Time saved/lost versus using motels
Those of you who RV a lot... in another thread people said that the freedom of RVing is a major plus, it's convenient to not have to load in/out, various other pluses... wondering... say you are going...
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As I like to use campgrounds, set up an outside kitchen and cook for myself, RV traveling means much shorter driving days for me. Sleeping at motels or hotels, I might get in 7 PM, or maybe almost midnight, and get back on the road 5-6 hours after falling asleep.
But this would be different for someone who checks into a motel at 4 PM and checks out at 9-10 AM, compared to someone who just parks their motorhome somewhere on the street, parking lot, or rest area and is there only long enough to get a few hours sleep.
It is not always easy to get a room, without planning. Many times I've reached a place I would have liked to stop, only to learn that something is going on (sports event, concert, fair, livestock auction, etc) that has filled all rooms so that I must move on. But with the recent rapid growth of RVing, it is also getting difficult to find camping spaces without planning and making reservations.
But this would be different for someone who checks into a motel at 4 PM and checks out at 9-10 AM, compared to someone who just parks their motorhome somewhere on the street, parking lot, or rest area and is there only long enough to get a few hours sleep.
It is not always easy to get a room, without planning. Many times I've reached a place I would have liked to stop, only to learn that something is going on (sports event, concert, fair, livestock auction, etc) that has filled all rooms so that I must move on. But with the recent rapid growth of RVing, it is also getting difficult to find camping spaces without planning and making reservations.
