Free planning tools for RV life. Each tool explains its assumptions, shows how it calculated the result, runs entirely in your browser, and never saves what you type. Tools recommend capacities and categories, not brands, so a commission can never shape a result.
Money
Full-Time RV Budget Calculator
Add up every monthly cost of living on the road and compare it with your income.
RV Fuel Cost Calculator
Estimate fuel for a drive using your real fuel economy and a detour buffer.
RV Purchase Affordability Calculator
Work backwards from a comfortable monthly budget to a sensible price range.
RV Loan Payment Calculator
Monthly payment, total interest, and the true cost of long RV loan terms.
RV Rental vs. Purchase Calculator
Compare renting and owning, including depreciation, for how often you travel.
RV Emergency Fund Calculator
A cushion for living costs, major repairs, and nights away from your rig.
RV vs. House Cost-of-Living Calculator
Compare RV living with your current housing costs.
Trips
RV Trip Cost Calculator
Fuel, camping, food, and extras for a single trip.
Campground Cost Calculator
Find the cheapest mix of nightly, weekly, and monthly rates for your stay.
Campground Comparison Tool
Compare parks by cost, hookups, connectivity, and site length.
Travel-Day Planner
Plan drive time, fuel stops, and arrival before dark.
Seasonal Route Planner
Follow good weather and avoid closed passes by month.
RV Campground Finder and Length Checker
Federal campgrounds by state from official NPS and Recreation.gov data, filtered by your rig length.
US-Canada RV Trip Checklist
Border crossings, roaming, and route planning across both countries.
Boondocking Days Calculator
How many days your fresh, gray and black tanks allow off-grid.
Power
RV Solar Sizing Calculator
Size panels, battery bank, and charge controller from daily energy use.
Battery Runtime Calculator
How long a battery or power station will run a given load.
Portable Power Station Selector
List your devices to get the capacity and output class you need.
RV Generator Size Calculator
Running and starting watts to look for, with elevation derating.
RV Propane Usage Calculator
Daily propane use and how many days your tanks will last.
Internet
RV Internet Setup Selector
A primary and backup connectivity plan based on how and where you travel.
Remote-Work Data Usage Calculator
Estimate monthly data for calls, work apps, streaming, and uploads.
Internet Redundancy Planner
Build independent backup paths so one outage never stops work.
Safety
RV Weight and Payload Calculator
Check cargo, water, and passengers against your weight ratings.
Trailer Tongue Weight Calculator
Check tongue weight against the 10 to 15 percent range and your hitch rating.
Checklists
RV Starter Gear Checklist
Hookups, leveling, safety, and tools for your first night.
New RV Inspection Checklist
What to test and look for before you sign.
Mobile Office Checklist
Connectivity, power, workspace, and security for working from an RV.
Planning
RV Maintenance Schedule Checklist
Track service intervals for roof, tires, generator, and more.
RV Life Plan Builder
Seven questions, one personalised step-by-step plan with the right tools and guides.
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How our free RV tools work
Every tool on this page runs in your browser. Your entries are not sent to us or stored, and each tool explains its assumptions and shows its working, so you can see how each number is calculated. The tools are grouped by the question they answer: money, power, internet, trips, and checklists.
Our newest tool, the RV Campground Finder, is different: it searches official federal campground data from the National Park Service and Recreation.gov by state and rig length. Results link straight to each official campground page.
Pair the tools with our guides
Tools work best alongside the guides that explain the decisions behind them. For example, use the Portable Power Station Selector with our guide to the portable power station for camping, or the Remote-Work Data Usage Calculator with Starlink for RV.
Interactive map
Try the National Park RV Campground Map: every park campground, colored by whether its listed length fits your rig.