lcseds wrote:
Thanks for the advice and the links. I imagine we will get the hang of it after trying a little bit. Just don't want to end up in someones driveway in the dark. I'm probably overthinking it.
Maybe you are overthinking, maybe not.
I've got woken up at 5 AM at Walmart parking lot, when tow truck driver was clubbing semi-tractors who park there.
Since I was RV, he let me go, but I had only few minutes.
Most of the time asking is all it takes.
You can always stay overnight at truck stops, but use the car parking and don't block semi spots.
Most walmarts have security, who will tell you the procedure.
I slept at Walmart with "No camping" posted, but the employee informed me that that applies to 3-day stay.
I've been stopping overnight at Home Depot and Costco. Ask cart person and most of the time they had policy not allowing overnight parking, but then "nobody will chase you".
We live next to desert, but having water drainage system, belongs to the County. Not only lot of sign informing no motor vehicles, but concrete barriers with chains between. Chains are broken, vans drive on the desert for days and then we have hundreds of trash bags flying around with next strong winds.
Nobody enforce the rules.
