Cracker Barrel and Pilot/Flying J questions
I keep reading about Cracker Barrel and Pilot/FJ and even Walmart as places you guys regularly use. What is the protocol for doing this? Call ahead? Park and sleep? Eat and nap? Shop and drop? A...
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I declare that this is a draw.
The data is pretty clear.
You can go on a buy services you think everybody should buy, and I will continue to not buy what I don't need or want.
I just can't help it. - Sorry
I love working with real data.
If you look for places that we might stop when we are traveling, this means National Outfitters, Big Box Home Stores, Casinos, 24hr Eateries, Truck Stops, Rest Areas and of course Walmart, you have to do a little research, but there are more than a few.
In the lower 48 states, there are just a few more than 10,000 places that fit my filter.
If you do a Lat/Long filter that amounts to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin for both the above and total campgrounds, meaning private (KOA, PA, TT & SKP), Federal, State and local parks (that allow camping, Special Areas (Elks, military). I tried to include anyplace that expects to be a open campground even part time, like fair grounds (I have been shut out of county fairgrounds in the fall).
The first category comes in with a count of a little under two thousand, the second category count is only a few hundred less. I though that this was really interesting.
Now, I am certain that the regional sample does not represent the entire country. I remember looking for campgrounds in New England and finding them few and far between and driving long distances between the acknowledged free over-night-parking locations in the south-west and there were campgrounds, but there were also lots of just empty flat spots that worked for us.
Well, the analysis is done, and if I am true to form, everybody will think is it wrong but the split for which way will be about even.
I'm done writing code for a few more months. (Or unless someone comes up with money.)
Matt
The data is pretty clear.
You can go on a buy services you think everybody should buy, and I will continue to not buy what I don't need or want.
I just can't help it. - Sorry
I love working with real data.
If you look for places that we might stop when we are traveling, this means National Outfitters, Big Box Home Stores, Casinos, 24hr Eateries, Truck Stops, Rest Areas and of course Walmart, you have to do a little research, but there are more than a few.
In the lower 48 states, there are just a few more than 10,000 places that fit my filter.
If you do a Lat/Long filter that amounts to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin for both the above and total campgrounds, meaning private (KOA, PA, TT & SKP), Federal, State and local parks (that allow camping, Special Areas (Elks, military). I tried to include anyplace that expects to be a open campground even part time, like fair grounds (I have been shut out of county fairgrounds in the fall).
The first category comes in with a count of a little under two thousand, the second category count is only a few hundred less. I though that this was really interesting.
Now, I am certain that the regional sample does not represent the entire country. I remember looking for campgrounds in New England and finding them few and far between and driving long distances between the acknowledged free over-night-parking locations in the south-west and there were campgrounds, but there were also lots of just empty flat spots that worked for us.
Well, the analysis is done, and if I am true to form, everybody will think is it wrong but the split for which way will be about even.
I'm done writing code for a few more months. (Or unless someone comes up with money.)
Matt
