Thanks David,
Really appreciate the park-bear info, that's what I was curious about!

I'm planning on taking an extended trip and would like to have comms
as much as I can. We were at the Grand Canyon & I saw other people
talking but I was 'no service' (Virgin Mobile prepaid on the Sprint
network) for 3 days. Not the end of the world but I could see it
could be better, so I ask travelers.
I LIKE sending pictures of my VW camper in different places to my
kids <g>... Ya, it sounds dumb but we have things we like to do &
they understand.

Thanks again David! Have a great trip....

Rob

At  6/24/2012 09:37 AM, David Bjorkman wrote:
>Hi Rob;
>I have a 87 westy with a FAS Gen 5 engine (inline 4
>VW).  Yellowstone wasn't bad. They said Westy was hard sided vehicle
>so OK to use fridge.  I opted not to as I have a canvas top and
>didn't want bears trying to get in that way.  Yosemite was
>worse.  No food in vehicle or no entry. Rangers aware of Westy
>fridge and checked to be sure only used for storage.
>  Bear boxes used at both areas.  Yosemite was box per
> site.  Yellowstone was communial box every few sites.  And , yes,
> there are lots of places where cell phones do not work.  I have
> Verizon, although I don't like there business practices, because
> they have best nation wide coverage.  Noone coveres areas I have
> been in.  Lots of mountains etc.
>
>Wild Country;  Go see it!
>
>Dave B.