I posted earlier this week about my road trip from Mizzou to Knoxville for the game on November 22 in Knoxville. Thursday late afternoon we are leaving Columbia and heading down. I am still trying to decide whether to go Nashville Route or through Lexington Ky. It looks to be about the same distance and I really don't like the route through southern Illinois to Nashvilke. So...my question....I am a Newbie that has never stayed at any of the spots listed it the title. We would be pulling over around 10-11 at night and continuing on around 8 the next morning. I would leave fifth wheel attached to truck. Is it safe to do this at the locations listed? For some reason I keep thinking ( worrying) about someone deciding to take off with the truck with camper attached while we are in it sleeping. I know thats probably crazy but these days who knows. Any advice from you veteran RVers would be appreciated.

Just lock your truck up and do it.

We've done all 3. All have pro's and con's. Truck stops are noisy, as trucks often idle all night and trucks move in and out at all hours. We would pull in and leave our genny running to offset the noise from outside, while allowing us to run the AC.WalMart is probably the best option, as long as the specific location allows it.Rest Areas - Depends on the location. If it's pretty busy, I would not hesitate to stay over, but in remote location with little traffic, I might be more concerned.

Wal-Mart would be my first choice and rest stop my last resort

Taking either route, where will you about at approximately 10 or 11 pm. I might be able to give you a little more info, but I'm not going to mapquest and try to figure out where you will be.

Walmart would be preferable among the 3 choices for us although we have had occasion to overnight at the others as well. We always stay hitched and must admit that I never even considered the possibility of someone stealing our truck and trailer at the same time. It is not out of the realm of possibility, but we're usually concerned more with noise and the type of surroundings we are in. A campground would be safer with such concerns, but we find overnighting when trying to make time driving into the wee hours of the night a suitable option when done prudently. We use our tablet or smartphone (RvParky app) to find the locations mentioned above for possible overnighting options. We also use google maps to do satellite shots to view surrounding areas where we might choose to overnight. Enjoy your trip!!!

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Sandia_Man
Explorer II
Oct 02, 2014
Walmart would be preferable among the 3 choices for us although we have had occasion to overnight at the others as well. We always stay hitched and must admit that I never even considered the possibility of someone stealing our truck and trailer at the same time. It is not out of the realm of possibility, but we're usually concerned more with noise and the type of surroundings we are in.

A campground would be safer with such concerns, but we find overnighting when trying to make time driving into the wee hours of the night a suitable option when done prudently. We use our tablet or smartphone (RvParky app) to find the locations mentioned above for possible overnighting options. We also use google maps to do satellite shots to view surrounding areas where we might choose to overnight. Enjoy your trip!!!
Merrykalia
Explorer
Oct 02, 2014
Taking either route, where will you about at approximately 10 or 11 pm. I might be able to give you a little more info, but I'm not going to mapquest and try to figure out where you will be.
hotpepperkid
Explorer
Oct 02, 2014
Wal-Mart would be my first choice and rest stop my last resort
paulcardoza
Explorer
Oct 02, 2014
We've done all 3. All have pro's and con's.
Truck stops are noisy, as trucks often idle all night and trucks move in and out at all hours. We would pull in and leave our genny running to offset the noise from outside, while allowing us to run the AC.

WalMart is probably the best option, as long as the specific location allows it.

Rest Areas - Depends on the location. If it's pretty busy, I would not hesitate to stay over, but in remote location with little traffic, I might be more concerned.
Turbo_Diesel_Du
Explorer
Oct 02, 2014
Just lock your truck up and do it.

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