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02-01-2016, 09:46 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2017 Escape 19
Posts: 353
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Alternative free camping verses paying for a site
Hi,
Does anyone have any suggestions on places to camp (possibly at no cost) rather than paying for a campground?
When traveling..there are times we just need a spot to pull over before continuing on to our final destination.
Sure would like to get a recommendation on a nice paved, lighted spot....and if there were similar places across the country.....oh that would be stupendous .
Certainly would be nice to have bathroom facilities also. Oh jeepers..if you might know of a place like that ....it would be nice if there was somewhere that a guy could shop for some last minute items.
Hmmmm...if anyone knows of a place like this...please let me know.
I'll be waiting for replies and recommendations....
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A three egg family..
(2) Big Green Eggs for cooking..(1) Egg for camping
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02-01-2016, 10:05 PM
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Commercial Member
Name: Charlie Y
Trailer: Escape 21 - Felicity
Oregon
Posts: 1,583
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02-01-2016, 10:57 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Sylvio
Trailer: 1975 Boler
Quebec
Posts: 220
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Congratulations, Bill, you did magik to my brain. A word that I don't really use popped up in my mind. To my surprize, I can even use it un a sentence: "You, sir, are being facetious..."
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02-01-2016, 11:45 PM
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Junior Member
Name: Deedee
Trailer: Boler
California
Posts: 10
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Is this what you're looking for?
I got two trees with it. :-)
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02-02-2016, 06:08 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
Posts: 25,697
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I learned in Econ 101, there's no such thing as a free lunch.
Walmart, Flying J, Cracker Barrel, some Casinos, etc. Those places may give you what you're looking for "When traveling..there are times we just need a spot to pull over before continuing on to our final destination. " But, they are not campgrounds.
Perhaps you really need to research Stealth Camping? There's lots of information, Google is your friend.
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Donna D.
Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Double Yolk - 1988 16' Scamp Deluxe
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02-02-2016, 07:42 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Myron
Trailer: Escape
New Mexico
Posts: 987
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You can always camp on BLM land free. I wouldn't recommend this bleak spot, though. Not because of the snakes, or the scorpions, or the chances of meeting up with a packing random vagrant with larceny on his mind.
It's because I had to drive 6 miles before I found this spot to safely turn around and get the hell out of there. It's in NM off I-25 near the Bosque de Apache wildlife reserve.
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02-02-2016, 08:35 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2017 Escape 19
Posts: 353
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another day at the Fiberglass funnies
So what's everyone up to today?
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A three egg family..
(2) Big Green Eggs for cooking..(1) Egg for camping
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02-02-2016, 09:49 AM
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Member
Name: Deb
Trailer: Casita SD-17
Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 49
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I personally think that pulling over for the night is different from camping. I always sleep in HWY. rest stops while traveling (some even have dump stations) and Cabelas (some even have dump stations). I prefer these over Walmarts. I park, use the facilities, walk the dog, get in my Casita and go to sleep.
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02-02-2016, 10:00 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Linda
Trailer: inTech
Kansas
Posts: 133
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agree with deb--rest stops are far preferable to most retail store parking lots. sometimes, you can find small town parks that allow camping overnight for free.
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02-02-2016, 10:13 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Patrick
Trailer: Shopping for new RV
North Carolina
Posts: 702
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The following have your trifecta...1) Lighting. 2) bathrooms. 3) Food and supplies.
1) Walmart...check with store for policy...most but not all welcome overnighting but no camp fires!
2) Cracker Barrel(s).... Bathrooms and plenty of food...no campfires.
3) Flying J and Pilot gas/truck stops...bathrooms/showers ($)...food but very noisy with trucks in and out all night...no campfires.
Another choice I have used is State Forests...many possibilities here but no lighting...no bathrooms...no supplies etc....Also investigate National Forests.
If in Maine there are countless spots in the Northwoods off old logging roads but very remote...no lighting...pure boondocking...beware of bears!
Because you seem to want a bathroom I might assume your travel trailer does not have a bathroom.....I would never own a travel trailer without a full bath with shower....might as well buy a tent.
Happy Camping!
