I'm looking for advice and routes or pulling a 30 ft TT from southwestern Pa to destin Florida. I am pulling with a 2011 Dodge Ram 2500 mega cab with a hemi under the hood. I would like to keep the hills to a minimum since I don't have a diesel. I first thought about 95, but that's pretty far out of the way and takes me to the opposite side of Florida. Should I head down toward Chattanooga ? What are your suggestions?? Any advise ??

If I wanted to avoid hills I would not head to Chattanooga. Maybe I-95 to just south of Savannah then get on US84 to just past Valdosta then US221 to I-10

I would think you are better off going further West through OH and down through Nashville rather than I-95. You will need to go all the way to MD and then deal with traffic through the Beltway. When you say avoid hills, have you tried any in your truck? What is the weight of your TT? I'm driving that route this Friday and will pay attention to grades. When you are leaving? I'll be crossing East in WV then heading south to Chatanooga and over to LA from there.

The only reason I didn't want to hit 95 is that it adds about 220 miles to the trip. But do u think it would be worth adding the extra miles for an easier drive?

I did same trip as you in my tundra. 79s to 19 to charlotte then to 95s. Hills were not as bad as I thought.ave 60 to 65 whole trip. Your hemi should do fine. Just use manual on long down hill grades.

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Ringer
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Nov 17, 2015
How about this?
Butch9101
Explorer
Nov 17, 2015
The only reason I didn't want to hit 95 is that it adds about 220 miles to the trip. But do u think it would be worth adding the extra miles for an easier drive?
OutdoorPhotogra
Explorer
Nov 17, 2015
I would think you are better off going further West through OH and down through Nashville rather than I-95. You will need to go all the way to MD and then deal with traffic through the Beltway.

When you say avoid hills, have you tried any in your truck? What is the weight of your TT? I'm driving that route this Friday and will pay attention to grades. When you are leaving? I'll be crossing East in WV then heading south to Chatanooga and over to LA from there.
agesilaus
Explorer III
Nov 17, 2015
If I wanted to avoid hills I would not head to Chattanooga. Maybe I-95 to just south of Savannah then get on US84 to just past Valdosta then US221 to I-10

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