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Chinook Cottage
True Blue Farmgirl
63 Posts
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 Posted - May 16 2009 : 5:18:36 PM
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Has anyone done this before??
I am driving from IL to MT and then a few other places and I wanna keep my cost for the trip as low as I can..
Thanks,Lisa
Chinook Cottage
http://chinookcottage.blogspot.com/
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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C.W.
True Blue Farmgirl
101 Posts
Chelsea
Prosser
WA
USA
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Posted - May 18 2009 : 7:59:11 PM
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| I would park at a WalMart or some place open 24/7 then at least you have people around. |
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StarMeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
940 Posts
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MI
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Posted - May 18 2009 : 8:35:05 PM
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| I've slept in my car before and never had any problems. Rest areas (over by the big trucks & under the light), hospital parking lot (long nights while my pa was sick), and so on. Even lived out of my car a bit for a summer.... I've also camped alone using a tent. Some campgrounds will not let you just pull in, pay for a site and then sleep in the car. Make sure first before shelling out the money to stay the night. Invest in a can of pepper spray and a whistle. You could even get one of those air horns. I've also taken the bus from Kzoo to San Diego (4 days 3 nights) and the train from Kzoo to Dallas (27 hours) I felt less safe on those trips and trying to sleep than when I was in my car. (especially when sitting next to some unsavory types) IL to MT sounds like a hoot. |
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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YiberryYadeeKarin
True Blue Farmgirl
343 Posts
Karin
Spokane Valley
WA
USA
343 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2009 : 06:45:52 AM
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Are you camping IN your car or OUT of your car?
YEARS ago I had the bottom back seat out of my Subaru so I could put the back seat down and sleep in the back. So that was IN my car. Mostly I've camped OUT of my car -- taken the tent, etc., out and set up camp at a campgroud.
Motels are SO expensive these days. My daughter and I do a lot of camping (OUT of the car) but even campground are expensive, especially those in Canada where we seem to end up these days.
Have fun and be safe! Karin |
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - May 19 2009 : 07:22:55 AM
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Most of the trips I've taken in my adult life have involved sleeping in the car, usually at rest areas. I love the freedom of being able to stop whenever you need to, and make crazy detours without any obligation to be somewhere by check-in time.
But I don't think I would do that if I was traveling alone.
I've also done the camping OUT of my car, pitching a tent at a different campground every night. It's kind of a hassle to have that obligation to be there on the right day, at the right time. But it's probably safer to be somewhere around other people and with supervision.
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LeslieAnne
True Blue Farmgirl
71 Posts
LeslieAnne
Shallowater
Texas
USA
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Posted - May 19 2009 : 10:34:06 AM
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About 20 years ago, I was camping in Colorado & slept in my Jeep... pretty cramped, but I was young & limber... I doubt I could do it now... I set up my pup tent at the campsite, just to have something to reserve my spot if I left for a while to go fishing or whatever... these days, I have a larger tent & an air mattress... a bit more comfortable, but still camping out of my car...
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StarMeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
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MI
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Posted - May 21 2009 : 2:40:33 PM
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| I can't do that on-the-ground-thing. But...I have a little tiny cot and then I put in a foam core, and then my bag. Works pretty well. But with my arthritis getting down there and then back up again.... Good thing I'm inside the tent where no one can witness! |
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