Regarding free over nights
First I have to say this forum is more helpful than most. I've gotten great guidance and really appreciate it. We are very interested in staying at Flying J and other RV friendly places. I think I...
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We usually stay clear of Flying J's when possible. Although they are convenient, they are usually very noisy as Trackrig mentioned. They are also usually very bright. I've never seen a Flying J that didn't have RV specific parking, but they are usually just long parking spots, no wider than a regular parking spot. The few times we have stayed at a Flying J, we have not put our slides out.
We prefer Walmart parking lots to Rest Areas and Truck Stops. We almost always something anyway, they are usually near the interstate (at least along I-95) and a lot of them have security driving around the parking lot throughout the night. Their parking lots are also lit, but not usually as bright as Truck Stops. We've stayed in some that are as noisy as a truck stops (truckers us Walmarts too) and we've stayed at some out of the way Walmarts that are very quiet.
We do put our bedroom slide out when staying at Walmart. We don't have to, but it is more convenient to have it open. We rarely stay more than 8 hours. We do run the generator if we need to run the A/C or heat.
If the Walmart is still open (there are a few that we've stayed at that aren't open 24 hours) if no one else is there, we will ask the manager. Sometimes if we see security, we just ask them. If it is a Walmart we've never stayed at before, we call ahead. We did get turned away once when calling. It was a Walmart on one side and a Sam's Club on the other. The manager told us the parking lot was too small.
-Michael
We prefer Walmart parking lots to Rest Areas and Truck Stops. We almost always something anyway, they are usually near the interstate (at least along I-95) and a lot of them have security driving around the parking lot throughout the night. Their parking lots are also lit, but not usually as bright as Truck Stops. We've stayed in some that are as noisy as a truck stops (truckers us Walmarts too) and we've stayed at some out of the way Walmarts that are very quiet.
We do put our bedroom slide out when staying at Walmart. We don't have to, but it is more convenient to have it open. We rarely stay more than 8 hours. We do run the generator if we need to run the A/C or heat.
If the Walmart is still open (there are a few that we've stayed at that aren't open 24 hours) if no one else is there, we will ask the manager. Sometimes if we see security, we just ask them. If it is a Walmart we've never stayed at before, we call ahead. We did get turned away once when calling. It was a Walmart on one side and a Sam's Club on the other. The manager told us the parking lot was too small.
-Michael
