How far do you travel per day?
Hi all, Getting ready to get a TT ;)... I am wondering how far, on average, you will drive per day when having to travel a long distance. Thanks in advance
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4-5 hours normally, up to 7-8 on occasion if we don't have to leave early the next day and possibly up to around 12 if there was no other option. But it depends...
Depends on which CGs you want to stay in. We are T/T members and try and stay in those since they are no added cost on a trip. Depends on what other CGs are available along a leg of a trip and what they're like. Sometimes places to stop overnight are far and few between and you have to go farther.
Depends on the road conditions. Towing on an interstate may or may not be tiring and depends on traffic, elevation changes, how many twisty curves, etc. Towing on some secondary highways with a lot of tight curves and speed changes can be quite tiring physically and mentally. Hwy 299 from Redding to the coast & hwy 17 in Ca., hwy 126 in Or. and hwy 7 south of Seattle come to mind. Hwy 101 on the Or. coast is "boring" in comparison. :) You can find out what many roads are like on the internet and sometimes there's a video of the actual road.
Depends on the truck and trailer - WDH brand & type, sway control, HD shocks on TV, shocks on TT, etc. Some TV & TT combos can be a white knuckle drive and some are relatively easy to drive. Our truck and TT are set up well for sway on freeways and handling/stability on twisty mountain highways and is a pleasure to drive. Our first TT (20') and truck (1/2 ton) was a white knuckle drive much of the time and I was exhausted at the end of a leg.
Depends on your age, your health and who does the driving. I'm 63 and do 100 percent of the driving because of a chronic health issue DW has. DW advises sometimes it can get pretty boring just sitting there for hours on end. :R We try and do 1-3 rest stops depending on the distance which can really help. It can be hard to pace yourself and limit the time/distance. Only you will know what works for you but don't forget about others with you.
DW does all the pre-booking of CGs and time/distance calculating weeks to months in advance. Sometimes stuff happens like forest fires, road construction, accidents, weather or breakdowns and will really screw things up. If you pre-plan for 4-5 hours/day and if you couldn't stay in a CG for any reason you *could* go onto the next CG on your trip on a 8 - 10 hour leg.
Depends on which CGs you want to stay in. We are T/T members and try and stay in those since they are no added cost on a trip. Depends on what other CGs are available along a leg of a trip and what they're like. Sometimes places to stop overnight are far and few between and you have to go farther.
Depends on the road conditions. Towing on an interstate may or may not be tiring and depends on traffic, elevation changes, how many twisty curves, etc. Towing on some secondary highways with a lot of tight curves and speed changes can be quite tiring physically and mentally. Hwy 299 from Redding to the coast & hwy 17 in Ca., hwy 126 in Or. and hwy 7 south of Seattle come to mind. Hwy 101 on the Or. coast is "boring" in comparison. :) You can find out what many roads are like on the internet and sometimes there's a video of the actual road.
Depends on the truck and trailer - WDH brand & type, sway control, HD shocks on TV, shocks on TT, etc. Some TV & TT combos can be a white knuckle drive and some are relatively easy to drive. Our truck and TT are set up well for sway on freeways and handling/stability on twisty mountain highways and is a pleasure to drive. Our first TT (20') and truck (1/2 ton) was a white knuckle drive much of the time and I was exhausted at the end of a leg.
Depends on your age, your health and who does the driving. I'm 63 and do 100 percent of the driving because of a chronic health issue DW has. DW advises sometimes it can get pretty boring just sitting there for hours on end. :R We try and do 1-3 rest stops depending on the distance which can really help. It can be hard to pace yourself and limit the time/distance. Only you will know what works for you but don't forget about others with you.
DW does all the pre-booking of CGs and time/distance calculating weeks to months in advance. Sometimes stuff happens like forest fires, road construction, accidents, weather or breakdowns and will really screw things up. If you pre-plan for 4-5 hours/day and if you couldn't stay in a CG for any reason you *could* go onto the next CG on your trip on a 8 - 10 hour leg.
