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01-05-2018, 07:05 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Oakville, Ontario
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Time behind the wheel
I realize there will probably be a lot of range on this but here goes.
How long, or how far would you drive in the average day on the road?
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Doug and Katherine
2005 Dutchstar 3810 370hp Spartan
pushed around by 2017 Explorer
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01-05-2018, 07:07 PM
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Senior Member
Forest River Owners Club RV Trip Wizard
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Mountain Home, Arkansas
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Like 300, but usually do 500-550 if I have a long distance destination.
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TV 2014 Ford F350 Lariat Diesel
Fiver 2018 Cedar Creek 29ir
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01-05-2018, 07:11 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA
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excellent question
when "on holidays" and stressed for time 10 - 12hrs/ day - horrible.
Last trip east - "on holiday" take our time ... 8 hrs a / day .... not OK
This trip 2018 .... MAX 6 HRS / day ..... we will see,
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01-05-2018, 07:29 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Chicago Metro
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absent an urgent need roughly 4-hrs of actual driving, 200-250 miles.
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Retired 9-1-1 Admin.
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01-05-2018, 07:30 PM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Jun 2014
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If the wife is with me we will be traveling with dogs and don't make good time due to rest stops etc. Will travel ~3-400 miles.
If I am by myself with firm destination I've done as much as 14 hrs ~900 miles in a day. I limit liquid intake and don't stop except for fuel. I've done this in the RV and in a vehicle.
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2002 Monaco Windsor 38 PKD Cummins ISC 350 8.3L
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee w/5.7 Hemi
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01-05-2018, 09:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Fairbanks, Ak
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About 4 hours, around 200 miles and off the road before it is dark and on the road after 9 so people can get to work without me slowing them down. Very rarely will we go more than 3 or later than 5. Proper planning prevents poor parking. My 5 P's.
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2014 F250 XL 6.2L
2018 ORV 280RKS
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01-05-2018, 09:14 PM
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Monaco Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Glendora Ca.
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I'm a 4 hour guy unless I can stop sooner. My home to Pismo Beach.
Mike
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Blueox, SMI, 1990 Wrangler YJ
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01-06-2018, 02:52 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 16
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I try to keep it at 4.5 to 5 hrs/day. Start about 9am, stop by 4pm.
Dave
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01-06-2018, 04:30 AM
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Senior Member
Appalachian Campers Forest River Owners Club
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Between 4 to 5 hours a day.
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David & Teresa
2017 Silverado 3500HD Duramax 4X4 Crewcab Dully
2017 Cedar Creek 37MBH
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01-06-2018, 04:50 AM
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Monaco Owners Club National RV Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: St. Charles MO
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I like 400-450 mi. stop and be settled before dark.
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01-06-2018, 05:01 AM
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I've driven 11 hours in one day on occasion, but I prefer (when time permits) to do what we did coming home from Florida a couple of years ago. First day of our return trip we made 100 miles in about 6 hours...stopping here and there and everywhere.
The next day, we made about 200 miles in 6 hours - again, taking life slow and easy and enjoying the scenery and sights and neat places along the way.
Third day we kicked it into gear and did about 300 miles.
This was our first cross-country trip after retirement, so we kept pinching ourselves to see if this was real...no timeline, no schedule to keep, nobody to answer to.
Life is good!
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Robert & Estha Shiflet
Georgetown XL 378TS
Jeep Willys Gladiator Tow Vehicle
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01-06-2018, 06:38 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Loudon Couny, TN
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Although I occasionally will go 400 miles. I try to plan around 300 miles which is about six hours and I'm usually tired by then but not too tired.
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Larry, Beverly & Pat
Pups - Romeo, Teddy Bear, Frankie
2013 Thor Tuscany, 45', Freightliner chassis, Cummins ISL10, towing a Buick Enclave
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01-06-2018, 07:01 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 7,494
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For our 3-5 night long weekend trips, I try to keep it to 150 miles per leg or 3 hours (often only 70-80 miles). That's leaving at 4-5pm after work.
For a week normally 300 miles per leg or 6 hours is ok for me (staying in same place).
We have a 1100 mile trip planned for this year, we will drive 300 miles and stay 3 nights and then move on another 175 miles for another 3 nights. Coming back we will stop some where scenic overnight.
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2012 Jeep Wrangler Sahara JKU.
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01-06-2018, 07:05 AM
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Where we park it!
Posts: 13,145
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Unless we "need" to be somewhere and then up to 10 hours (450 miles of so) and this includes fuel and rest stops
Other wise we go by the 2.5/3/3 rule...This is 250 miles (max)/into camp by 3PM/ and stay for a minimum of 3 days.
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2018 Tiffin Allegro RED 37PA
2020 JEEP Trailhawk
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