Traveling turkey hunters sleep

[High plains drifter]

Camping is boring and kind of uncomfortable, but in a pinch,it will have to do.

[bigdrumnc]

Has anybody tried the back seat air mattress they sell on Amazon for the can of a truck?

[High plains drifter]

Camping is easy, but boring and uncomfortable, but finding a good motel can be difficult.

[arkrem870]

I enjoy camping.  Being a little cold and uncomfortable sometimes is a good thing

[compton30]

I enjoy camping.  Being a little cold and uncomfortable sometimes is a good thing

Keeps you honest

[GobbleNut]

I enjoy camping.  Being a little cold and uncomfortable sometimes is a good thing

I do, as well, although after about three-nights worth, I am ready to find a shower and regular bed for a few nights before I do it again. 

I think the point asked in the original post was mainly where does one stop for the night if there is no public-land option, motel, or other similar accommodation near where he is going to hunt?  Is pulling over at a wide spot on a road a good solution? Maybe in some places that is a reasonable idea. In others, I suspect not so much. I know that, in unfamiliar territory, I would be sleeping very "lightly" with some sort of weapon handy...and even then, I would be uneasy about the situation.

I mentioned the Walmart solution, partially in jest, but also because I have seen that mentioned more than once by people in the same situation.  I know the Walmart's around here (or at least some of them) allow travelers to stay in their parking lots in that I have seen, on multiple occasions, pretty big RV rigs set up here that were obviously staying overnight. Is that safer than pulling off the road somewhere? I couldn't say, but I would weigh the odds based on where I might be traveling.

Bottom line for me is that, when traveling, I always have some sort of tentative plan as to how far I am going to get before stopping for the night...or where I will be staying if the place I am hunting has no accommodations of any sort. I know, for me, I would rather get up earlier and drive a bit further rather than feel anxious about sleeping in an unfamiliar setting. 

 

[Dtrkyman]

A google search shows Walmart allows this, but it is at the discretion of the store manager, so I guess just go in and ask, or slide in if there are a few RV's there already!

[WV Flopper]

I prefer a cheap motel.

My girl has a hiking app on her phone. I believe it is "All Trails", it shows a lot of things OnX doesn't. Like available camping areas. Plus a lot of walking trails! Hikers seem to document a lot of good info.

These camping/sleeping areas may include commercial parking lots. It's actually good info for someone travel on the cheap.

[arkrem870]

Later in May when it gets hot hot...cheap hotel is hard to beat. Sweating all night is no fun. Having a nice battery power fan is critical for afternoon naps while camping

[GobbleNut]

As an aside to this discussion, how does everybody deal with flying in somewhere and renting a vehicle to hunt?  A couple of us are headed out of state to a remote area where the one and only motel is a minimum 30-45 minutes or more from the hunting areas. Checked on rentals (AirBnB and the like) and nothing any closer.

We went the motel route and will just leave very early to drive to hunting spots, but considered just stopping at a sporting goods store and buying some cheap camping equipment and camping in hunt areas (would have saved money that way but the thought of minimalist camping for a week was harder to swallow than shorter nights and just driving a bit more). None of the options were desirable, but we had to make a choice.

Anybody got any good solutions to that sort of problem?...