Do you just look for truck stops. Any suggestions or clues to look for so I don't pull off and find places I can't fit. I'm pulling a 33 foot travel trailer. Thanks and happy camping

Cdaddy wrote:Do you just look for truck stops. Any suggestions or clues to look for so I don't pull off and find places I can't fit. I'm pulling a 33 foot travel trailer. Thanks and happy campingHell, getting in tight spots is half the fun. Truck stops are last on my list unless they have something special to offer. Their fuel prices seem to always on the high side. If a nice modern fuel stop has truck pumps in the back, l look for diesel pumps in the retail area. Cleaner and no hassle with the credit card, etc. I haul a 40 ft. trailer and can get in and out of most modern gas stations. Sometimes have to bully my way around.The biggest gotcha that I run into is steep curbs in and out. You can see the hitch scraps of trailers left in the concrete.Places like Cracker Barrel cater to RV's and are usually easy to get in and out of Just don't be in a hurry. Man, they are slow.

Eats,we just stop at a rest area and make a sandwich from what's in the fridge. For gas, any station with easy access and exit.

most fast food shops have a truck area.

some fast food places have on there signs RV's Welcome .. so you might fit.others have large parking lots next door to food place. not always paved.Cracker Barrel also welcomes overnight stays.. check first.. they offer maps with do and do not overnight. so if the service is Slow .. so what you are spending the Night there anyway.. I do.. on longer trips.and they do have good Hot Food.for Gas, fuel.. do not stop at City stations.. the outer areas offer more space.I pull a 30 foot travel trailer.

As Cool Canuck said, Truck Stops are the last place I stop. My trailer is 35 and 1/2 feet long. With the cargo carrier on the back the trailer is 37 1/2 feet long, and with truck I'm a total of 59 feet long. I've never had problems getting into anywhere. If it looks too tight, I simply drive on.We stop everywhere, but sometimes do have to park out a way. But getting fuel has never been a problem. Sometimes a "challenge" but not a problem. I take diesel, and have driven through many normal car gas stations to find out they don't sell diesel. Those are the only ones we've had trouble with. We stop quite frequently when we travel. A 3 hour drive will take us 8 hours, because we stop so much. Small Mom and Pop stores to mega Wall Marts! Small back road gas stations and restaurants that aren't even listed in a phone book they are so out of the way. Think of it this way... Semi trucks and cargo trucks have to make deliveries to all these places. Where do they park when unloading. If they can get in and get out, then my 59 foot rig can too.Does it take a little thought before pulling into that parking lot! Yes, absolutely! If they don't have space to drive completely around their building, we pass that one up. Is there space to park on the side or behind the building, or a lot next to them, or across the road? If so... GREAT! We have attempted to pull into some fast food restraunts and could not get enough space to park. We simply moved on down the road. It's happened before, it will happen again. No biggie, just move on. But we also have to keep an open mind. A parking lot next door may be just fine. It's really all a matter of how desperate you want to use that business!But the out of the way, unnamed, and back road places are the best experience! Truck Stops are just too commercial. We absolutely enjoy visiting with the local people and simply talking to them. Everyone loves to talk about their home, and you won't get that one-on-one experience from the big box truck stops at all.

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sremsing
Explorer
Jul 28, 2016
Eats,we just stop at a rest area and make a sandwich from what's in the fridge. For gas, any station with easy access and exit.
Cool_Canuck
Explorer
Jul 28, 2016
Cdaddy wrote:
Do you just look for truck stops. Any suggestions or clues to look for so I don't pull off and find places I can't fit. I'm pulling a 33 foot travel trailer. Thanks and happy camping
Hell, getting in tight spots is half the fun. Truck stops are last on my list unless they have something special to offer. Their fuel prices seem to always on the high side. If a nice modern fuel stop has truck pumps in the back, l look for diesel pumps in the retail area. Cleaner and no hassle with the credit card, etc. I haul a 40 ft. trailer and can get in and out of most modern gas stations. Sometimes have to bully my way around.
The biggest gotcha that I run into is steep curbs in and out. You can see the hitch scraps of trailers left in the concrete.

Places like Cracker Barrel cater to RV's and are usually easy to get in and out of Just don't be in a hurry. Man, they are slow.

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