Quick overnight stops in route

We have yet found a Cracker Barrel that can easily accommodate a 40' RV towing. Perhaps if you pull in very late and leave very early.

WalMart is probably the easiest however we get off the road by 3pm. We find a nice boondocking spot (in the West) or a forest service spot. It's a lot quieter.

mbopp wrote:
DW refuses to "wing it" and stop at a Wally World, Flying J, or anywhere else besides a campground. And if momma ain't happy.......

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cracker barrel they got room and don,t mind if you stay, and supper is already cooked.

Walmart has worked fine for us 6 or 8 times but we were turned down at 1 during Christmas season. I don't ask if there are already several overnighters (common in the West) but I do if none. Sometimes they allow even if posted otherwise

we have stopped and tried to sleep at some of the above places and the noise is sometimes unbearable. trucks coming and going or kids with load mufflers driving through the walmart parking lots. a good nights sleep in these places are not possible. you just get what you can and go on.

DW refuses to "wing it" and stop at a Wally World, Flying J, or anywhere else besides a campground. And if momma ain't happy.......

Walmart
Flying J
Casinos
Rest areas if allowed

Our long trips have always been to Florida in the winter, going down I95. Being on such a major highway, there are always campgrounds right off the road. Fortunately for us, a lot of the owners are realistic and know that people are just needing to spend a night and want basic utilities for a fair price. We often use Carolina Crossroads, which is a full hookup for either $25 or $35 a night if you are in after 6pm and out by 8 or 9am. There are a couple other places that offer similar rates, are easily accessible off I95 and have a gas station nearby. We prefer those.

That being said, I do have a 3500 watt portable generator, so we do have the option of stopping somewhere without hookups and still having electricity.

DutchmenSport wrote:
We do not, because we always plan a max driving distance of 6 hours. This provides lots of wiggle room to make side excursions and on-the-spot site seeing or if a road side attraction grabs our attention. We plan 6 hours of drive time and stay in actual campgrounds, even if just over night. We also enjoy exploring new campgrounds and enjoy meeting other RVers there too. It really provides a safe, comfortable, and restful night of sleep. Of course, we incorporate the drive in our plans. The "journey" is just is important as the "destination". Maybe even more. So we don't rush and drive for hours on-end and arrive exhausted and beat out. We use to do that when the kids were little, and it ended up being no fun, because everyone arrive at the destination with all these plans, and ended up, the first day there, we were all so tired and grouchy, no one enjoyed anything, except arguing with each other and everyone grumpy. So when the kids no longer camped with us, as they got older, we shifted the way we travel and camp. But with kids, especially when they are young, it IS all about the destination.

This is exactly what we have been doing for more than 25 years and what I would HIGHLY & STRONGLY RECOMMEND to others. To be honest it's beyond me and bordering on reckless to not ensure one gets a PROPER AND GOOD break from driving. IMO it takes a well rested and FULLY ALERT person to safely tow around others. I don't and never will buy into this "few hours sleep" and the working excuse for traveling ridiculous stretches of time.

For these reasons I for one will never recommend anything but something like the above and when I feel it's appropriate make replies such as in the para above even if it's not the actual original question.

Of course I can't prevent others from driving themselves and their loved ones around bleery eyed, fatigued, and less than 100% ALERT putting other an increased risk no matter how much more.

Off the SOAP BOX!

Larry

Dick, checkout my initial post!! I have a 38"6" (40ft) fifth wheel pulled by a long bed Ford crew cab F350 4x4 Turbocharged 6.7L Diesel.