Touring America in an RV
Discussion
Hey guys and girls, do any of you know a website, or have experienced, an American tour in a huge RV.
My wife and I and our four bambinos want to tour USofA next year, dont know what to see or where to go, but any recomendations are more than welcome.
Breathtaking sights, surf and boobies are on the list of things to see!!!!
Please help!!
Slyjoe
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My wife and I and our four bambinos want to tour USofA next year, dont know what to see or where to go, but any recomendations are more than welcome.
Breathtaking sights, surf and boobies are on the list of things to see!!!!
Please help!!
Slyjoe
x
x
The USA is huge, how long you got? RV hire = $$$$, places to stay in RV = $$$$$
IF its a first time I'd strongly recommend hiring a mini-van and doing it that way, motels are cheap and even if the Yanks call em dirty they are as good as any Holiday Inn here. I'd recommend choose an area and tour that. The mid-west is a vast expanse of nothingness linked together with some fantastic places but also you can drive for 8 hours to cover 2 states on one very long boring road.
IF you got a month I'd recommend CA as from there you have pretty much everything you'll want on a first trip. We're doing a condensed trip from San Fran -> diego -> vegas -> canyon -> monument valey then -> san fran, its gonna be 2 weeks as its all we could book off. Consider that unless you have a few months but still would recommend the Mini-van+motels over the RV option unless money really is not an issue
IF its a first time I'd strongly recommend hiring a mini-van and doing it that way, motels are cheap and even if the Yanks call em dirty they are as good as any Holiday Inn here. I'd recommend choose an area and tour that. The mid-west is a vast expanse of nothingness linked together with some fantastic places but also you can drive for 8 hours to cover 2 states on one very long boring road.
IF you got a month I'd recommend CA as from there you have pretty much everything you'll want on a first trip. We're doing a condensed trip from San Fran -> diego -> vegas -> canyon -> monument valey then -> san fran, its gonna be 2 weeks as its all we could book off. Consider that unless you have a few months but still would recommend the Mini-van+motels over the RV option unless money really is not an issue
i guess it wouldnt be so bad then, its just if they were teenagers then i would def not recomend it. Seems like a plan though, nice and cheap. If you run out of places to park up for the night, go to WalMart carpark. They have outside electric and water and also have CCTV, and if your hungry or need anything its a simple walk to get whatever you need.
My wife and I did this in the early 1990's, and I cannot recommend this highly enough!! We had 2 weeks driving around the midwest, and never saw another non US tourist, and we got extremely positive reactions form all the americans we met, because we were seeing the country in the way they did!
Picked the RV up in Denver, drove through the Rocky Mountain national park, down through Monument Valley, (think John Ford westerns), visited the Grand Canyon, (stayed overnight so we saw it at dawn and dusk, best times to see it). On the way back we visited the 4 corners monument, where 4 state lines meet at a point, back over the Rockies, hired a jeep for the day and went off road in the Canyonlands national park, and went up Pikes Peak on the railway.
We rented our RV from Cruise America, check out www.cruiseamerica.com
DO IT!
Picked the RV up in Denver, drove through the Rocky Mountain national park, down through Monument Valley, (think John Ford westerns), visited the Grand Canyon, (stayed overnight so we saw it at dawn and dusk, best times to see it). On the way back we visited the 4 corners monument, where 4 state lines meet at a point, back over the Rockies, hired a jeep for the day and went off road in the Canyonlands national park, and went up Pikes Peak on the railway.
We rented our RV from Cruise America, check out www.cruiseamerica.com
DO IT!
This may sound quite juvenille for a 38 year old, but, we want to see the "WOW" scenery, fight with sticks in the forest, swim with dolphins and fire large caliber guns,do the rollercoasters and suuchlike, and just generaly live the "american dream" and then leave it all behind.
I just need a few pointers as to where to look, as the interwebs just point me to silly peugeots with caravans bolted on the back.
I just need a few pointers as to where to look, as the interwebs just point me to silly peugeots with caravans bolted on the back.
TO say the mid West is boring implies that you did not research before you went...yes its endless flat farmland, but follow this list
Indianapolis 500..The BrickYard 500...LOADS of car shows in the mid-West, Detroit has at least 1 per day in the summer...WoodWard Dream Crusie being the biggest in the world...The Good Guys shows and Super Chevy, Super Ford, Mopar Nationals. Look for Drag racing events and Motor cycle events like the Springfield Mile(it is both on labor day and memorial day) the Springfield mile only has about 100,000 motor cyclists of all types come to the event..
Mid-Ohio raceway has some amazing AMA motor cycle racing as well as Antique and classic racing events along with some modern.
