Pretty much, I agree with you.  I took advantage of WalMarts policy in San
Diego last year after having an alternator problem.  There are some areas of
the country where campgrounds are few and far between.  I would never
consider a WalMart here in AZ, or in most of the West, but in SoCal, it
seems like a great idea.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Leon Korkin" <korkwood@surfree.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: Wal-Mart parking

> Are we so desperate to find place to sleep that Wal-Mart is used as
> campground? I understand if there is emergency or breakdown but "camping"
> there? Truckstops aren't much better with rigs running all night
long...There
> are so many nice "hidden" places along major highways, wild and without
paying
> fees, along rivers and lakes even springs(including hot ones) close by
with
> campfire ring....All that needed is little planning and discovery
spirit...
> Leon
> 85 Subwagen Westy
>
> Walt Spak wrote:
>
> > Yes, I think that is a great question to ask them.
> >
> > Walt Spak
> > Pittsburgh, PA.
> > wnsopc3@3rdm.net
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Matthew Pollard <poll7356@uidaho.edu>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 3:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: Wal-Mart parking
> >
> > > Hey, while we are email'ing wal-mart, can you ask about their
propensity
> > > to go into a small town, undercut the competition and then leave town-
> > > after the local hardware store, etc have gone belly up....
> > >
> > > -m
> > > bitter at w.m.
> > >
> > > Matthew Pollard             http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
> > > Dept. of Chemistry               http://www.chem.uidaho.edu
> > > University of Idaho                   http://www.uidaho.edu
>