10/7/2023 0 Comments Days gone interactive map![]() ![]() You’ll find a white suited scientist’s body and the tech in that sandbagged area. ![]() To find the IPCA tech at the Horse Lake NERO checkpoint look at the NERO base so the train is behind it, and then look for a sandbag protected ledge on the right, over the road.You can find some IPCA tech at the Iron Butte Pass NERO checkpoint in a white trailer near the Ripper gate.At the Old Pioneer Cemetery NERO checkpoint there’s a white suited scientist and some IPCA tech in the tent next to the checkpoint building.During the early mission to find sterile bandages for Boozer you’ll find a dead NERO scientist inside the Little Bear Lake NERO Checkpoint building and some IPCA tech on him to introduce it.He’ll nearly always say yes, and then you’ve got your real answer: they do allow it. If you do pull into the lot anyway, ask one of the fellows gathering carts if he sees RVs parked overnight. They often answer in their own sweet time, but when they do, simply ask “Does your store allow traveling RVers to spend one night on your lot?” On rare occasion they’ll recite the local parking ordinance if there is one. The single best way to find out is by calling the store and choose customer service from the menu on their answering machine. Walmart doesn’t enforce them, and the local cops have better things to do than hassle law abiding RVers who are spending money in their town. For nearly 20 years I have parked at Walmarts with such signs from coast to coast and border to border, and have never been asked to leave. It should be noted that most, if not virtually all of Walmart lots posted with “No Overnight Parking” signs is simply compliance of local sign ordinances by Walmart. We have kids who just realized there are things called ‘RV parks.’ They grew up staying in parking lots on our travels! Reply So communicate, be nice, smile, and enjoy the road. Several have even drawn us a map or provided phone numbers. The other thing we have found, is when we communicate with the managers and are told ‘no,’ most often they are set with a mental list of other places to try. Including the eastern side where we found a Walmart with electric connections, picnic tables and grassy areas! First-come availability and number of nights limited, but it was nice to recharge! And in MO we were asked if we needed to place an immediate pickup order for pickup on foot (during covid). In ID it’s a ‘no’ if the Walmart is near a major event center (such as Nampa), but fine at other locations. In OK we were told only if our rig was 10 years old or newer, so we just had to show documentation. CA within about 50 miles of the coast we were turned away but in eastern parts we were accepted. I didn’t know Lincoln NE had 4 Walmarts, but I can say we were turned away at one and accepted at another. In PA most Walmarts are on property owned by the township, so township ordinance of no overnight parking is enforced. If we are pulling in late I’ll call ahead, ask permission to put “permission granted for dates x to x overnight parking, via phone conversation at x time.” I write the manager’s name. We put it on our dash or affix to our driver side window. We go into the store, talk to the manager, and have them write permission on a 3×5 card I supply. I’ve lost track of how many Walmart parking lots we have spent the night in with our RV from coast to coast and north to south.
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