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I have been fulltiming rving as well as fulltiming traveling in the rv for 5 years and stay at many Walmarts...I have yet to see any RVer "ruining" for the rest of us.
Sadly I have seen everything from chairs, slide outs, to grills in the lots. Not to mention the dog messes. We try to be as discrete as we can but there are always the arrogant Rver's. It is they, who cause the ordinances against the parking. We see them in casino lots, truck stops, etc. I think I will take pictures and post them. A picture is worth a few words Good idea and maybe some here will recognize their rigs
Oh, we have been doing this FT for 10 years. The peoples republic of California do have a lot of restrictions and we chose not to go through that state...leave it to the residents
Originally posted by bowtiepuller: Kirk, tell me of any walmart in socal from LA to the border that allows overnighting? Maybe in Salinas where no illegal owns an rv that will run off the lot, or that is not parked in the lettuce fields. I can name you 35 that do not allow it, but its ok if you want to think different.
I stayed in the Fresno Walmart for a few weeks in my truck camper with no problems--many others there as well...you didn't specifically state "Southern CA", but it certainly gets harder to find free camping the closer to LA you get...
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I am sure a truck camper is less conspicuous than a motor home, but there are a bunch of hygene questions that, if answered, I am sure would fall into the catagory of "way too much information".
Mike was from Collin County
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Posted June 17, 2007 12:40 PM:In Calif, no manager like overnighters. ........Posted June 18, 2007 05:38 PM: Kirk, tell me of any walmart in socal from LA to the border that allows overnighting? ......bowtiepuller
My reply was to your first version. I have not been south of LA in quite a few years although I did see two RVs in a Wal-Mart in San Bernardino and three more in one in Redlands just two years ago. But it has been two years since we were last there.
Good travelin !...............Kirk www.adventure.1tree.net/ Full-time, live on volunteer lifestyle. SKP Life member
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.....I stopped at Wal-mart in Ft Myers on old 41.....bought $175.00 of food and other stuff for the week just before midnight.....nite guy came around and whinnied so I returned all the stuff and left....simple...."he with the gold- makes the rules" and I really don't care if it is city law or not. Customer Service _should_ Improve if you do this more often......while I don't fight city hall anymore since I lost the case in Fairfax-I just take the money and leave......why get upset?.....geofkaye
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Stow it, I am curious about the Walmart picture you posted. I am guessing this is on the I10 corridor most likely Las Cruces. How close am I? I am pretty sure it isn't Deming. We should have a contest to guess but who could provide the prize and what could it be? I know a free nights camping at Walmart.
PS: I am guilty too. I would estimate about a dozen or so times over 10 years. Thank you Walmart I think I will spend some money at your stores. Please don't make me return the stuff in my trailer I bought from you as I won't have much left, never mind the groceries I bought and already ate.
My MY My, I am surprised at you Stan. My mind didn't even consider that. I guess I better watch out for you computer guys. Kind of like the cowboys never ticking off the cook.
Big Jim good guess, you get 2 weeks free at the Walmart of your choice or at a Walmart that will have you.
There are 12 RVs in the picture but like I said I had just missed 3 of them. No push outs, no bar-b-ques, no lawn chairs, no awnings were out. Everyone was to the rear of the lot. I saw at least 5 of the RVers either heading in or coming out with purchases, us included. We needed a quick one night stay and they took care of us....
Good idea and maybe some here will recognize their rigs
