Sleeping Bags?

For our trip in 2006 (see Wheelin',Squealin' & Clueless) I had joined the KOA thinking that we might stay in cabins on our trip. I spent most of my growing up years camping with my family so while experienced with tent camping, I have also had my fill. It is really nice sleeping in a real bed, especially after a long day on the bike. KOA Kabins provide a bed with a bathhouse, and KOA Kottages/Lodges have bathrooms. It turns out we never stayed at a KOA on our trip in all 16 days, or rather nights. We did carry minimal bedrolls - just a sheet and light flannel blanket for each of us. And I did carry the KOA directory with the potential sites circled. At the end of the day, however, we were just so tired that we did what was easiest and selected the motel.


So now we have this debate again - should we plan on staying at KOAs along the trip or should we just plan on motels all the time? I have checked the directory against our itinerary and we have many opportunities to try the KOAs. The attraction of the KOAs is definately the costs which can sometimes be half the cost of a motel. The downside is, of course, having to carry the bedroll which would have to be more substantial than the last time because this trip takes us into colder territories. This would mean an investment in some ultralight sleeping bags - nice light, compact, warm and expensive ultralight sleeping bags....hmmm....will we recoup our investment? Can we find some used ones for sale? Hey, maybe we should test out a KOA before July too!