WHAT DOES IT COST?

What does it cost to live here over the winter?

Some of you have been wondering about prices.

FUEL

Diesel is much higher here than gasoline but even with the exchange it is still lower than at home - it runs about 85 to 87 cents a litre canadian. Gasoline is WAY cheaper!

CAMPING

You can pay anywhere from $250 to $400 US per month if you are here seasonally or you can literally wacks of money to stay in a fancy park $650 US (over $900 cdn) BUT you can dry camp for free for two weeks in what they call BLM's all over the place - or pay $80 for 28 days/$180 for 7 months in the Long Term Visitor areas.  La Posa south has free water & sani there too.  We're paying $50 a month now in our new spot - dry camping in town with sani dump water & propane right here at the park for $30 a month so it's the same (or slightly better) than the LTVA so we're not going to bother moving out there.  We're all set up and love our spot and now have big containers for water and a pump that works with Bry's drill to get it into the fresh water tank and a blue boy to drag over to the dump station so we're all good.  Don't even have to move 'til mid march when we tootle home.  Some people say they don't like the highway noise - we don't even hear it! We're used to it from Keremeos and Summerland I guess.

GROCERIES

Groceries are about par I think although some things - like most dairy, eggs & meat - are MUCH less expensive.

RESTAURANTS

Meals out are more expensive since they are usually the same price on the menu as at home - e.g. $8.95 to $12.95 for big breakfasts and lunches - add the exchange and . . . 

That's a big change from when were south in 2005 & 2010. It used to be much cheaper for restaurant meals.  Still though, meals are HUGE here and we often share. As well, there are all kinds of stands where you can grab something for $5/$6.

LITTLE STUFF

Bottle of beer is $3.00 at the Day Care - lol sooo $4.17 Canadian

Funny thing - little solar lights that you can get at Canadian Tire for $1.00 each are $3.00 here - odd eh?