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Seems like a good deal to me. I ate about $250 worth of biscuits n' gravy each day when we were there.

I hung out at the shore every summer before i bought the house in the Poconos, but still, never went to the beach. i do get the relaxing listening to the waves. If you dont get any kind of motion sickness, sleeping on a boat, listening to the water slap the side of the boat, might be the best night sleep you will ever have. But, that can easily go the other way when there are 3 footers rolling through the bay, and the gentle slap of the water is now pitching you up and down and tugging on all the dock lines. This was the last boat i owned, which i stayed on for 4 years. I miss boating, but i dont miss funding boats.

It's not funny. It's easier to just let it go and scroll past it.

That’s why you should get a whitewater canoe. Fun as hell, takes a beating, fits on your car, no buying gas, etc. I think most people who like skiing would dig ww paddling (NOT rafting). Some of the physical principles are similar (edging, etc). Plus no lift tickets to buy and countless rivers to explore. Check out Www.blackflycanoes.com for vids of modern whitewater canoeing

wow. nobody here would have ever guessed that. My co worker is going to Jackson soon with her husband. i am amazed at how much its going to cost them. even the flights are more expensive. I liked the 49'r and everything, but holy crap $265 to like over $300 a night. The coffee was good, but not that good.

On a ski trip w/out the wife? Sure.

Ha! I enjoy the beach in moderation. I can't sit out there all day unless I'm in the shade. I don't like getting disgustingly sweaty and covered in sand and having everything I won covered in sand. I'm starting to get my wife to enjoy lakes and rivers as much as beaches, which is a huge win. Sometimes it is relaxing to hang on the beach in the evening just listening to the waves and enjoying a cold beverage.

Although it looks like I'm in a kayak there, it's actually a canoe (Blackfly Ion). So I am kneeling on a foam pedestal and have a fairly high center of gravity compared to a kayaker. Thus, I can get a lot of reach and leverage with a one-bladed paddle. I can also see the river much better than a kayaker. I've seen people use two-bladed paddles in canoes on flatwater, but never in whitewater. The way you're kneeling, I just don't think you'd have the maneuverability or power to use a kayak paddle effectively in a canoe. The T-grip lets you adjust the blade angle powerfully and quickly, for example.

They sort of start to get stupid when you sit down and actually figure out how much it actually does cost to use the boat. Like i said, you really need to be ok with just throwing lots of money at them. The jon boat on a lake isnt bad. But when you need to find a place to keep the boat, other than your driveway, thats kind of the start. I really liked boats. But when you sit down and start to analyze cost to enjoy (at least my boat) for maybe 5 months out of the year, its nuts. Like toast said, introduce salt water and add funds. Salt water fucks everything up. Keep in mind, its cooling your engines. That just doesn't work forever. Add slip fee, insurance, which you really should have, because you are basically floating around with usually a fair amount of gas or fuel, that can become an environmental issues when it stops being contained. Boat insurance is pretty expensive and most marinas will require you to have it if you wanna stay at their place. Then after summer you have to winterize it and store it. Then before you wanna play with it in the spring, you have to de-winterize it and paint the bottom. Then u get to see if it still floats. Rinse and repeat.

Why is that funny? What are you even talking about?

Maybe I'll stay there. $225 sounds like a bargain now compared to $300. So I'm thinking 2 nights each in Bozeman, Jackson Hole, and Yellowstone. 3 full days in Yellowstone. I like hiking, looking for wildlife, walking around small touristy towns, and museums.

I looked up the antler inn which is cheaper than the 49er and it’s still $225 a night mid summer.

They take a beating. Water and metal = cancer. SaltyAnt water is even worse. Expensive to maintain and repair. Drink gas like water. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

BOAT - Break Out Another Thousand

Probably had real nice hard laminate.

I got my wife into going to lakes too. In fact, I prefer it now. I'd rather save my beach trips for going somewhere truly magical, like Hawaii (or any tropical destination). Clearwater Beach Florida has the softest sand I've ever sat on. It's almost like flour.

It’s gonna be more like 200+ for cheap hotels in Jackson hole. Bozeman you can probably stay at like a holiday inn for about $120-150. $100 is a stretch unless you stay at the royal 7 hotel.

It’s gonna be more like 200+ for cheap hotels in Jackson hole.

Summer is the most expensive time to be out there. They usually stay at the 49'er Inn.

Ha, I have a friend planning on stopping there next week, on his way to visit his son in CO...

Like 99% of the shit Doug posts. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You’re rich you can afford it. The most expensive hotel I’ve ever paid for myself(non family trip) is actually like $150 a night.

Root this is the ski season thread. Does your wife or toasts wife have any interest in skiing?? I heard Toast gave his wife surfing lessons in the bathtub.