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Old 12-31-2007, 11:36 PM
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When doing long-term or travel storm chasing, do you stay in a Hotel or camp/stay in vehicle?

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Hotel for me. Usually storm chasing involves driving for 10-12 hours per day, and the last thing I need at the end of one of those is not sleeping well because it was lumpy/loud/full of ants.
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LOL, without question hotel.
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lol is right.

The last thing you'd need is to try to sleep outside during a nocturnal thunderstorm.
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i think he means like sleeping in the back of your car, but anyway i would personally say i would have to sleep in a hotel, i don't storm chase yet. i can't wait!!!
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Great answers, hotels can be expensive tho
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QUOTE (IL Storm Spotter @ Jan 8 2008, 01:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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Great answers, hotels can be expensive tho[/b]
They certainly can. Of course, storm chasing in general is an expensive proposition--between gas, food, and staying the night somewhere, it usually costs me about $100 per day.
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Yes. All I do currently is local chasing (within the southern IL area). We don't get much though. I'd like to go out west and chase though.
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Usually stay in a hotel. Can get a better night sleep that way and its more relaxing. But...if I would have to pick between a hotel or another day of chasing, I would sleep in a car for one night
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