Rausch Creek 2019: Stories, Lies, Pics, and Carnage

[tcdawg]

Wow! $50 a day! What were the amenities at the park like if you camped? Showers/bathrooms, etc...?

Porta Pottys, fire rings and picnic tables....that's all you get

oh, and many big sticky rocks to crawl

[clark123456]

This was an expensive trip.  Went through my receipts and will document below.  I stayed at a hotel for all 4 nights so if you camp you can save.  Jay split the cost of one night but I have not accounted for that here


Diesel:  $377.45

Gas:  18.09 - I had about 1/2 a tank already in the jeep

Hotel:  349.38, this was at the Comfort Inn and I will likely not stay there again.

RC park:  $120, $20 to register as a club member and $50 for the first day.  $50 for Saturday.  This would have been more if Friday had not been a rain out.

Food, dranks, ice, etc, etc:  $100

Total:  $964.92


Soooo.....a cool grand for the trip. 

I still say it was worth it.  It was one hell of a good time.

Wow! $50 a day! What were the amenities at the park like if you camped? Showers/bathrooms, etc...?

Port-a-potti is all they had.

[8lugLJ]

yeah, that as my only real complaint. for the amount of business they were doing and what they were charging i saw no reason whatsoever to not at least have a decent bathouse. No matter how you swing it, your first day of riding was $70.


i think all in i had around $700 in this one, but i ate and drank a lil more than the rest. for sure drank more. ferda gooses

id go back in a shake, its an absolute blast, killer rock, probly more slab rock than i have ever seen in my life. totally worth the drive and the money.

[Raisinhead]

I agree with cost being higher, but it was all expected before the trip. (At least for me since I actually read all of the crap I sent out). The biggest ticket item was fuel for me.

The porta potties were surprisingly clean. But some of our guys are 10-ply, so there’s that.

[patman]

yeah, that as my only real complaint. for the amount of business they were doing and what they were charging i saw no reason whatsoever to not at least have a decent bathouse. No matter how you swing it, your first day of riding was $70.


i think all in i had around $700 in this one, but i ate and drank a lil more than the rest. for sure drank more. ferda gooses

id go back in a shake, its an absolute blast, killer rock, probly more slab rock than i have ever seen in my life. totally worth the drive and the money.

Spot on

[8lugLJ]

yeah, that as my only real complaint. for the amount of business they were doing and what they were charging i saw no reason whatsoever to not at least have a decent bathouse. No matter how you swing it, your first day of riding was $70.


i think all in i had around $700 in this one, but i ate and drank a lil more than the rest. for sure drank more. ferda gooses

id go back in a shake, its an absolute blast, killer rock, probly more slab rock than i have ever seen in my life. totally worth the drive and the money.

Spot on

i know. duh

[clark123456]

Based on my Visa charges, and some assumptions here's my expense list for the trip:

Diesel & DEF:  $434.65 (I think I came back with more fuel than I left with; I topped off DEF twice since it was available at the some of the truckstop pumps)
Food and snacks: $126.87 (plus I ate some chips and a couple of sandwiches I brought from home so add $10; Does not include the cost of Sam's pork)
Gas:  $74.85 (well, I sold Wes 5Gs for $15, and I still have 11Gs left, so really it is probably less than half of that)
Park Fees:  $120.00
Hotel:  $229.00 (well, I got $21 out of Justin and $100 out of Wes)
Booze:  $17.38 (seems cheap, because I brought a bit of beer and liquor from home, so probably add another $100)

Est Total:  $943.75 (with the exceptions accounted for)

[Big Dave]

Based on my Visa charges, and some assumptions here's my expense list for the trip:

Diesel & DEF:  $434.65 (I think I came back with more fuel than I left with; I topped off DEF twice since it was available at the some of the truckstop pumps)
Food and snacks: $126.87 (plus I ate some chips and a couple of sandwiches I brought from home so add $10; Does not include the cost of Sam's pork)
Gas:  $74.85 (well, I sold Wes 5Gs for $15, and I still have 11Gs left, so really it is probably less than half of that)
Park Fees:  $120.00
Hotel:  $229.00 (well, I got $21 out of Justin and $100 out of Wes)
Booze:  $17.38 (seems cheap, because I brought a bit of beer and liquor from home, so probably add another $100)

Est Total:  $943.75 (with the exceptions accounted for)

Thanks. I'd like to go but not @$1k. At least not soon.

[clark123456]

Based on my Visa charges, and some assumptions here's my expense list for the trip:

Diesel & DEF:  $434.65 (I think I came back with more fuel than I left with; I topped off DEF twice since it was available at the some of the truckstop pumps)
Food and snacks: $126.87 (plus I ate some chips and a couple of sandwiches I brought from home so add $10; Does not include the cost of Sam's pork)
Gas:  $74.85 (well, I sold Wes 5Gs for $15, and I still have 11Gs left, so really it is probably less than half of that)
Park Fees:  $120.00
Hotel:  $229.00 (well, I got $21 out of Justin and $100 out of Wes)
Booze:  $17.38 (seems cheap, because I brought a bit of beer and liquor from home, so probably add another $100)

Est Total:  $943.75 (with the exceptions accounted for)

Thanks. I'd like to go but not @$1k. At least not soon.

Understood.  It was a lot cheaper and easier than the Moab, CO, PHX trips...I'll be back next year if I don't go west.  The pull was easy, so a double trailer on this trip would be a pretty good move for cutting out ~33% of the diesel cost.  You could squeeze another bit out by packing more people in a room or camping the entire time (but getting up from camping to drive 12 hours just isn't appealing...again, with a double it would matter less).

I bet you won't experience sticky rock like Rausch without traveling west, or somewhere equally expensive...and it's an awesome experience.

What would the cost have to be to get you to make the trip?

[jc79]

What would the cost have to be to get you to make the trip?

[Big Dave]

Based on my Visa charges, and some assumptions here's my expense list for the trip:

Diesel & DEF:  $434.65 (I think I came back with more fuel than I left with; I topped off DEF twice since it was available at the some of the truckstop pumps)
Food and snacks: $126.87 (plus I ate some chips and a couple of sandwiches I brought from home so add $10; Does not include the cost of Sam's pork)
Gas:  $74.85 (well, I sold Wes 5Gs for $15, and I still have 11Gs left, so really it is probably less than half of that)
Park Fees:  $120.00
Hotel:  $229.00 (well, I got $21 out of Justin and $100 out of Wes)
Booze:  $17.38 (seems cheap, because I brought a bit of beer and liquor from home, so probably add another $100)

Est Total:  $943.75 (with the exceptions accounted for)

Thanks. I'd like to go but not @$1k. At least not soon.

Understood.  It was a lot cheaper and easier than the Moab, CO, PHX trips...I'll be back next year if I don't go west.  The pull was easy, so a double trailer on this trip would be a pretty good move for cutting out ~33% of the diesel cost.  You could squeeze another bit out by packing more people in a room or camping the entire time (but getting up from camping to drive 12 hours just isn't appealing...again, with a double it would matter less).

I bet you won't experience sticky rock like Rausch without traveling west, or somewhere equally expensive...and it's an awesome experience.

What would the cost have to be to get you to make the trip?

After reading your response, $1kish.

[kvom]

Is the Comfort Inn the only local hotel?