"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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> "sharx35" wrote in message
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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.
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>>>> 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 ;-)
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>>>> 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,
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>> Uh, when we went up to Yukon and Alaska, we reserved AHEAD of time. What
>> a concept! That way, there was ALWAYS a room waiting for us, usually with
>> a small fridge and a stove.
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>>> Provincial and State parks and some free camping.
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> and you missed out on spur of the moment side trips. Your loss.
We built enough wiggle room into our plans that most of these spur of the
moment things could be accommodated. Some, though, did have to be left to
the NEXT trip. Hopefully, you got to experience the Liard Hot Springs?
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