rockhillmanor wrote:
JaxDad wrote:
Sprink-Fitter wrote:
We are not cheap, we go to a campground.
We are not cheap either.
Nor are we inconsiderate of those on vacation while we are on route to our destination. We generally drive till 10 - 12pm then stop then get back on the road before 6am.
I guess if I had nothing better to do and was stopping mid afternoon and not pulling back out until mid morning it would be a different story.
Are you aware that almost all CG's allow ALL NIGHT late arrival without reservations?
Especially the ones right off the interstates. Only those that are gated resorts do not.
When doing sporting events I too would drive until 10 or 12 pm to get as many miles as I could to get to my destination on time. I 'always' stayed at a CG by pulling in real late at night and leaving at the crack of dawn. All without ever meeting the owners of the CG!
All you do is: see a CG sign off the interstate, doesn't matter what time of night, pull in. At the front office will be a sign and a site map, and info to just pull in and pay in the morning and/or there usually will be a drop box for your check. All CG's set aside sites in the front for travelers.
I RV'd this way for 'years'. :C
Sorry, I thought I clearly stated INCONSIDERATE was the issue. I refuse to disturb a bunch of people on vacation by arriving late and leaving early. I'm not so self-cantered as to believe that my travel plans should disturb others.
Although the other issue is that by stopping at a c/g it means committing in advance, or at least picking several 'hard and fast' options of where to stop for the night.
By dry camping I can chose nearly any exit off the interstate or one of hundreds of places to get a fast gas up and get Java & grub at oh-dark-thirty when I want to hit the road, not go searching for it from some backroad campground.
BTW, not many of those c/g's off the interstate are there to take my money at 5 or 6am when I roll out.
