Long Driving Days: Class A vs. Trailer
We've recently changed from a truck and bumper pull to a Class A motorhome. We've done nearly 40k miles with the trailer. On long trips, we would average about 500 miles per day when trying to "make...
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I would still stop about the same mileage or time I think.
In the Mh and in less of a hurry we may start out at ten and parked by six or earlier.Some parts of the Country you don't stop at that RV park at 2:00 you may not find another til morning.
Six to eight hours tops and stop for eats etc when we want to. total drive time per day 6 hours or less.
Younger when we had the Fifth Wheel and Dualie. I drove until we needed fuel about 450 miles I think. We stopped sometimes to cook a bite to eat or eat some elses cooking. Our Fifth wheel was only 32 ft and tracked and handled beautifully behind the F350 Dualie. I hated tight city streets of small town in Arkansas etc with perpendicular parking and tight bridges but never smacked a mirror.
The Mh is mor comfortable and I just set it on auto pilot and make myself a sandwich and take a nap if I want. NOT I find I need to go the Mens room more often these days and any convenient pull over works just fine or if wife is driving while under way.
Handling is not as good with our Mh as the /fifth Wheel Rig.
However when we were caught a few years ago in 70mph winds in Tx into Kansas I felt a lot more secure in the MH. A fifth wheel might have flipped or not. I ahd my doubts about our safety at 20 mph. I sure don't miss jacking the fifth wheel around to park in on our drive.
In the Mh and in less of a hurry we may start out at ten and parked by six or earlier.Some parts of the Country you don't stop at that RV park at 2:00 you may not find another til morning.
Six to eight hours tops and stop for eats etc when we want to. total drive time per day 6 hours or less.
Younger when we had the Fifth Wheel and Dualie. I drove until we needed fuel about 450 miles I think. We stopped sometimes to cook a bite to eat or eat some elses cooking. Our Fifth wheel was only 32 ft and tracked and handled beautifully behind the F350 Dualie. I hated tight city streets of small town in Arkansas etc with perpendicular parking and tight bridges but never smacked a mirror.
The Mh is mor comfortable and I just set it on auto pilot and make myself a sandwich and take a nap if I want. NOT I find I need to go the Mens room more often these days and any convenient pull over works just fine or if wife is driving while under way.
Handling is not as good with our Mh as the /fifth Wheel Rig.
However when we were caught a few years ago in 70mph winds in Tx into Kansas I felt a lot more secure in the MH. A fifth wheel might have flipped or not. I ahd my doubts about our safety at 20 mph. I sure don't miss jacking the fifth wheel around to park in on our drive.
