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bclan6
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May 03, 2015

How long drive time with kids without wearing out?

Trying to plan trip out west with kids. New to RV'ing. I want to make it to the main destinations fairly quick in order to spend more time there (3500 miles one way). We're going for a month, but ...
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sh410
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May 05, 2015
"5-6 hours is plenty in one day". If you are still thinking of 500 miles per day for the first 7 days to get there, and doing that 500 miles in 5-6 hrs, then you will have to travel 80MPH. Plan on lots of stops for fuel. Driving a Class A at that speed is not the same as a car or SUV.

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