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08-11-2013, 09:12 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2013
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Traveling from WI to TX, any advice?
My wife and I are going to pull our MiniLite to San Antonio sometime in September. We are planning on going down through IL and spending the night in Springfield MS. Any of you seasoned travelers have any advice as far as staying in rest stops, truck stops, Walmarts or? We are planning on taking 2-3 days and are looking for quick, pull over and sleep stops. Once in TX we have a quick job to complete and then will spend a day or two in San Antonio doing the Riverwalk and Alamo areas before heading home. We could just take the truck and not pull the Mini, but we do enjoy it and saving some $ is an added bonus. Any thoughts?
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08-12-2013, 10:25 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Southeast Wisconsin
Posts: 6,949
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The Riverwalk and Alamo are great. Enjoy and
My personal preference is to stay at state, county or city parks close to the freeway, but plenty of others utilize Wallmart and truck stops.
With Wallmart, many/most of their stores want you to ask to stay and will direct you to overnight parking in designated area's. But, not all Warmarts so best to ask. The Allstays app should help you find places as well.
Flying J truck stops are reportedly good for RV's and often offer parking away from semis.
Rest stops are the least attractive IMHO. As you know, since you live in WI, not all rest areas will allow overnight stays.
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DW, 3 Kids and our Goldens
2012 Shamrock 233S
2008 Toyota Sequoia 5.7L 4WD
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08-12-2013, 10:15 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 7
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Just returned home from a great weekend trip at Road America in the mini. First time out for the wife in the unit. Only issue now is the 7mpg that the F250 gets while pulling. Round trip fuel will cost me an estimated $850 with no rv and $1520 with it in tow. The $700 I will spend on fuel would help pay for my 5-6 nights in a motel. Yes, it is not the same and I would be spending more for food, but I wouldn't have the issue of pulling it, parking, etc. Probably not taking the mini on this trip.
I am in the Madison area.
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08-12-2013, 10:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Santa Fe, Tx
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Mileage
We also have a 2104S mini lite and tow with a 2012 F250 6.2 gasser 3,73 rear. Was also a little dismayed in the mpg. Am going to try mid octane gas and use the manual shift which seems to help the mpg.
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08-13-2013, 07:37 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Southeast Wisconsin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RVneeds
Just returned home from a great weekend trip at Road America in the mini. First time out for the wife in the unit. Only issue now is the 7mpg that the F250 gets while pulling. Round trip fuel will cost me an estimated $850 with no rv and $1520 with it in tow. The $700 I will spend on fuel would help pay for my 5-6 nights in a motel. Yes, it is not the same and I would be spending more for food, but I wouldn't have the issue of pulling it, parking, etc. Probably not taking the mini on this trip.
I am in the Madison area.
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Ouch. That's expensive.
I'm in the Oconomowoc area.
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DW, 3 Kids and our Goldens
2012 Shamrock 233S
2008 Toyota Sequoia 5.7L 4WD
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08-28-2013, 07:12 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: New Braunfels, TX
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I live in New Braunfels north of San Antonio. There are always several RVS in our Walmart parking lot. Some are there for a few days at a time. Let me know if you need any info!
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2005 Dodge 2500 Diesel Pickup
2 spoiled rotten Chihuahuas, Ellie & Gracie!
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08-28-2013, 07:35 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 270
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If your path to San Antonio takes you through Amarillo, I recommend stopping. The famous Cadillac Ranch, Big Texan Steak House(Man vs Food) and Sisemore RV Museum(home of the Gornicke Flxible Bus). Fredericksburg, San Antonio and New Braunfels are among our favorite RV destinations. The Riverwalk is just the tip of the iceberg.
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08-29-2013, 10:27 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 368
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kingwood390bh
If your path to San Antonio takes you through Amarillo, I recommend stopping. The famous Cadillac Ranch, Big Texan Steak House(Man vs Food) and Sisemore RV Museum(home of the Gornicke Flxible Bus). Fredericksburg, San Antonio and New Braunfels are among our favorite RV destinations. The Riverwalk is just the tip of the iceberg.
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X2 on that listing. May add Palo Duro SP.
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08-29-2013, 11:02 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: X
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flying dutchman
X2 on that listing. May add Palo Duro SP.
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X2 on Palo Duro SP.
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08-29-2013, 11:33 AM
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Wanna Be Camper
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Posts: 2,420
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RVneeds
Just returned home from a great weekend trip at Road America in the mini. First time out for the wife in the unit. Only issue now is the 7mpg that the F250 gets while pulling. Round trip fuel will cost me an estimated $850 with no rv and $1520 with it in tow. The $700 I will spend on fuel would help pay for my 5-6 nights in a motel. Yes, it is not the same and I would be spending more for food, but I wouldn't have the issue of pulling it, parking, etc. Probably not taking the mini on this trip.
I am in the Madison area.
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7MPG??? Holy cow. I assume a 6.2. I averaged 9.3 hand caculated over a 4300 mile trip down to Tennessee earlier this year with 4 adults towing our 34 1/2 ft V-Lite at 60 mph. I ran with the cruise on in manual mode except in city driving where I ran T/H mode. That was using 93 Octane and total cost was just under $2000 for fuel.
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2011 F250 Lariat FX4 Crew Cab 6.2
2011 Flagstaff V-Lite 30WRLS
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09-01-2013, 11:19 AM
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Roger and Paula
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Port Charlotte, FL
Posts: 108
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There are nice RV parks, off 1610 the outside loop at SA. There is Natural Bridge Caverns just north of SA. Also, tubing on the Guadalupe near New Braunsfelds is fun. Recommend us 281 out of the DFW area rather than i35. Bad backups and construction. The small towns off 281 (Pflugerville, etc) are worth stopping in. From Springfield, take us75 south, nice scenic road. The back roads through Arkansas (US 71) are nice, but mountainous and narrow.
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