While in New Orleans or St Louis try the Cajun...in Texas try the ribs and Chillie...in Chicago or Orleans try the Jazz..IN Chicago check out the museums or a Cubs Baseball game.. If your in Michigan try out the water sports or hunting or fishing.
Try the Daytona beach(Florida) or Sturgis(Dakotas) Bike rallys or New Orleans Jazz Festival...
I could go on and on
Indianapolis 500..The BrickYard 500...LOADS of car shows in the mid-West, Detroit has at least 1 per day in the summer...WoodWard Dream Crusie being the biggest in the world...The Good Guys shows and Super Chevy, Super Ford, Mopar Nationals. Look for Drag racing events and Motor cycle events like the Springfield Mile(it is both on labor day and memorial day) the Springfield mile only has about 100,000 motor cyclists of all types come to the event..
Mid-Ohio raceway has some amazing AMA motor cycle racing as well as Antique and classic racing events along with some modern.
While in New Orleans or St Louis try the Cajun...in Texas try the ribs and Chillie...in Chicago or Orleans try the Jazz..IN Chicago check out the museums or a Cubs Baseball game.. If your in Michigan try out the water sports or hunting or fishing.
Try the Daytona beach(Florida) or Sturgis(Dakotas) Bike rallys or New Orleans Jazz Festival...
I could go on and on
I just moved my father in law cross country in an RV and I can say for certain Cruise America are the cheapest. With gas prices high (HA!) here then they are 'doing deals' everywhere.
Not only were they the cheapest renatl wise, but all the things everyone else nails you one (excess miles, etc etc) the were miles under. Post up what you get quoted and I'll ask the mrs if it is better or as good as we got.
There is some spectacular scenary to behold, I recommend it.
Oh and get the biggest fecker they have, its .000001c more and the extra room is worth millions. And it will get 8 to the gallon. No more. Well maybe if you drive it a wee bit more sensible than we did - 2200 miles in 40hrs.
Not only were they the cheapest renatl wise, but all the things everyone else nails you one (excess miles, etc etc) the were miles under. Post up what you get quoted and I'll ask the mrs if it is better or as good as we got.
There is some spectacular scenary to behold, I recommend it.
Oh and get the biggest fecker they have, its .000001c more and the extra room is worth millions. And it will get 8 to the gallon. No more. Well maybe if you drive it a wee bit more sensible than we did - 2200 miles in 40hrs.
When i went, i used these both times.
http://www.elmonterv.com/
Certainly beat Cruise America's prices (although they did discount as a repeat customer as dad had been a few years earlier and used them).
http://www.elmonterv.com/
Certainly beat Cruise America's prices (although they did discount as a repeat customer as dad had been a few years earlier and used them).
Stigmundfreud said:
The USA is huge, how long you got? RV hire = $$$$, places to stay in RV = $$$$$
IF its a first time I'd strongly recommend hiring a mini-van and doing it that way, motels are cheap and even if the Yanks call em dirty they are as good as any Holiday Inn here. I'd recommend choose an area and tour that. The mid-west is a vast expanse of nothingness linked together with some fantastic places but also you can drive for 8 hours to cover 2 states on one very long boring road.
IF you got a month I'd recommend CA as from there you have pretty much everything you'll want on a first trip. We're doing a condensed trip from San Fran -> diego -> vegas -> canyon -> monument valey then -> san fran, its gonna be 2 weeks as its all we could book off. Consider that unless you have a few months but still would recommend the Mini-van+motels over the RV option unless money really is not an issue
yeah, im with Mike, we looked at hiring the smallest RV for our holiday in June for 2 weeks - but the daily rental was as much as the prices of good hotels (at least $100 a night), plus your looking at $25 upwards for places to actually park it up on a night (you cant just pull off the highway and sleep), and some RV parks were priced the same as local motels.IF its a first time I'd strongly recommend hiring a mini-van and doing it that way, motels are cheap and even if the Yanks call em dirty they are as good as any Holiday Inn here. I'd recommend choose an area and tour that. The mid-west is a vast expanse of nothingness linked together with some fantastic places but also you can drive for 8 hours to cover 2 states on one very long boring road.
IF you got a month I'd recommend CA as from there you have pretty much everything you'll want on a first trip. We're doing a condensed trip from San Fran -> diego -> vegas -> canyon -> monument valey then -> san fran, its gonna be 2 weeks as its all we could book off. Consider that unless you have a few months but still would recommend the Mini-van+motels over the RV option unless money really is not an issue
For us, it cost the same to hire a decent rental car and stay in a nice range of hotels for the 2 weeks... while with kids i can imagine the costs will increase, i also think you'll need an expensive RV too, so worth weighing up the costs (and the fact you have to empty the toilet etc..)
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