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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As long as your rig is handling properly, the time/miles you can go depends on you, but it will be definitely easier in a class A. When we head to Alaska (7 times since 2006) or Arizona (yearly) we plan for 600-700 mile days and generally run just about that. If we're in a hurry we'll stretch that to 800 or more. Staying ahead of a cold wave last year we went well over 900 on the way to Arizona. I have personally driven the Red Bay, AL to Delaware (1005 miles) solo. Our seats are comfortable, noise levels are low, pee breaks generally are less than 5 minutes, meals or sandwiches can be prepared ahead of time so stop times run around 30 minutes, and there is no hunting for RV parks at the close of the day as we stop at wide spots in the road, Walmarts, or other quick stops. Depending on how we feel, DW drives as well as me, but changeovers take less than 5 minutes. If she doesn't drive I can easily run the same length days. The best part of the Class A is that after a full drive day, the next day we're ready to do it again, and again, and again. DE to AK is about 10 days straight depending on how hard we push. We've made the 5500 miles in as little as 6 1/2 days.
