Driving Central America & South America.
RV spots for camping?
November 18, 2008 - 8:08pm
we r driving down in an rv,does anybody know of a guide book with safe rv locations?
November 26, 2008 - 5:35pm
#2
Is it really that easy?Ive been spending hours searching for locations stressing out about it.Is it safe to say that in a larger town if i get there before dark that i will find a safe place to crash?By the way none of us speak spanish.Thx.
November 26, 2008 - 10:39pm
#3
Hmm. Well, I'll say that when I went down the first time, my spanish wasn't excellent, nor even great. But you've got to figure out some of it. Not a ton, but you'll need a few phrases that will be key to getting a place to stay.
I mean, w/o some spanish, how do you plan to know what a stop sign is, or what "estaciomeinto" is?
I've been working on a phrase book for drivers, this reminds me that we need some more work on it!
About small vs big towns: Actually, you're better off in a small town. In a big town, it's crowded, and navigation is tough.
What is your driving rig like? How big of RV?
November 27, 2008 - 11:17am
#4
[QUOTE=Rob;758]we r driving down in an rv,does anybody know of a guide book with safe rv locations?[/QUOTE]
Where are you driving to? We're driving to Panama and back, leaving this week, and have done some research on camping places (we're taking a van, but it's a TALL van). Looks like Mexico has real RV parks (and they're just as spendy as the US) - there's a book the Church's wrote called "Mexican camping" with updates on their websites, etc, that's more geared toward RV's. Also there's the Americas Overland like someone said before. Dare2go.com has RV camping places by gps locations and of course, 99daystopanama.com has a bunch of listings for rv'ers too.
For forums, you can't beat this one. The experienced guys are so great - they always answer and make you feel secure. Haven't figured out how to thank everyone at once.. :)
December 1, 2008 - 7:32pm
#5
three of us are driving down in a 3-ton flat deck with a 22 foot fifth wheel straped to the back like a camper.we took the axles off winch made lots of room 4 fuel tanks,our range is 3300km on a tank.
thx for all your help guys
December 2, 2008 - 10:34am
#6
[QUOTE=Rob;805]three of us are driving down in a 3-ton flat deck with a 22 foot fifth wheel straped to the back like a camper.we took the axles off winch made lots of room 4 fuel tanks,our range is 3300km on a tank.
thx for all your help guys[/QUOTE]
COOOOOOLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D
December 1, 2008 - 10:21pm
#9
were not just looking for an "rv" experience,we just figured that an rv guide book would steer us in the rite direction in terms of overall safety.thx again
December 1, 2008 - 10:44pm
#10
i want to see a TON of pics of this rig! post them, or send them to me at [email]info@southboundtravels.com[/email]!
December 12, 2008 - 5:04pm
#11
We traveled through Central America last year, this year we are in South America. Our camping list to download (and use - a single html file for your laptop):
[url]http://www.dare2go.com/campingCA.html[/url]
[url]http://www.dare2go.com/campingSA.html[/url] (not complete - still on the road)
In general: restaurants and balnearios (privately owned swimming pools) are always good options to stay the night if you're like us and hate to sleep (or not - as case might be) at gas stations...
If you have further questions please post them at our new forum: [url]http://forum.dare2go.com/[/url]
December 19, 2008 - 11:46pm
#14
Its funny our ride closely resembles the america's overland ride,its a 2007 fuso too!only 2 wheel drive and slightly more redneck.
December 19, 2008 - 11:51pm
#15
Hey, does anybody know if my canadian cell phone will automaticaly find the best or the only (at&t) cell service available south of the u.s.?Can i get the web via blackberry down there?
P.S. i dont own a blackberry.
thx guys
December 22, 2008 - 9:41am
#16
it'll find it where it exists, but that is sketchy and hellishly expensive. you won't get web service on a blackberry.
internet cafes are your friend. there is generally one even in small towns.
December 22, 2008 - 5:15pm
#17
we're in mexico now and bought a movistar phone. supposedly they work all over central america too. I've got tmobile and it's roaming on a movistar network, so you may want to just get that movistar. Just tell them you want the 300 pesos phone and plan. texting is cheap and if you call the US or Canada it's $1.15 US per 15 minutes, so use it for 15 minutes then hang up and call back cuz after that it goes to something a little more.
December 23, 2008 - 1:33am
#18
yup, I've got a movistar phone i leave in guatemala, and when i go back I just charge it up with minutes and it works. Cheap USA calls. I think 10 cents a minute is about right to USA.
yes, the book "americas overland" has quite a few. But, the easiest thing to do is just look around, since things change all the time. Another thing is that people are usually really friendly and you can find places to park.