Trip Statistics

The Trip:

  • Time
    • 85 days away from home
    • __ engine hours (I thought I recorded it before we left, but can't find it!)
  • Distance
    • 18,000 miles driven
    • 206 miles per day
  • Fuel
    • 2,385 gallons of diesel
    • $6,900 fuel cost
    • $2.89 avg per gallon
    • 7.36 miles per gallon (trip average)
    • 6-10 mpg per tank, depending on terrain & driving conditions
  • Food
    • $1,884 spent on trip
      • Monthly:
        • $55 Aug 29-31
        • $550 Sep
        • $840 Oct
        • $390 Nov 1-21
      • $22/day for 15 people ($1.46/person)
    • (Yes, we brought food with us. We're also really tired of peanut butter.)
  • Lodging:
    • $15,210 paid to AirBnB
    • $179/day ($12/person)

Bus Expenses

  • 2008 Krystal Koach made on International 3200 chassis
  • 19 months between bus purchase and start of the trip
  • 134,000 miles -- er, make that 152,000 -- on the odometer
  • $31,400 purchase price
  • $15,300 in bus repair/service
  • $11,000 in upgrades, accessories, and misc. costs
  • $90,000 to build a shop that houses the bus (and performs a lot of other functions)
  • $1,800 vehicle insurance
  • $159,000 tagged as having anything at all to do w/ the bus
  • $21,000 for [accelerated] completion of apartment for house sitters

Total Expenses

  • $20k-200k, depending on what you want to count
    • $16-$156/person/day