I hope this is the right forum to post this, but please move it is not.
I am planning a big 7-10 BBQ Road Trip in central TX. My plan is to fly into Dallas (because it's cheaper and non-stop), then rent SOMETHING and drive around Dallas, Longview, Lexington, Austin, then back to Dallas and return the SOMETHING.
1: BBQ Joints:
I'm using TexasMonthly.com's Top 50 and Texas BBQ Pose's Top 41 as my guide for restaurants, but I'm open to suggestions. (Some of the comments suggest these lists are either out of date or written by "Yuppies in Priuses from Austin." If there's a "not to miss" place in Dallas, Austin, Houston, or San Antonio -- or anywhere in that general area.... I want to know about it!
2: RV vs car/van
But the real debate in the house here is: Class C RV & "Camp Walmart" vs. renting a large vehicle and getting cheap hotel rooms. The RV is more expensive but more flexible. The car/SUV/van offers more flexibility driving, as my wife doesn't want to drive the RV, but we'd have to get a hotel every night and go back to our hotel in between meals, vs just going back to the RV.
I'm guessing you guys have done this. What are your thoughts?
3. Time
I'm was thinking 10 ten days. Is that too much? Am I just going to explode from meat? How long would you do? A week? Five days? The idea behind 10 days is that we wouldn't have to rush and could get in quite a few restaurants.
4. Strategies?
What about other strategies from those of you that have done this?
5. Other things to see/do in between meals? I'll be in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Waco, and North Houston. I only know of the Alamo and The Riverwalk.
I am planning a big 7-10 BBQ Road Trip in central TX. My plan is to fly into Dallas (because it's cheaper and non-stop), then rent SOMETHING and drive around Dallas, Longview, Lexington, Austin, then back to Dallas and return the SOMETHING.
1: BBQ Joints:
I'm using TexasMonthly.com's Top 50 and Texas BBQ Pose's Top 41 as my guide for restaurants, but I'm open to suggestions. (Some of the comments suggest these lists are either out of date or written by "Yuppies in Priuses from Austin." If there's a "not to miss" place in Dallas, Austin, Houston, or San Antonio -- or anywhere in that general area.... I want to know about it!
2: RV vs car/van
But the real debate in the house here is: Class C RV & "Camp Walmart" vs. renting a large vehicle and getting cheap hotel rooms. The RV is more expensive but more flexible. The car/SUV/van offers more flexibility driving, as my wife doesn't want to drive the RV, but we'd have to get a hotel every night and go back to our hotel in between meals, vs just going back to the RV.
I'm guessing you guys have done this. What are your thoughts?
3. Time
I'm was thinking 10 ten days. Is that too much? Am I just going to explode from meat? How long would you do? A week? Five days? The idea behind 10 days is that we wouldn't have to rush and could get in quite a few restaurants.
4. Strategies?
What about other strategies from those of you that have done this?
5. Other things to see/do in between meals? I'll be in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Waco, and North Houston. I only know of the Alamo and The Riverwalk.
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