Truckstops w/Showers For Non-Truckers

All they care about is the $$$$$$, so soap up and enjoy....have a safe trip!

 

if you go into a truck stop and ask for a shower, they're going to say "wait a minute, you're not a truck driver! I know every truck driver in the world!" naw, seriously, it's usually about $10 or so. occasionally, one may find a stop where they'll just GIVE it to ya if you go in there looking pathetic enough, and the manager isn't breathing down their neck. I've been ready to pull out my card (or cash) and they'll say "don't worry about it." most of the larger stops have WIFI. yes you have to pay for it - probably won't get a freebie on that.

 

I can remember when showers were $9. the ol timers could probably tell you when it was a nickel. not sure about WiFi. just go to a few truck stop websites - it'll probably have rates on there.

 

Better yet, spring for a hotel. Even the cheapest flophouses have some sort of internet.

Pick your price on price line and plan your trip accordingly.

 

Little hint on the WIFI, there are a ton of motels/hotels that have WIFI that do not require passwords to log onto. If you make stops at exits with a various selection of motels close by or park a truck stop with some around,find a good strategic place to park and log on. Sometimes you will draw multiple signals and you can just trial and error until you grab one that works. I use to do that alot right from my truck. If i was at a truck stop that had a motel real close by I would park myself in the part of the truck stop closest to the place and see what happened. I got many hours of WIFI at no cost this way. Some you can even just go park yourself in the lobby and log on and nobody says a word if you just look like you belong there. Also, not sure if they have Krystal's fast food joints out that way but most of them provide free WIFI now as well. You might even look up and see if any of the states you are passing through have rest areas that provide WIFI,there are a few states doing that now.

 

Most showers are $10.00 but you might be able to ask a driver if they have an extra on their card or put you down as a co driver for free but the stops don't care if you're a driver or not as money talks! If you're driving a UHaul, 50 gals will get you a free shower if it's diesel. The WIFI is steep! You can either pay with a credit card or go in and get a gift card. Just do NOT go to your banking website or any of your usual places that have any sensitive info on you as WIFI is now a big target of hackers and scammers!

If I were you I'd stop at the TA and Pilot and Petro and get their locater guides for all of their stores and that way you can plan where you need to stop for fuel and shower. Petro is IMHO the best in showers and believe it or not Pilots next unless it's one of the NEW Truck Stops of America (TA)
Have fun on your trip ! You could check out Wal-Mart as I think they have a non contract USB broadband card that you could pay for 1 month and have internet the whole trp instead of relying on WIFI. Now don't forget that McDonalds has free WIFI as do a lot of other places. Biut as I said I don't trust WIFI any ore after morons tried to get into my computer using windows explorer and I had to laugh at that!
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