Touring - Warm Showers

Has anyone heard of the informal hospitality program called Warm Showers? It is basically families that will house and feed bike tourers for a night along their journey. I think it started in Ontario, so I'm not too sure if it is popular in the States. On my trip around Lake Superior I had two offers for 'Warm Showers' but unfortunately neither fit into my plans for the day.

Has anyone heard of the informal hospitality program called Warm Showers?

Yep. Here's the Warm Showers URL (http://www.warmshowers.org/).

You can search and find this list of threads (http://www.bikeforums.net/search.php?searchid=5097036) that mention warm showers.

Speedo

I think it started in Ontario, so I'm not too sure if it is popular in the States.

It's popular all over north america and europe. Once you join, you'll get to see the database. I can't believe that many people in the world are even familiar with touring let alone willing to lend a bed or backyard to smelly cyclists!

I really like the warm showers website. Gets my vote. For bike tourists, by bike tourists.

It's a GREAT site!! I've used it quite a few times and plan to use it a lot on our next tour.

We are memebers of warmshowers and have yet to use the hospitality but have had some pretty terrific guests stop by our home. Great inspiration. :)

I've yet to try out WarmShowers, but I really love Couchsurfing.com I think they're working towards the same goal, except couchsurfing also gives you the opportunity to ask a complete stranger to sleep over their house. Sometimes they're even excited to host a smelly, dirty tourist! Cs certainly has it's big drinking sorority girls and lonely IT gurus, but everybody i've met is very good natured, with no exceptions (so far).

great site used them once on a trip to sydney and the host was awesome

im planning a great ocean road ride week after next but no hosts on route DAM lol

anyone on the great ocean road want to join before i ride if so i need some free sleeps hahhha