Road Trips
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Road Trips
Here's a question for all of you who do multi day road trips to get to a specific destination where you will spend some time at one campground...
On your way there or back.... at the end of the driving day do you take time to find a campground or do you just pull off at a rest area or truck stop and spend the night?
Let's hear some reasons for your choices too.
Personally, I prefer to find a campsite as it is generally more restful
and has hookups for the trailer.
On your way there or back.... at the end of the driving day do you take time to find a campground or do you just pull off at a rest area or truck stop and spend the night?
Let's hear some reasons for your choices too.
Personally, I prefer to find a campsite as it is generally more restful
and has hookups for the trailer.
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From: Bristol, TN.
Where folks spend the night is, in my opinion, a matter of personal preference. While we infrequently have stayed at a Walmart or a truck stop, we have done so only when traveling in the wee morning hours. Then it is only for a few hours of shut eye. I know there are folks who "camp" exclusively at Walmarts, but for us that misses the mark in terms of ambiance and relaxation. Cheaper sure, but then so is a tent.
Having been at this for almost an entire lifetime, we are more likely now to try to come in off the road in mid-afternoon while there are still spots available in the campground and get on the road fairly early the next day.
To each his own,
Steve
Having been at this for almost an entire lifetime, we are more likely now to try to come in off the road in mid-afternoon while there are still spots available in the campground and get on the road fairly early the next day.
To each his own,
Steve
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I have stayed in Wal-marts..near lights. I have generators. I also have 100 gal fresh water on board.
I have stayed at campground too for multi day road trips.
As it get closer to quitting time I GPS either one and then pick and go.
I have stayed at campground too for multi day road trips.
As it get closer to quitting time I GPS either one and then pick and go.
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It probably also depends on the destination.
If the trip durations is to drive, and stay in one spot for a few days and drive back, intermediate campgrounds are the way to go.
If you're going somewhere for an extended stay, or on a trip that has multiple destinations, a rest stop or parking lot is just fine. The last type of trip that fits this is if you're hauling to drop off for later use (football games, fishing trips, etc.)... something where you just want to get there, and get back with no stay in between.
If the trip durations is to drive, and stay in one spot for a few days and drive back, intermediate campgrounds are the way to go.
If you're going somewhere for an extended stay, or on a trip that has multiple destinations, a rest stop or parking lot is just fine. The last type of trip that fits this is if you're hauling to drop off for later use (football games, fishing trips, etc.)... something where you just want to get there, and get back with no stay in between.
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From: Waco, Texas
For us it depends on who we are traveling with. If its the wife and me, we stop at Walmarts, or Rest Stops. If we have the rest of the family, or my mother, we will get a campground and use the aminities. Usually we can not wait to get away from the Texas heat, so headed to Colorado, we drive till it gets cool for the night. We have generators and inverters with 4 batteries so we are prepared to stop most anywhere.
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We camp almost every other weekend from mid May to September but most of those trips are within a 350 mile radius, so we do those in one day. However, we normally make one, week long, trip each year with my sisters family that is 500 to 1000 miles each way. This year we went Crater Lake in Oregon, which is right at the 500 mile mark.
We usually leave after work Friday night, have dinner somewhere close, and get on the road after traffic eases up around 7:30/8PM. Our goal is to find a Walmart that allows RVs to spend the night somewhere close to the half way point. We'll pull in there try to park off in a corner side by side and jump in the trailer and go to sleep. We don't unhook, put down any landing gear, or even put out the slides. Next morning we normally head into the Walmart and get some breakfast (most Walmart's around here have a Subway or McDs in them) and then finish the drive.
We usually leave after work Friday night, have dinner somewhere close, and get on the road after traffic eases up around 7:30/8PM. Our goal is to find a Walmart that allows RVs to spend the night somewhere close to the half way point. We'll pull in there try to park off in a corner side by side and jump in the trailer and go to sleep. We don't unhook, put down any landing gear, or even put out the slides. Next morning we normally head into the Walmart and get some breakfast (most Walmart's around here have a Subway or McDs in them) and then finish the drive.
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I think thats the best part of what we have you can either plan ahead to stop at a RV site or just pull into where ever you feel save and comforable . I am fully contained with gen set and 150 gals of water . The last trip we went south to the desert then to the coast line out to 101 we stopped in Pismo and desided we we were full on water and fuel and pulled out on the beach and stayed out there for a week . It was hard to give up and come home !
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