Average Speed
In the Contiguous United States, I plan my trips at an average speed of 50mph which works out well for driving 62 mph on interstates. I adjust for the back roads and sightseeing. I know road condi...
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sue.t wrote:
I'm curious ... why try to estimate an average?
Are you trying to schedule for something?
Our best trips are when we just wing it. If you're going with your truck and camper, winging it will be especially easy.
Having just finished an eleven week trip across Canada and then up the highway and back, I can safely say that if you want to do an average MPH, you are looking at the trip in the wrong way. There were times when we did 62 MPH and then there were times when we were doing 20 MPH (north of Beaver Creek to the Alaska border). Even on the TOTW Highway we were able to do 55 MPH sometimes and then 10 MPH at times. Everything depends on the roads. Don't strive to make an Average MPH, just enjoy the drive and the scenery is my advice.
