roadside accommodations
Road Captain
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 565
Likes: 0
From: Ohio
As Raven said map your route first and choose your target to stop at. I did the KOA in Forsyth Ga. This summer traveling from Toledo Oh. To Naples Fl.. This was my comfortable stopping point. Especially after riding through Atlanta rush hour in a genuine down pour. I reserved one of there cabins which had A/C. Let me tell ya August in Georgia sucks the big one, hot and humid. The cabin was OK, the showers were just OK. But at $35 a night was worth it to me to be dry. My trip dates didn't allow waiting for great weather to tent it. I do know the closer you get to Fl. The higher the KOA prices. If I'm fairly sure of good weather I will stealth camp, but there are some risks involved with this.
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 927
Likes: 256
From: North Arkansas
If you just looking for a park and sleep, National forest lands often allow free camping as well. May have to run some unpaved road to get out there. I didn't look for any along your direction
Banned
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 2,554
Likes: 230
From: CT
You spent 20k on a motorcycle and you want to sleep in a cemetery or in a tent on the side of the road? I would rather stay home. Motel rooms are between $45 and $80. You get a bed, hot shower and in some cases a continental breakfast and you feel like a human the next day.
Try this website for reasonable lodging. lodging.http://www.momandpopmotels.com/app/v1/index.php
Try this website for reasonable lodging. lodging.http://www.momandpopmotels.com/app/v1/index.php
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 3,971
Likes: 901
From: Omaha
I would though not tent camp in the heat of the summer.
There's just no fun in that.
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,945
Likes: 85
From: Florida
You spent 20k on a motorcycle and you want to sleep in a cemetery or in a tent on the side of the road? I would rather stay home. Motel rooms are between $45 and $80. You get a bed, hot shower and in some cases a continental breakfast and you feel like a human the next day.
Try this website for reasonable lodging. lodging.http://www.momandpopmotels.com/app/v1/index.php
Try this website for reasonable lodging. lodging.http://www.momandpopmotels.com/app/v1/index.php
I tent it frequently and don't think I am less human than you on the second and subsequent days.
The fun and adventure of the trip is what you make it.
Hey, that just gave me an idea for a thread. Stay tuned...
Cruiser
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 206
Likes: 45
From: Mpls.
One nice thing about tent camping is I am able to get off the grid and unplug from life before returning to the work world. Motels have T.V. and news programs, I can't get as good of a start in the morning cause I stayed up all night watching reruns.
Banned
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 2,554
Likes: 230
From: CT
I certainly agree with you on the cemetery and tend to agree with you on the tent camping but I've been on rides where-as the tent camping is part of the trip and I might add an enjoyable part at that.
I would though not tent camp in the heat of the summer.
There's just no fun in that.
I would though not tent camp in the heat of the summer.
There's just no fun in that.
Like another poster said "different strokes for different folks". The OP was seeking opinions and I presented mine.
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 1,005
Likes: 98
From: NC
I like the KOA cabins. Hauling a tent, sleeping bag and all that stuff takes up so much space.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Thread Starter
|
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 259
Likes: 3
From: Missouri
Thanks for all the feedback. I see a lot of, "just get a room", and that makes sense. I try to do two or three trips a year, 5-6 nights out at a time. I track my expenses pretty close, and I can do a week on $1,000 (except Sturgis!). Motels are always about $500-$600 of that, I was just trying to figure a way to get my trips down to around $500-$600. Thanks again for all the input. But cemeteries - well, that's why we have conversations, I guess. Would never have come up with that on my own!
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 11,814
Likes: 5,120
From: SW Ohio
You spent 20k on a motorcycle and you want to sleep in a cemetery or in a tent on the side of the road? I would rather stay home. Motel rooms are between $45 and $80. You get a bed, hot shower and in some cases a continental breakfast and you feel like a human the next day.
Try this website for reasonable lodging. lodging.http://www.momandpopmotels.com/app/v1/index.php
Try this website for reasonable lodging. lodging.http://www.momandpopmotels.com/app/v1/index.php
If you're gonna dress the rugged individualist part, you gotta be willing to skip the continental breakfast sometimes.