I've done this with Google maps. I figure out how many hours or miles I want to be on the road and then search for sleeping locations near my proposed end.
You should look into getting the Midland 6dB antenna. I live about 3 miles from work and often have my 275 scanning as I'm driving and can often hear a conversation on simplex pretty much the whole way home.
Are we talking about the U.S.?
If so, most places on municipal water should be safe. If you don't want bad taste due to hoses get an RV water hose. A Camco water filter for RVs has a 20 micron filter to get rid of sediment and chlorine.
Lots of truck stops on interstates have areas for RVs...
I used to have a CB in my Jeep. The only time I heard anything was when I drove by a truck stop that had an automated message and sometimes a crazy person with a high powered station that took over what ever channel he was on.
I now have a ham radio in my truck. I have two states' worth of...
I've also seen people use these:
I can't remember where I saw it but someone did a write up about adding these to their roof rack.
If you're like me and Amazon links don't show up I posted a link to Lumax LX-1188 Silver 6.00" x 6.50" x 1.375" Shovel Bracket
The only problem is that out of state licenses are much more expensive than in state ones. If you can get them online it would be a money saver since you could buy one when you actually needed it instead of buying one when you drive by a Walmart and then end up not using it.
This thread got me thinking about my GPS' so I opened Express my various units. The oldest one I have in Express is from 2014. I bought it a year or so ago from a thrift store and was able to plug it in and have it update. It took a while for the GPS to be seen by Express but it downloaded and...
For some reason they quit making these maps but Benchmark used to sell, for Arizona anyway, maps of the state divided into quadrants. Each map is double sided and goes into great detail.
https://maps4u.com/products/arizona-northeast-road-map-benchmark-folded-maps-arizona?variant=18794827284576
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