Miles per day

On our wither outings we seldom have intermediate things to see.

Man, I did not know that you could even get the drive train warmed up in 300 miles. :W

In the younger days I drive 950 from 10 pm to 4 pm next day.Have limited vacation days and try to get the most out of it.Now I get older and drive only 500.When I retire I will have more time and drive less hours.

we tag team on long trips and still do well both time and milage. I start and at first fuel stop the DW drives for a two, three hours while i cat nap rest then will do a second fuel stop and i take the last 2 or three hours. So on a long trip we may run 7 to 8 hours and not be over taxed.

Jim and Barb wrote:
Well I have been pulling for 5 years now So Cal to Oregon, Washington,Arizona and we have found 350-450 Max is our duration. You need to allow your self time to fuel set up,eat or whatever . We generally pull at 65-70 mph. depending on poasted speed and road conditions. We are preparing to pull our 5vr to Fairbanks Ak.in 3 weeks and we are planning on 7days for 2900 Mi.

Please report back on how many more than 7 days it was for the 2900 mi trip to Fairbanks. That is averaging over 400 miles per day. You are going to have to be passing a lot of slower rigs. Or drive REALLY long days. Friend got in a hurry coming back from Alaska and busted up a lot of spring hangers and shackles.

And how do you pull 65-70 in California???

So please let us know how your plans worked out, as I thought the trip to Alaska was all about seeing the sights, not flying by them.

Well since I am still working I have to get to my destination asap, most I have done is 1000 miles from Arkansas to Silverton, Co. many times. Of course that was without my Wife, she gets cranky after about 4 hours. If I had my choice I would like to drive about 6 hours a day.

The worst part of over extending the driving distance is the re-coup time when you get to your destination. I will typically pull off and stretch like others have stated... I also found that coffee does not help me stay alert like a No Doz even at 43 years of age. I like to take one to keep me as alert as possible. I tend to get tired after 4 hours of driving. Heck,,, sometimes not even that long.

Thats_Ok wrote:
Used to do 650 miles in one day easy.
Now at my advanced age and with a wife who gets very cranky it's down to 250 maybe...

your wife just recently got cranky? count your blessings.
I like to go about 250-325 per day myself. arrive at 3 pm or so and get set up and relaxed.
bumpy :)

I have driven solo 850 miles from Garden Grove CA to Albuquerque balloon fiesta twice. Not a lot of fun, and it takes a day to recover. That was in a pickup with a camper, and much easier to drive a long distance than my current class A motorhome. And I was able to drive around 70 back in the $1 per gallon fuel days. I did stop every 4-5 hours for a 2-3 hour nap.

Now I am much more likely to drive less than 400 miles per day, and might streach it a bit to make it to the destination in one day if it is only about 500 miles. But would rather break it up into two days, and not have to spend the next day recovering and sleeping all day.

If you have kids along, plan on a lot of video games or less than 300 miles per day. That is about 6 hours driving and figure you average about 50 MPH while driving 60, to take into account fuel stops, and restrooms.

Fred.

Most ground covered was 2200 miles in 34-36 hours with the TT. That's when we were moving from SC to AZ, so we didn't have time to stop and explore. I had to drive straight through since my wife will not drive while the TT hooked up.
250-400 a day is the max we like to travel in a 24 hour period.

I echo the other comments and add that if you must go really long plan long breaks in between. Otr drivers require regular breaks, so should you.