Originally Posted by
gauvins
Bring a stove, develop your taste for oatmeal and ramens and your food budget is cut in half.
Stealth camp every other night (or more) and save accordingly.
It may well be cheaper to tour than to play golf and share drinks with friends in your hometown.
Keep the dream alive
(Your maintenance budget is also on the very high side. Tires should last the whole trip, and return. Same for brake pads.)
I plan to bring a stove, and love oatmeal. Ramen is fine too. I figured that I would mostly shop at grocery stores and cook, but I also wanted to factor in one restaurant meal, every other day, just to be on the safe side. I also don't have much of a problem with the idea of stealth camping except that I'm a bit timid about doing it and have never tried it yet. Perhaps once I try it and get comfortable with doing that, I should do it more throughout the trip.