Mello Mike wrote:
Personally, I've never parked at a Walmart, but it's nice to know that they're there if you need a place to rest for the night.
colliehauler wrote:5 hrs. is like a few wicks I think they call it. Also known as cheap.Mello Mike wrote:I had not stayed in a Wally world until last spring. It was late at nite and the local campground did not open until 2 weeks later. I stayed for 5 hours.
Personally, I've never parked at a Walmart, but it's nice to know that they're there if you need a place to rest for the night.
Mello Mike wrote:I had not stayed in a Wally world until last spring. It was late at nite and the local campground did not open until 2 weeks later. I stayed for 5 hours.
Personally, I've never parked at a Walmart, but it's nice to know that they're there if you need a place to rest for the night.
SuzzeeeQ2012 wrote:Now we got there, you are a tureful person. I put you on top for you turth.
the reason we do Walmart on the way down south?
Simple. we're cheap. lol
SkiingSixPack wrote:If the campground owner started selling lawn movers and friut trees W-Mart would have him stoppedin a min for not having the right zoning.rockhillmanor wrote:
Walmart 'originally' offered their parking lots to RV'ers for emergency purposes. Inclement or unsafe weather conditions on the road, breakdown, etc. A safe place to pull a big rig off the road, temporarily.
Responsible RV'ers used it for just that when NECESSARY.
It was the onset of RV'ers that choose to use it as a camping 'destination' to avoid CG fees.........is what has prompted many Walmarts to ban overnight parking.
THEY and they alone are to blame for complete overnight bans at most of Walmarts across the country. Thanks. :(
The few that have banned overnights have done so with pressure from the local campground owners...maybe even a campground owner on the city council. This, IMNSHO, is the reason for the few and far between WalMarts banning overnight stays.
rockhillmanor wrote:
Walmart 'originally' offered their parking lots to RV'ers for emergency purposes. Inclement or unsafe weather conditions on the road, breakdown, etc. A safe place to pull a big rig off the road, temporarily.
Responsible RV'ers used it for just that when NECESSARY.
It was the onset of RV'ers that choose to use it as a camping 'destination' to avoid CG fees.........is what has prompted many Walmarts to ban overnight parking.
THEY and they alone are to blame for complete overnight bans at most of Walmarts across the country. Thanks. :(
donandmax wrote:
We have been rv'n for 23 yrs and have never stayed at a wal mart or any other parking lot. We're certainly not rich. But figure if we can afford a rv we can afford to stay in an rv park. Besides who wants to be rousted out in the middle of the night and forced to move..No parking lots for us.
Matt_Colie wrote:I can't believe the casino can make it with out your dinners.
I guess you would have to call us "Equal Opportunity Avoiders". I use the previously cited reference of all the free overnight parking and where the Walmart file has a Circle/Strike, we avoid that town. If Bill has it labeled as NOP, we don't need anything there. We will go where we are wanted.
The only time we ever left a lot where we had expected to stay the night was at a casino. We had settled in where the trucks and RVs were when one of the trucks fired up a very loud reefer. We moved to another part of the lot. Before we could do anything, a Renta Cop banged on the door and said we had to be over by the load reefer. I said "No We don't and tell them to cancel our dinner reservation too." We moved down the road to a Walmart. We were actually getting ready to go into the lounge (I don't gamble), so we got a bottle of wine and a pizza.
Matt
