From Pa. to the Florida Keys

I would never carry bikes on the ladder.

For fifth wheels, here are you bike carrying options:
Bikes & Fifth Wheels

Thanks to everyone who gave us all this information. Our unit is a 2014 Keystone Cougar High Country model 315RES. Our truck is a new Silverado 2015 2500HD. I have not weighed the unit yet, but the way the wife has been loading it i am sure it is over 9,000 by now. The info from Keystone says 8,510 dry. Do any of you think it is safe to carry 2 bikes from the ladder on the back of the unit?

They are everywhere along I 95. No Problems.

x2 Carolina Crossroads and Americamps. We have also stayed at the Florence RV Park in South Carolina. All 3 have easy access to I95 and are convenient for overnights, we generally don't even unhitch so we are ready to go in the a.m.

Bill & Kate wrote:
Before the trailer, we used to load the kids into the van, and hit the mid-day ferry from Cape May to Lewes Delaware. DW and I would take shifts driving through the night, and we would get to my Mother's house in Stuart, FL for breakfast. Those days are long gone! With the trailer, it is a totally different ball game, and who wants to drive at night anymore, anyhow?

I don't necessarily want to but work schedules + maximizing vacation time sometimes dictates it.

oldchief7155 wrote:
FL rest areas allow overnighting, are clean, well-lighted AND have armed security all night.

Every Florida rest area I have been in specifically says "No Overnight Camping"

Before the trailer, we used to load the kids into the van, and hit the mid-day ferry from Cape May to Lewes Delaware. DW and I would take shifts driving through the night, and we would get to my Mother's house in Stuart, FL for breakfast. Those days are long gone! With the trailer, it is a totally different ball game, and who wants to drive at night anymore, anyhow?

Bill & Kate wrote:
Looks like a nice relaxing, do-able plan!

My ideal driving day is about 200 miles. A long day is 300. An unpleasant day is 400+.

We did Baltimore to Orlando in 2012 as a straight shot, started at 11pm and arrived at 6pm. I was knackered by the end of it.

Looks like a nice relaxing, do-able plan!

Here's my planned route from Baltimore, MD to Key West:
Day 1) Leave Home
Kosmo Village RV Campground
"11197 Washington Hwy.
Glen Allen, VA 23059"

Day 2) Leave Kosmo
South of the Border RV
"3346 Highway 301 North
Hamer, SC 29547"
275 miles

Day 3) Leave SOTB
Country Oaks Campground
6 Carlton Cemetery Rd, Kingsland, GA 31548
310 miles

Day 4) Leave Country Oaks
Jonathan Dickinson State Park
"16450 S.E. Federal Highway
Hobe Sound, Florida 33455"
310 miles

Day 5) Leave SP
Arrive Bluewater Key
1 Park Drive, Key West, FL 33040
240 miles