I’ve owned a couple “campers”…….not my thing. I did a little math and soon realized that I can rent a cabin 10 times a summer for 10 yrs and still be ahead! Campers and boats are not a sound financial move (unless you find a good deal like @GeoFish ).
That said, if you can use it for work, get some tax gain on it, save housing rental, and cook home meals…..then you might be on to something. If you’re a weekend warrior, better do some math! JMO and no offense to anyone who enjoys the extra “project”.
Slightly used campers can be purchased for less than 50% of their new cost. I grew up traveling in campers and have owned them myself. We just sold an older camper last year and I didn't plan on owning another but, we are planning a two week trip from MD to CO next year and when the closest cabin to where you want to hike in CO is $450/night and a 2 hour drive it pays for a big chunk of a used camper right there. Then you start adding up hotels on the trip out and back instead of a $25 campsite or a free Walmart parking lot. Plus the fact you can pull off and eat lunch and dinner anywhere instead of 3 meals a day for two weeks at a gas station or restaurant and you can pay for a small used camper pretty quick.