Ditto on the truck stops.  They don't care if you roll in on 18 wheels
or 4.  I used one in Flagstaff, AZ that sounds like the one Marshall
describes.

Marshall wrote:

>I've used truck stops for bathing - and they can be fantastic.
>
>The one in Grand Forks, ND is free when you fill up. You get a locking suite
>with a shower room, and an ajoining  bathrom with towels, sink, chair,
>vanity etc. Like a good hotel!
>
>I was so amazed - I talked about it for weeks.
>
>Others can be more spartan. Thing is - the trend is toward more elaborate
>ones. You can always look and go elsewhere if you don't like the first one
>you try.
>
>Marshall Ruskin
>84 Westy
>Winnipeg, Canada
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Blake Thornton" <thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 10:48 AM
>Subject: Showering on the road
>
>
>>I'm getting ready to spend a few weeks in my van.  I will mostly be in the
>>St Louis area (anyone there?) and am wondering what ideas people have for
>>showering while on the road.
>>
>>The only real ideas I've got are:
>>- Colleges and Universities (but I might need an ID card)
>>- Truck stops?  I've never used one before.
>>- Sponge bath in a public restroom (could be gross).
>>- Meet a friend.
>>- Find a campground (but it will be february, most are closed)
>>
>>Any other ideas?
>>
>>Blake
>>84 Westy
>>SLC, UT
>>
>