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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drhuggybear wrote:Lokin4deer wrote:
Sorry to drag up an old thread BUT :B I am doing some research on a upcoming trip and I will need to sleep for several hours somewhere. How safe does everyone feel staying at any of the overnight places? Walmart, Flying J, rest stop, Cracker Barrel etc. I will be in a travel trailer. Thanks all!!
This is what concerns me about overnighting somewhere like a WalMart, etc.
By the posts here I am assuming it is fine but what are peoples thoughts?
How safe: I will answer that.. I have had three places, One Wal*Mart, one Flying-J (now a Pilot) and one "other truck stop" where I did not feel safe/comfortable... So I used the #1 Safety tool for RVers.
I turned the ignition key in a clockwise direction and held it till the engine started, Moved the transmission selector to DRIVE and parked... Somewhere else.
On the "Other truck stop" the parking spot was a licensed campground a quarter mile away... NOW, here is the rub.
How much does "Free parking" cost? Well, the Campground set me back 20 bucks for the night.. Plus the cost of 2 meals prepared "At home" (Perhaps 10 bucks total) This as opposed to dinner and breakfast for two in the truck stop diner 35-40 bucks.
Plus I did not need to run the genny (Burning a few gallons of precious fuel) at all.
In short, Free, is actually kind of expensive. I figure Wally docking costs me around 12 - 15 a night even if I do not eat out, Crackerbarrel, and other places (other than the J) even more expesive.. And the reason the for that is Wall*mart and the J, the stuff I buy is stuff (Food, Fuel, Cleaning supplies) I need anyway.
