"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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> "Jochen Kriegerowski" wrote in message
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>> "Hatunen" schrieb
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>>> I've seen many, many in the USA that don't, including some of the
>>> more ubiquitous ones, like Motel 6.
>>
>> Maybe - I'm only familiar with the situation in Canada and thought
>> it would be more or less the same in the US.
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>>> Part of the problem with using motel cooking facilities is food
>>> storage, since you will be on the road again in a day or two.
>>> Either you must carry a lareg ice chest in your car or you must
>>> buy your supplies in small, less economic quantities.
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>> Oh, right, that's true. You shouldn't buy large quantities of
>> food that needs refrigeration. But then, I travel alone, so I
>> wouldn't want to buy cheaper 'family size' packages anyway:
>> I don't want to eat the same meals throughout my vacation
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>>> Just think, with an RV you can enjoy the cameraderie of Slab
>>> City, California: http://www.slabcity.org/
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>> Well, ehmmm, "Chacun a son gout", as you said ;-)
>>
>> Jochen
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> Lots of the hotels in Canada do not have a refrigerator or cooking
> facilities. Most are the upscale variety. As to the bed in the RV, most
> any more are innerspring mattresses, just like a home unit. Except my
> home mattress is air filled (Select Comfort) and my slide in truck camper
> mattress is an innerspring mattress. More comfortable than some of the
> motel mattresses I have used. And you can park in just about any hospital
> parking lot for free. They think you may have a loved one in the hospital
> and do not hassle you. As I said depends on where you are traveling and
> distances. Driving to Alaska, you can do the motel route, but talking to
> a couple of people who were doing it that way, they said it was hard. You
> had to time your travels and hope there was a room available. We used RV
> parks, Provincial and State parks and some free camping.
Having driven to Alaska I wouldnt describe getting motel rooms as hard. It
may
be in August but in late June it was never a problem.
Keith
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