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Originally Posted by duffysmom
Wow!!! Thank you bk and RagBagger.  It never ceases to amaze me the depth of experiences Totv'ers have and are willing to share. Now that I have this information I can present it to His Magesty and perhaps get him on board my plan to see the USA in my chevolet (or whatever). RagBagger, it sounds as though you were secure in your RV. |
especially out west. But we did pay some attention to our surroundings. A few times when were making a long haul, which for us was very rare, we stayed in a Walmart or even a truck stop. Not often because most ot the time we traveled less than a 100 miles to the next camp ground. Even in the desert there were many campers near by. You could usually be as far away or as close to another camper as you wanted. The camping community is very friendly and open.
I think two times in our travel we decided not to stay in a Walmart lot because the neighborhood seemed a little rough. That was it. We never carried weapons and I am a gun advocate for hunting and sport target shooting but I just never felt the need and a gun used stupdly can get you killed.
Most of our time was spent in National Parks, State Parks, National Forrests just like Ocala N.F. and The Thousand Trails campgrounds. One of the most unexpected was On the Old Pacific Coast Highway. There is about a 6 mile stretch near Ventura that is right down to the ocean run by the county. There are no services just a parallel parking spot to the ocean and you open up your door to the great pacific ocean/beach. Sleep with the waves at your door. One of the places that cost nearly nothing but had it all.
Good luck and give it a try.