded by beautiful scenery.    

In this crazy world that we are currently living in, and more so in this crazy environment and political climate within the United States, it would be beyond us to accept that there are many Liberals in the RV lifestyle, because no matter what type of RVing one is into... be it in large diesel pushers, small diesel pushers (Super C's), regular gasoline-powered Class A's, Class C's, Class B's, or even if it is just tent-campers, fuel is a necessary commodity that we need to use to get us to where we want to go. We cannot even fathom how those with a Bus diesel-pusher can afford to continue to enjoy our otherwise magnificent recreation. At the rate Biden-omics is going, it would not be unfathomable that Diesel #2 fuels will soon be at $8.00/gallon or higher, and Regular Unleaded will also be over the $7/gal mark. Even IF an all electric RV was developed, can you imagine how much the electric bill would be and how long it would take to 'fuel' it up electrically, for the limited distance it would travel?

Our other vehicle (the energy-efficient one) is a 2022 Ford Explorer XLT with a 2.3L Turbo (a peppy 4-cylinder) that 1) can be towed behind a motorhome (if we ever got another one); 2) can tow up to 5,300 lbs., 3) sits 4 (2 captain's chairs) with the 2 3rd-row seats folded down to allow our GSD rescue (Roxy) the full back of the car for her to sprawl out in, and 4) is supposed to have a 22mpg City and 28mpg Highway, though in our Wyoming area, we get about 26.8 average mpg. We opted to get the Explorer, as configured for several reasons, but especially because we opted to get a 5th wheel to travel (and live in when needed), which would require a diesel one-ton truck to pull it.... rather than another motorhome. 

IS IT BETTER TO REGISTER AN RV IN FLORIDA (OR ELSEWHERE) VS WYOMING.
In Wyoming, RVs (like all motor vehicles) are valued-based on their Base NEW MSRP (reduced yearly by 15%), so with a $300,000 - $400,000 Base MSRP on a diesel pusher, registrations would be through the roof. Just on our new 2021 Montana 3812MS, valued at $94,695 base MSRP, the registration was over $1,800 for just 1 year (2021-2022). In Florida our previous diesel pusher RV (MSRP $302,980) cost JUST $140 to register it in Florida for TWO YEARS. So, is it beneficial to register an RV in Florida over Wyoming? 

NOT REALLY, because of...

RV INSURANCE is a lot less expensive in Wyoming (at least in our area, which is not a dense population zip code). Actually, when you compare the differences of Vehicle Registration in Wyoming vs Florida, as well as the cost of RV Insurance in Wyoming vs Florida, the differences combined level out and make it about the same. While it would be ideal to have insurance in Wyoming and Registration in Florida, that is not a possibility. The RV's insurance has to be issued in the same State as the vehicle's registration.  Sorry!!

SO WHEN CONSIDERING WHERE TO REGISTER YOUR RV, CONSIDER ALSO THE COST OF INSURING IT AND COMPARE WHICH OPTION IS MOST BENEFICIAL TO YOU.

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