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02-02-2016, 10:50 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Jon
Trailer: Escape 21C
New York
Posts: 2,387
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Myron Leski
You can always camp on BLM land free. I wouldn't recommend this bleak spot, though. Not because of the snakes, or the scorpions, or the chances of meeting up with a packing random vagrant with larceny on his mind.
It's because I had to drive 6 miles before I found this spot to safely turn around and get the hell out of there. It's in NM off I-25 near the Bosque de Apache wildlife reserve.
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I've been on that road following my GPS instructions the get to Bosque de Apache wildlife reserve! Fortunately, I left my trailer in Valley of Fires.
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02-02-2016, 11:03 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Walter
Trailer: 2017 Escape 17B
SW Virginia
Posts: 2,254
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Some states do not allow overnighting in rest stops. Virginia for one, and there are others.
Walt
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02-02-2016, 11:28 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Jason
Trailer: 2007 Eggcamper & Homemade Tear Drop
New York
Posts: 663
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You must be referring to my Uncle Sam places. He built them all over and he doesn't mind if you stop and sleep there for a night.......😄
Sent from my iPhone using Fiberglass RV
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If you think you are to small to make a difference just try sleeping with a mosquito –- The Dally Lama
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02-02-2016, 11:37 AM
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Administrator
Name: Mary
Trailer: 2015 Escape 21; formerly Casita 1999 17 ft Liberty Deluxe
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02-02-2016, 11:49 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Walter
Trailer: 2017 Escape 17B
SW Virginia
Posts: 2,254
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Mary
I'm trying to figure out which post your rather draconian warning is directed at and I can't.
Walt
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02-02-2016, 11:59 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Kathleen (Kai: ai as in wait)
Trailer: Amerigo FG-16 1973 "Peanut"
Greater Seattle Metropolitan Area, Washington
Posts: 2,566
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Hi, BillE.
Today we have some sun, so Paul will go out and work on the newly glassed vent hole in the amerigo top. One less spot to leak!
We agree with everyone here; they all make good points. For stopping for a NAP, the freeway rest sites can hardly be beat. (Beaten?)
They are easy to find, close to the main highway, paved, lighted (but not wildly so), have toilets, trash bins, sometimes brochures, and you can pull through a truck parking spot and not have to back up or take more than your share of parking (by going crosswise in car slots). They're not even particularly noisy, as truckers pull off to sleep, not eat, shower, visit, etc. And there are often truckers sleeping nearby that gives me a sense of safety.
You sound like you realize a NAP is not CAMPING. So that's good.
Happy Trails to You!
Best to all!
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02-02-2016, 12:08 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2017 Escape 19
Posts: 353
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I like Naps
Hi Kai
Today its 32 degrees and snowing like a banshee...we are supposed to get 6 - 8 inches in about 3 hours....IT's SNOW-MA- GEDON
yes pulling over for quick snooze is rather refreshing
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A three egg family..
(2) Big Green Eggs for cooking..(1) Egg for camping
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02-02-2016, 12:28 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
Posts: 25,697
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WaltP
Mary
I'm trying to figure out which post your rather draconian warning is directed at and I can't.
Walt
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Maybe because it was deleted? And you didn't see it? Harsh? Mary is doing her job. Let's all play by the rules and be nice here, okay? Pretty simple actually.
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Donna D.
Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Double Yolk - 1988 16' Scamp Deluxe
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02-02-2016, 12:30 PM
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Senior Member
Name: P
Trailer: Casita
Washington
Posts: 343
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Head to Up Nort Wisconsin. There are National Forests der and dey gots spots, you knowwww. Youse can dig yer batroom and be kinda close to der town depending on ver you park, hey.
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02-02-2016, 12:42 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Steve
Trailer: 2018, 21ft escape— 2019 Ram 1500 Laramie
NW Wisconsin
Posts: 4,500
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Quote:
Originally Posted by slowpat
Head to Up Nort Wisconsin. There are National Forests der and dey gots spots, you knowwww. Youse can dig yer batroom and be kinda close to der town depending on ver you park, hey.
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You must have watched the movie "Fargo" and mastered the Wisconsin dialect. We have an outhouse but many places in Wisconsin do have indoor plumbing. When we moved to Wisconsin from Minnesota it took us a couple years before we could understand the language.
Come visit Wisconsin this summer ( June ,July and August) ,you will be pleasently surprized !! . We have some very nice State and County parks
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