ORIGINAL: Big Casino

I can understand you not wanting to spend money on a room, but the reality of the situation is this, if they permitted people to sleep in their cars then people could and possibly would stay there the whole freakin weekend, or even longer, there isn't enough parking to allow everyone to park there and remain there. I see people fight over "their" fishing hole I couldn't even imagine playing bumper cars trying to get a spot from a "camper"

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ORIGINAL: oncorhynchus

I spend plenty of money in Erie and don't mind spending it on things that I enjoy, but sleeping in a lousy motel for $50 buck isn't one of them. And to spend more for a nice place just to sleep isn't worth the money for all the amenities that I never use. I luv my mini van especially when changing clothes in foul weather and a snack & rest on a long day's fishing and a fine meal in Erie. I can get a prime rib for ½ the price of a flea bitten bed bug infested room.
 

I agree . I go there to fish, not live in and pay for luxury.

ORIGINAL: Big Casino

I can understand you not wanting to spend money on a room, but the reality of the situation is this, if they permitted people to sleep in their cars then people could and possibly would stay there the whole freakin weekend, or even longer, there isn't enough parking to allow everyone to park there and remain there. I see people fight over "their" fishing hole I couldn't even imagine playing bumper cars trying to get a spot from a "camper"

Ahhh, yes. A return to the coho wars of 1978-79. Fist fights on the beach, people stomping on other's rod tips for catching "my fish", half cases of  Iron City and (gasp) Strohs laying in the mud, state troopers parked at trout run, "Dogs and Fishermen Keep Off the Lawn" signs everywhere up and down manchester and dutch roads. And lets not forget, "fishing" by dragging the biggest KO Wobbler available through 6 inches of water.  Ah, such memories.