It's probably different now than it was in the '80s. Suppose I'll find out.
Gerry
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IMHO, Sleeping in a rest area would be very dangerous. They are infested
with drug dealers (Making transfers) and hookers.
In my Motorhome, when I need to sleep "On the road", I go to the small
town police station and ask to park in the far corner on the lot or a
church lot, never been refused.
Pete
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That was me. Lot's of family problems came up, but while I was upgrading
the
'83 300D for the trip (putting in a new chain), the leg broke. Still
hope to
make a short trip in a couple of weeks after the physical therapist
releases me.
I could have finished the chain job now since I'm getting around fairly
well
with a cane and walker, but my daughter was so upset about finding me on
the
floor, I told her I would send the car to a mechanic. For some reason
she
connected working on the Mercedes with the accident. The car is at the
mechanics (out in the woods). He is s-l-o-w but is supposed to do good
work.
I'll get back to working on the Merz after the doc says I can get down on
the
floor. Daughter will be okay with it by then.
The specially cut mattress and cover (done expertly by a mattress shop in
Tennessee) and the supporting structure is in and ready to go, and there
isn't
much else that needs to be done except routine service.
I've had previous cars with mattresses taking the place of the passengers
seat
and the back seat.
As Larry wrote:
"With the curtains closed and the pop-top down, you could camp in that
thing
ANYWHERE, and no one knew there was anyone inside."
I used a little different approach. By preference I would park in a rest
area
in the furthest space away from the rest rooms. I didn't use curtains
because I
found that made police suspicious when they came by and they would wake
you up,
look at your ID, etc. While sleeping I was below window level, so people
would
look through the window and think it was simply a parked car.
Parking lots of closed bars were good places to sleep if rest areas were
unavailable. Police never bothered me there. They must have thought
somebody
got too drunk to drive, got a ride home, and left his car.
Was sleeping in a bar parking lot one night when I heard a noise. A guy
was
raising the hood up; probably aiming to steal the battery. About the
time he
got his head under the hood, I reached over with my toe and blew the
horn.
Heard this loud kerblam when the guy banged his head into the hood, and
then he
took off running the fastest I've ever seen anybody go.
I wore very light clothes while on the road and slept with them so no one
could
accuse me of public nudity if they did look in the car and the blankets
were
askew. Every few days I would check into a motel, do laundry if
necessary, and
get a nights worth of very good sleep.
It's a great feeling of freedom from responsibility and the cares of the
world
to wake up in your car at dawn and watch the sun coming up; no matter if
you're
on the plains, the desert, or along the seacoast.
One more story:
Drove into the Frisco Bay area one evening, went north on the coast road
(north
of the bay), and parked in a parking area high above the ocean. Woke up
suddenly with the sensation that the car was shaking. Figured it was a
dream
and went back to sleep. Heard on the radio the next day that there had
been an
earthquake! This was during the late 1980s.
Gerry
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