"Keith Willshaw" wrote in
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> "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.
>>>
>>>> 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/
>>>
>>> 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.
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> 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.
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> Keith
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The people we talked to said that either a motel was filled in the more
remote areas, or you stopped early for the day. The major cities Prince
George, White Horse, should not be a problem, but there are long miles of
nothing on the roads up there.
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