11 RV OVERNIGHTERS THAT SURPASS WALMART (RV LIFE)

If you are scrambling for a place to stay, forget Walmart for overnight RV parking. We found 11 RV overnight spots that you can stay at instead. Many people don't know you can stay at these locations with your RV, so pay close attention.

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00:00 Intro
00:48 How We Find These Overnighters
01:16 Casinos
02:19 County/City Parks
04:03 Why Not Walmart?
04:40 Fairgrounds
06:11 Boondockers Welcome
08:49 Cabelas
10:21 National Forests
12:22 Cracker Barrel
13:55 BLM (Bureau of Land Management)
14:45 Our Worst Experience RVing
17:23 Truck Stops
19:26 Harvest Hosts
21:30 Rest Areas
22:45 Overnight Spots You've Never Thought Of

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[JackJohnson-mn]

If you join the Elks, you can camp over night or 2. go in have dinner, clean up. get a drink . Some Ejks have complete hook ups.Once your an Elks member, your a member at all the Elks. Its great.

[karlanderson]

As a trucker and rv owner I appreciate your comments. I only ask that other overnight campers occupy the smallest space possible. With electronic logs we can't run all night anymore so the spots in truck stops fill up pretty quickly every night. And when our clock runs out for the day we have no choice but to shut down. I'm not complaining by the way. I did my time running all hours of the day and I don't miss it. Great channel!

[carr]

OMG!!! You’re 30? No wait, this video is one year old so you’re 31 now. Ready for the retirement home. You guys crack me up. Thanks for taking the time to make and share this with us. 30, you’re still baby’s add 40 years and a motorcycle camper to that. It’s all about living life. Thanks again.
Tom

[GeorgeBickell-wm]

Thanks for this video. Im 70 and my new life starts in another 8 days. full time r.v.ing. This will help

[MrJoemarV]

As a trucker, I appreciate you a lot. Our parking is limited to truckstops and rest area and sometimes Walmart. Thank you for saving those spots for us.

[GaryLodge-iu]

I feel like I need to warn people that the west coast, California specifically, you are not allowed to stay overnight at any Walmart and you are only allowed to rest for 4 hours at a rest stop. Most big box stores don't allow overnight either. There is a large population of homeless and so this is what it has come to. I liked your video.

[GrantWood.]

1. Casino’s
2. County or City Park’s
• Walmart
3. Fairground’s
4. Boondockers Welcome
5. Cabelas / Bass Pro Shop
6. National Forest’s
7. Cracker Barrel
8. BLM - Bureau of Land Management
9. Truck Stops
10. Harvest Hosts
11. Rest Areas
12. Misc. - Airports, Churches, Hospital, Tractor Supply, Lowes, Home Depot and more… (CALL AHEAD!)

[GG-qyjs]

Recap: Casinos, county & city parks, fairgrounds, boon-dockers welcome membership, calbellas, national forest, Cracker Barrel, BLM (off-grid), truck stops (Loves will have RV parking soon), harvest host (membership), rest areas are for truckers, airports, cafe, strip malls, churches, hospitals, tractor supply, Lowes, Home Depot, convention centers.

[RippingJack]

When you're 30 you want peace and quiet. I didn't get to that stage until I was almost 45. Now at 60 I'm downright cranky.

[cathymontowski]

Thanks for explaining the rules around camping at rest areas/walmart. I can’t tell you how many times we’ve seen people putting out their slides /mats/unhook and leave their trash. They ruin it for all of us.

[deniseinight]

Three years ago, I decided to buy an older class C RV and learned a lot from joining an RV club, since then I've been across country several times and plan to take my now newer RV into Mexico. I don't care for staying in Walmart for several reasons: 1. yes, the noise - I had a street cleaner keep circling around my RV and then there's the 2) bright lights shining into my windows and into my fan/vents. I was up in the middle of the night cutting up Reflectix to fit to block the light and 3) the weirdos. I was all nice and settled in to a spot along side of the store and then another RV came in a parked uncomfortably close to mine and the couple were arguing. It was just weird so I moved away. Also if you join the Elks, many of them allow traveling Elk members to park for a nominal donation, they all have bars and some cook dinner too. Elks have lodges all across the US.

[wildcard]

Also worth mentioning are race tracks! Many of the larger ones have designated areas for use.

[HarryPrimate]

As a truck driver I would like to point out that several of the truck stops have RV parking, not just Love’s. Some, but not all, Pilot/Flying J’s and TA/Petro will have designated RV parking areas.

[davemcnew]

This is the best tv video I’ve seen. Not long winded, lots of very useful information, and you guys are fun to watch.

[victorparise]

OMG!I love you guys! The bickering is just like me and my wife. We find it is very helpful and compliments each other. We never take it seriously and at the end of the day we LOVE EACH OTHER!

[medic]

Having a fan turned on and some "rain sounds" on a speaker always helps to drown out the noise at these places that can be kinda loud. Trust me, being in the firehouse for decades, a fan and rain noises help out immensely!!!

[perrymahnke]

When I leave the cold Wisconsin winters & travel through Texas, I've stopped at a Buc-ee's & talked to the manager about spending the night. As a rule I get permission as long as I'm not still there after 6:30 AM. If I do get up during the night & use Buc-ee's facilities, I also buy something even if it's to restock my camper. By the way, I have a pickup with a 24' trailer & I always park as far away from the building as possible.

[williambranham]

We've called the local police station. Usually small towns. They have always been cooperative when we were looking for a spot for a short overnight stay. We have used local libraries. Also we have stayed at several Wal Marts on the east coast with no problems. Again we call the police dept. and talk to the store manager for permission and to see if there have been any issues. We were in Maine and a policeman came onto the Wal Mart parking lot. I flagged him down and he said it was safe because they patrol it several times nightly. Aside from possible noise, I think there is safety in numbers at a Wal Mart. Many big box stores have security after hours. Try to find them and get their ok. It never hurts to get to know people in security. Out of respect if they know who you are there is less likely to be a knock on the door.

[garyakashadow]

I don't recall you mentioning "mooch docking". Great way to visit friends and family and reconnect or catch up with old friends. Hard to do if they live in an HOA, but if they live rural, then they often have room for your rig and are excited to host you and be your local guide to area attractions.