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[Miele]

Hello everyone,For many years, I always like to live a very simple life,enjoyed watching all the videos that Bob made.I am from Canada, and I am wondering if I can join the rtr too, this Jan. I think Nomad life is exciting, I can see happy people , living a simple life and enjoying nature.

 

[highdesertranger]

Welcome Miele to the CRVL forums! To help you learn the ins and outs of these forums, this "Tips & Tricks" post lists some helpful information to get you started. We look forward to hearing more from you. hope to see you at RTR. highdesertranger

 

[Miele]

Hello, thanks .I am totally new to this nomad lifestyle.I love camping and the great outdoors.After viewing many of Bob,s videos,and listening to women living their life dreams,I really is fascinated with the whole idea of camping for free.I am from Alberta,but really thinking hard to be at this RTR to get ideas,and meet down to earth people.

 

[ahh_me2]

Welcome aboard Miele,

I'm in Alberta also, I work full time, but live in my cube van, so I can't go down to the RTR, but if you can make the trip, you should do it,lot's of interesting people and lots of ideas as well.

 

[Miele]

Goodmorning,I feel good knowing someone here in Ab,likes same lifestyle as I do.When did you go to Quartzite? I am preparing myself now re route to go,places to stay for free along the way,pls share any ideas..

 

[ahh_me2]

When did you go to Quartzite? I am preparing myself now re route to go,places to stay for free along the way,pls share any ideas..

I never went to Quartzite, because I have a full time job here in AB.

Goodmorning,I feel good knowing someone here in Ab,likes same lifestyle as I do.

There are quite a few Canadians on this forum, many of them in BC.

I am preparing myself now re route to go,places to stay for free along the way,pls share any ideas..

There are many on this forum that can give you ideas of places to stay and visit on your trip down to the RTR.
Maybe start a new thread asking for advice on that topic.

 

[mert6706]

Goodmorning,I feel good knowing someone here in Ab,likes same lifestyle as I do.When did you go to Quartzite? I am preparing myself now re route to go,places to stay for free along the way,pls share any ideas..

Most Wal Marts in the states allow overnight parking for RVs. I've never done it, as I'm still a wannabe nomad, but I understand it's best to arrive in the afternoon and check with the store whether they allow it. The ones most likely to say yes are the stand alones,  not those connected to other stores in a strip mall. As long as you don't unpack chairs or barbecues and set up a campsite in the parking lot, they're usually ok. They do like you to be gone early the next morning.  Also, depending on your route, you may find National Forests or Bureau of Land Management sites that allow dispersed camping up to 14 days. I know there are plenty of both in Nevada and Arizona. I don't know about the more northern states, but it's easy enough to google and find out. Happy trails, and we'll see you at the RTR!

 

[ColdBrook]

Hello everyone,For many years, I always like to live a very simple life,enjoyed watching all the videos that Bob made.I am from Canada, and I am wondering if I can join the rtr too, 

Welcome Miele.
I plan on attending the RTR for the first time also. So you won't be alone there will be a lot of us newbies there.  You can also stay overnight in most Cracker Barrel restaurants parking lots.  They usually have special larger parking spaces out back. Just go inside and ask if it is ok to stay there.  Bob Wells just posted a schedule of the activities at the 2018 RTR on you tube. Have a safe trip and hope to meet you there.
ColdBrook

 

[Miele]

Most Wal Marts in the states allow overnight parking for RVs. I've never done it, as I'm still a wannabe nomad, but I understand it's best to arrive in the afternoon and check with the store whether they allow it. The ones most likely to say yes are the stand alones,  not those connected to other stores in a strip mall. As long as you don't unpack chairs or barbecues and set up a campsite in the parking lot, they're usually ok. They do like you to be gone early the next morning.  Also, depending on your route, you may find National Forests or Bureau of Land Management sites that allow dispersed camping up to 14 days. I know there are plenty of both in Nevada and Arizona. I don't know about the more northern states, but it's easy enough to google and find out. Happy trails, and we'll see you at the RTR!

Thank you so much, I will look at my route and look at campgrounds or Blm or wall-mart.See you at RTR,

 

[Miele]

Welcome Miele.
I plan on attending the RTR for the first time also. So you won't be alone there will be a lot of us newbies there.  You can also stay overnight in most Cracker Barrel restaurants parking lots.  They usually have special larger parking spaces out back. Just go inside and ask if it is ok to stay there.  Bob Wells just posted a schedule of the activities at the 2018 RTR on you tube. Have a safe trip and hope to meet you there.
ColdBrook

Thank you so much, looking forward to this trip. I will be driving gor at least 3 days before i reach Arizona, Hope to see you there.

 

[Genie]

Another Canadian lady here, am driving down from Quebec and figure it will take me at least two or three weeks to get to RTR, I meander.
You can Google Walmarts that allow overnight parking. Agree about Cracker Barrel. Also, Ive found truck stops are usually pleasant.
Have a great trip and see you there.

