no, it isn't safe. i've been single 16 years and put over 150k miles on my truck (just this last one) and it is no longer safe to stay anywhere near a highway........in fact, before Tippy died, i had already quit taking even a small risk and would pull off into small towns and find a place that looked safe. of course, i had Tippy, always, and maybe one or two more dogs.

i have Fayeroe now and she is MEAN. Tippy was just BIG.but it was much safer, even 6 years ago, than it is now.

Wants, i've been everywhere (cliche, i know) and done everything (cliche, i know) and i am very road savvy. the only way i would sleep in a camper in the back of my truck now is if i had a window that opened into the cab so i could transfer and get the hell out of dodge if i needed to. i would not leave the camper and walk around to the front of my truck, if i was scared.

KOA campgrounds have little "cabins" that are cheap. you can take bedding and sleep in those...locked up. there are tiny motels, off big highways, that are safe and cheap. and then again, remember, i've always had a dog with me.

i was awakened many a morning in KOA campgrounds by drunken ole farts who got up out of their $80k RV and started drinking beer. talking loud, laughing, showing off.......

i was never, ever scared on any rez.(well, that drunk guy did pee on my van wheel three times that night and i moved the van and he came back and peed in the same spot) if i ever get hurt, it won't be by Indians. it will be by some punk that catches me at the wrong moment in the wrong place.

sorry, sweetheart, i know i've rained on your parade.........xoxoxo pat