RVs at Wal-Mart

TREND Recreational-vehicle owners using superstore parking lots as places to stay overnight, free of charge

HOW IT STARTED Word spread that superfrugal campers were welcomed

JUDGMENT CALL Free is free. But don't expect amenities

They commonly appear as the sun sets, staking claim to the edges of superstore parking lots, doing a little shopping before settling in for the evening. By morning, these overnight guests are traveling the nation's highways. Welcome to the latest craze in the road-trip world: owners of recreational vehicles are passing up RV parks and campgrounds and bedding down for the night in the parking lots of...

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