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Merlot
Explorer
Oct 08, 2013

Travel Time

A long while back I ran across some information on this site concerning daily travel time. It had something to do with the number 2 and went something like this. 200 miles 2 hours before dark 2 cocktails before dinner. Please don't quote me on any of this. Does anybody recall anything like this?
My travel days are one tank of fuel cuz I'll get there when I get there.
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  • Allworth's avatar
    Allworth
    Explorer II
    Oct 09, 2013
    We apply the last "2" of 2x2x2 as "Two consecutive days of travel, max." A little more flexible.
  • ependydad's avatar
    ependydad
    Explorer
    Oct 09, 2013
    restlesswind wrote:
    I think the quote was "200 miles, 2 hours before dark,stay 2 days.
    I find that about 45 miles an hour is a pretty close average for us,it kind of depends on the coffee intake.:)


    On our long trips, after you account for a long stop for breakfast, lunch and dinner (we have 2 kids in tow)- we average 40-45 mph.
  • Me_Again's avatar
    Me_Again
    Explorer III
    Oct 09, 2013
    On boats we say "Parties 6, dines 4 and sleeps 2", maybe that should apply to RV's also. When traveling causally we do 200-250 miles. Leave at 9 and stop in early afternoon.

    Getting to and back from snowbird park we sometimes do 400-500 miles in a day!

    Chris
  • Fulltimers's avatar
    Fulltimers
    Explorer
    Oct 08, 2013
    My 2X2X2 is Drive 200 miles, get off the road by 2pm, stay atleast 2 days.
  • Crowe's avatar
    Crowe
    Explorer
    Oct 08, 2013
    50 mph average. Holds true almost without exception. By car only it only increases to 55 mph average.
  • restlesswind's avatar
    restlesswind
    Explorer
    Oct 08, 2013
    I think the quote was "200 miles, 2 hours before dark,stay 2 days.
    I find that about 45 miles an hour is a pretty close average for us,it kind of depends on the coffee intake.:)
  • Campfire_Time's avatar
    Campfire_Time
    Explorer
    Oct 08, 2013
    My dad, who used to drive truck OTR, told me just plan 2 hours for every hundred miles. So as yrusoslo said, 50 mph. That formula works very well for general planning on long trips.
  • 2dogtravellin's avatar
    2dogtravellin
    Explorer II
    Oct 08, 2013
    yrusoslo wrote:
    Average 50 miles an hour, no matter how fast you go.


    This is so true!
  • MrVan's avatar
    MrVan
    Explorer
    Oct 08, 2013
    We have found that pulling our 5th wheel, with an end destination in mind in the very near future, that 400 miles per day is about maximum.

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