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Old 05-06-2015, 09:55 AM   #741
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Wall Mart shelving will make excellent bunks.

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Lol - someone beat me to the Walmart parking lot conspiracy joke darn it!!!


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FYI. Noticed on recent trip thru AZ that if a Walmart is NOT 24x7 they are much less likely to allow overnite parking.
Also noted management in Kingman AZ not concerned regardless of city ordinance. We counted at least a dozen rigs parked!
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Just about every light post in the Cottonwood Walmart parking lot, has a sign posted about camping prohibited due to city ordinance now.
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No surprise there.
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Old 05-09-2015, 01:02 PM   #746
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Just about every light post in the Cottonwood Walmart parking lot, has a sign posted about camping prohibited due to city ordinance now.
After watching that video, I am not sure I would even drive through Cottonwood.
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Old 05-09-2015, 03:34 PM   #747
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I took my carry school in AZ. The instructor told us someone had shot someone in the Walmart at Kingman when they check the security video there over a hundred people that pull thief gun when the shots rang out about twenty people in the class my wife and I was the only ones that didn't have a gun on us.
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Old 05-17-2015, 10:25 AM   #748
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I didn't read every page of this post, but THIS website has been our friend for a long time, and yes, I pay them a small fee for the yearly subscribe, but it's been very worth it.

Overnight RV Parking

Walmarts will be listed, and recent greens and reds as to whether or not people have been able to park there or not, plus tons of other, user submitted free overnight spots.

We find restaurants that allow parking, turn off's, back roads, walmarts, all sorts of place for an overnighter.
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Old 05-17-2015, 10:29 AM   #749
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And ALL of arizona is a no overnigher in the city or county unless BLM zone. I personally believe this has to do with the HUGE rv park industry there....
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Old 05-18-2015, 10:32 AM   #750
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Enough money under the table and businesses get breaks passed by politicians to the determinant of consumers.

Recent local electrical rate increase is a case in point. The large majority of elderly customers in the Phoenix area are living on fixed income with very modest if any increase every year. They raised rates about 5%. So at some point a decision has to be made - meds or lights?

Corporate greed is accelerating rapidly.

Airstream raised prices 5.5% this year for the 2016 models. The list of "improvements" and included new items that were options last year would not make a cost increase of much over $500 versus the over $4,400 increase on a $80,000 trailer.

Another example is the over $27,000 price increase between 2014 and 2015 for the Classic model 30.

Oh well....
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I had read that a lot of cities and counties are banning over night parking. Two problems, the hobo boondockers who just live all over like slobs in their RV's and cities wanting more money.

I had read before we left Florida how Tampa and Clearwater where cracking down on homeless who where taking advantage of over night parking, pretty much setting up residence in their van or whatever and never leaving, and ruining it for tourist. And basically ruining it for every other decent RVer who ever wanted to overnight someplace that didn't charge money.
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Old 05-18-2015, 12:41 PM   #752
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Walmart parking

Go on the Walmart site and they show you the locations of stores that allow and DONOT allow RV parking overnight.
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Found this on walmart.com faq page.

Can I park my RV at a Walmart store?

While we do not offer electrical service or accommodations typically necessary for RV customers, Walmart values RV travelers and considers them among our best customers. Consequently, we do permit RV parking on our store parking lots as we are able. Permission to park is extended by individual store managers, based on availability of parking space and local laws. Please contact management in each store to ensure accommodations before parking your RV.
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Old 08-02-2015, 03:39 PM   #755
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We do it ALL THE TIME. Make sure you go in and buy something so that if someone asks you have a receipt. Others will tell you to ask for permission. We never do because that just gives them the option to say no. I have heard that SOME walmarts have signs that prohibit overnight parking, but I have never seen one and we are on the road ALL the time. NEVER once were we asked to leave. In fact walmart just expanded their selection of RV accessories.
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Hi, almost all of the Wal-Marts that we stopped at don't allow overnight parking. The one that we did stay at, cost us $80.00 so we didn't save anything there.
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On our recent trip to Yellowstone, we discovered that Cabela's stores are quite accommodating to RV's. Some have dump stations and water available. They even have free outdoor dog runs and horse corrals available.
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Old 08-03-2015, 06:53 AM   #759
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Always ask manager before assuming that you can. Some do and some don't. Also, if someone knocks on your door in the middle of the nite, it might be to rob you. Personally, there's so much crime in Walmart parking lots these days, I wouldn't overnite in one. Truckstop would be better choice, if you can put up with noise.
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I've done overnight stays at many Walmarts since 2010 when I started RVing. I've only seen THREE Walmarts that had signs posted, warning that overnight parking was prohibited. I've seen one Walmart that actually had a sign directing RVers to park in a particular section of their parking lot! If I see other RVs parked, I don't bother to ask permission. There was one Walmart outside of Denver, CO that had no signs and, NO parked RVs. I went in and asked if I could park overnight. The assistant manager told me there was an ordinance prohibiting overnight parking but, there was another Walmart five miles down the road where I could overnight. I thanked the manager and drove to the next Walmart. There were NO RVs parked so, I asked the manager of that store and told him what the first manager told me. He laughed and said that both stores were in the same municipality and, there was NO such law! I thanked him and then, spent over $100 in his store! When I woke the next morning, there were other RVs parked.

All in all, you'd never be wrong in asking for permission. Otherwise, you risk being awaken in the middle of the night by a local constable who may, at best, direct you to leave and at worst, ticket or arrest you. I remember reading somewhere online about an RVer who would phone a Walmart while he was still miles away. He was almost always given permission and, he then had the name of a manager he spoke with should the next shift have a different policy. If you choose to overnight at a Walmart (or any other business that is not a campground) PLEASE follow the guidelines promoted by the Escapees RV Club: https://www.escapees.com/parking/overnight-parking
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