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Butch9101
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Mar 07, 2015

Need advice. PA TO FLORIDA?

I have a 26 ft coachmen catalina that I'm planning a family trip from southwestern Pa to florida and back. I want to stop in savanna georgia on the way down. Which way is the best route pulling my camper? Just wondering about hilly areas and curvy roads. Thanks for any help. I am pulling with a 2011 Dodge Ram 2500 mega cab with 5.7 hemi just got it so don't know how it will pull. The camper dry weight is 4,500 lbs.

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  • AdirondackJack wrote:
    For what it's worth we have taken this route to Florida for years and find it to be the fastest and very RV friendly.
    We run I-81 South from NY to take I-66 East near Middletown, VA to I-17 Southeast to pick up I-95 South.


    X2 Very relaxing !
  • For what it's worth we have taken this route to Florida for years and find it to be the fastest and very RV friendly.
    We run I-81 South from NY to take I-66 East near Middletown, VA to I-17 Southeast to pick up I-95 South.
  • I did a quick Google Maps search....from Myersdale to Savannah, and it offered two options (in addition to an airline...LOL!!) You can basically go west and take I-77 down or go East and take I-81 south.....or take I-81 down towards Richmond, VA, and then cut over to I-95 for the remainder of the trip south.

    A lot will depend on what you want to see. I you are trying to get south as quickly as possible, it looks like western route down I-77 would be the quickest, and may also be the most scenic. I think that is what I would recommend, but I've never taken it, so can't really say for sure. Others will probably have better information.

    That sounds like a great truck for the trip...the Hemi should have the power you need. Have a great trip!!
  • I81 I77 I26 I95 or
    I81 I66 then US17 all the way, I like that way best.