thinking about buying r-pod

Absolutely correct reply about the cost.  Don't try to extrapolate the price to use.   If you can figure out the view out the windows, then maybe you can make that work.  It's a lot like a boat, you get one because you can, and because you want to.  Rpod's hold their value very well, so if you don't like it, you will only be out a few nights at a four star hotel.  Have fun with it and park it in places that you could never afford to buy, even if they were somehow for sale.  

If you don't want to camp, don't enjoy, or want to do the stuff it takes to keep the camper in shape and ready, then there is no way you will ever make the decision based on cost.

If you take one vacation a year, using the camper, and it's not a "camping" vacation.. it's at best a wash vs hotels etc.

But for most it's not about the money... it's about a lot of other things including a different from hotel/motel experience, having your own stuff, your own bed, your own bath, etc.

Pawntan, lots of good advice, as usual Techntrek has good numbers. My Wife Donna summed it up the other day. My Bed, My Bathroom. National Forests have a lot of attractions, we Hike, Fish, relax around the fire and wind down ( Therapy ) now at $ 250.00 for Therapy , do the math.

Your fuel bill will double, you'll have to outfit your tow vehicle and perform extra maintenance on it, POD accessories with be thousands more, modifications even more $$$, and then there is also POD maintenance. Ever price RV appliances? Food, drinks, entry fees, camping fees, and there is still money flowing for excursions and seeing the sites, even when camping. 

   I think if you are going to both enjoy a camper you both need to be in agreement in owning one. Campers are considered a luxury, in some ways they will save money and in some ways they will cost more. We enjoy our camper in that while traveling we are able to go into a rest area and take a nap and have a kitchen to prepare a meal and use the bathroom if needed. And we would much rather stay in a camp ground in our own bed than in a hotel. As far as which cost more I would think it depends how much you travel and how much you spend in buying a camper. With us owning a camper has cost us more than if we stayed in a hotel. For us it is a luxury in ways but camping is something we both enjoy.