Tool: how far can I travel in x hours?
Many RVers have a rule of only driving x number of hours a day (they choose what x is). I was curious how many camping locations were around my home within a half day drive. I went in search of on...
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wbwood wrote:
Another thing that comes into play is if you are crunched for time. For many of us, we work (sometimes both spouses like us) and have kids in school. Time off is often limited. So many a time it's about the destination and not the trip along the way.
This is the challenge we have too. There are some places that would be cool to take the RV and the kids, but when I see how many hours of driving it is to get there, I wonder if it is feasible. Some trips would have to fit into Spring break or Fall break.
From me, there are some trips I've looked at that are 10-15 hours driving time by car (according to google maps). Given RV drive time is slower, it is harder to fit those trips into a busy schedule. Summer becomes the only time to do them but Summer is also not the best time to see some of the locations.
We did Mt Rushmore in a Suburban last summer staying in hotels. We broke that drive up into 3 days to get there but only 2 days to get back (10.5 hours car drive time according to google). On the way out we did some sight seeing so we went slower. But, even 6 hours a day on the way back for the last stretch to get home was a long haul. The kids did well though.
