I try to camp as much as possible when I travel on longer trips. Last year I seemed to be able to pick the crappy weather for 90% of my trips so I ended up staying in hotels and motels most nights. For me, this takes some of the fun out of the trip - meeting the locals (and other bikers) adds to the trip and you can't do that as easy in a hotel (people tend to "hide" in their rooms). Using hotels also makes an inexpensive trip expensive in a hurry.

I'm thinking I might try using hostels for my accomodations when the weather sucks. Has anyone used the hostels for their road trips? What has your experience been like?

 

Man have you ever seen the movie Hostels. lol

 

+1 thats what I was thinking, I seen I and II. Yikes.

 

Yep me too. The hot chicks were nice but what they got you into would kill you literally.

 

No I haven't seen the movie(s) - maybe I should rent them to see if they influence me to look into other accomodations. <G> The hostel in Waterton, Alberta is actually more like a 3 star hotel with an indoor swimming pool. I'm thinking these types of hostels would be my first choice, not the ones that, I suspect, the movies portray.

I have stayed in hostels in the past while riding (pedal bike) between Jasper and Banff. One of the hostels had a hot tub (bathtub sitting on a rock pile that you filled with a bucket and built a fire under - No thanks) and a sauna. Some Danish chicks were staying there at the same time and they helped improve the sauna experience - if you know what I mean.

 

Yep me three! The hot chicks were nice but what they got you into would kill you literally.

 

No man don't watch the movie or you might not want to get in the hot tube with those danish chicks. But i would and take my chances.