Does anyone stay over nite in a rest stop.

[jromito]

does anyone stay over nite in a rest stop

 

[redbaron]

I will stop at night for a few hours sleep. Usually 3hrs, sometimes 4.

 

[osuallen]

We have. Pull in at or after sunset and leaving around first light.

 

[Headhunter]

Yes more than a few times. It is when camp grounds are few and far between. You can also overnight at gas stops like Loves, Flying J and I think Petro.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Yes I have been known to. Today however I do it differently. Today I simply recline my seat and catch a couple of hours just like I would without the trailer behind me.

After all, that is what they were made for, not camping!

 

[Rollin Ollen]

We did once and felt very uncomfortable. We will stop during the day for a nap if we have a "very rare" long travel day but we always have a destination campground.

 

[team bradfield]

Never, we only travel 250-300 miles a day, like to be in campground by 2:30pm, never in a rush, sleep in and have relaxing drive, no stress (retired, so no hurry)

 

[MemoriesByTheMile]

We have stayed at rest areas many times and plan to continue to do so. We never put slides out or pull chairs out,

 

[SGilbert]

Haven't, but wouldn't have any qualms to.
Problem is, I have my bed on a slide, and would have to extend to use it.
Luckily, however, it is a rear slide, and wouldn't be sticking out the side.

Cracker Barrel is my preferred quickie overnight stop.

 

[AbdRahim]

All of the time, but only on interstates away from cities.

 

[turbopilot]

Yes, but never near a big city. The relatively new Loves RV Travel Stops are really the solution if you need a rest stop and don't what to go through all the formality of booking into an RV park. Some are very big now.

 

[Underboss]

I usually stop too late to grab a spot so I plot my trips with Walmarts. I drive at least 600 miles a day. I do not want to go to a CG, unhook, park, then get up at 5 and hook up to leave. I prefer to have the ability to use a slide and there are not many spots at rest areas that I would do that at.

 

[whereRVapp]

On the Ohio turnpike several times. Hard to beat the convenience and not having to exit and make my way to a campground. Granted I only have to had to do this heading to or from the Mothership.

 

[Neal]

Depending on the rest area, I probably wouldn't sleep well. I had a situation once where I was so tired I had to get a nap for a few hours, I think I was up all night the night before probably from a sick dog or something. That was useful. I hear some rest areas are better catered to RV's, that would probably be fine but I'd make my best effort to use a campground, harvest host, or love's stop. I prefer to be safe. I've never done the walmart thing, Harvest Hosts in parking lots of restaurants/wineries are about as sketch as I want to get.

 

[Pirate 19]

Far more cameras in a Walmart parking lot than any rest stop - and the nefariously minded know that. I like the convenience of both.