 

[Miele]

Another Canadian lady here, am driving down from Quebec and figure it will take me at least two or three weeks to get to RTR, I meander.
You can Google Walmarts that allow overnight parking. Agree about Cracker Barrel.  Also, Ive found truck stops are usually pleasant.
Have a great trip and see you there.

Thank you, I will probably stop by truck stop. Will see you there.

 

[Almost There]

Miele - another Canadian chiming in here! Welcome to the forum!

Go to Freecampsites.com and use the trip planner to plan your driving and their campsite listings for finding free campsites along the way. If you don't want to do interstates and like the back highways, you can choose that as an option. You can also choose how far off the route you'll be willing to go to find camping.

If there's not a listing there that you like or is within your days' driving range, then head over to Allstays.com, use their 'driver' link for Walmarts. Plug in the state and choose 'map'. Check the route you want to take on the map and find the WalMarts along the way. They colour code them for you but it's way better to actually click on the W/M and read the reviews rather than just depending on the colour coding which may or may not be accurate.

I also grab a Flying J/Pilot guide from the cashier and look for the ones that are along my route that have RV parking. I don't need the big space but it means that they have larger parking lots so I can find a quiet corner to tuck in to. Some of the truck stops only have big lots for the transports and miserably small parking for autos/RVs. It's mostly old Pilots stations that are this way.

Also, if you need to, go to CasinoCamper.com and check the state that you need camping in to look for any casinos that allow overnighting that are on your route.

I'm southbound in Oregon right now and have a choice of somewhere to stay at least every 40 or 50 miles all the way down my chosen route because I work with all  of the resources. It's not a case of 'where can I stay' it's a case of 'where do I want to stay'!

 

[Miele]

Miele - another Canadian chiming in here! Welcome to the forum!

Go to Freecampsites.com and use the trip planner to plan your driving and their campsite listings for finding free campsites along the way. If you don't want to do interstates and like the back highways, you can choose that as an option. You can also choose how far off the route you'll be willing to go to find camping.

If there's not a listing there that you like or is within your days' driving range, then head over to Allstays.com, use their 'driver' link for Walmarts. Plug in the state and choose 'map'. Check the route you want to take on the map and find the WalMarts along the way. They colour code them for you but it's way better to actually click on the W/M and read the reviews rather than just depending on the colour coding which may or may not be accurate.

I also grab a Flying J/Pilot guide from the cashier and look for the ones that are along my route that have RV parking. I don't need the big space but it means that they have larger parking lots so I can find a quiet corner to tuck in to. Some of the truck stops only have big lots for the transports and miserably small parking for autos/RVs. It's mostly old Pilots stations that are this way.

Also, if you need to, go to CasinoCamper.com and check the state that you need camping in to look for any casinos that allow overnighting that are on your route.

I'm southbound in Oregon right now and have a choice of somewhere to stay at least every 40 or 50 miles all the way down my chosen route because I work with all  of the resources. It's not a case of 'where can I stay' it's a case of 'where do I want to stay'!

Awesome.Thank you ,is it safe to sleep in parking lot.Really looking forward to the RTR,so many nice people and so helpful to a stranger.

 

[Miele]

Awesome.Thank you ,is it safe to sleep in parking lot.Really looking forward to the RTR,so many nice people and so helpful to a stranger.

I have my winter tires on,is it ok to drive with winter tires on in warm weather

 

[Genie]

I just went through the winter tire question with my service center last week. I was told definitely NOT to use them down south.
The rubber is too soft and they will just get wrecked. I had posed the question here a few weeks ago and one of the fellows had written the same thing.

 

[Minivanmotoman]

Service fleets run winter tires year round in Canada.
You can too. They will not melt nor disintegrate and in the winter of Dec to Feb, not that hot in lower AZ 60-80F approx. And definitely not hot in most of the other states that you will be passing through. The lifespan will not be as long of course but instead of getting say 50 000 kms you may only get 35 to 45000 range approx. Not practical and costly to change tires on the way down or back. Running them in 115F heat is another thing of course, May to Aug.

 

[Miele]

Service fleets run winter tires year round in Canada.
You can too. They will not melt nor disintegrate and in the winter of Dec to Feb, not that hot in lower AZ 60-80F approx. And definitely not hot in most of the other states that you will be passing through. The lifespan will not be as long of course but instead of getting say 50 000 kms you may only get 35 to 45000 range approx. Not practical and costly to change tires on the way down or back. Running them in 115F heat is another thing of course, May to Aug.

Thank you so very much,Very very helpful info.See you at the RTR

 

[Miele]

Is there lots of mosquitos? Any ideas on how to use mosquito net on a jeep

 

[FibroWarrior]

Hope to see you at the RTR!! This year will be my first time too.


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