Long distance trip - need your advice please
I always wanted to see the mountains, so I have decided that this year I will finally do it! I live in Winnipeg, and the farthest I have ever drove was 4h (Ontario lakes) Using Google Map, my tr...
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I have a slightly different take. I've powered through long drives with kids not towing and it was fine. Leave at 0400 and you're a couple hundred miles away before they wake up.
You are towing a popup that needs to be factored as much as kids. I've spent 60 days on the road with kids in a PUP.
Kids are older now and we are efficient. We can get the PUP set up in 20 minutes, less if the sight is really level. Take down is minimum 30 - haven't managed to perfect that but PUP is old and can be contrary getting top level and locked.
1. Tires: are your tires less than a couple years old and have they been in the sun? If so change them. Either way, more breaks and shorter days help them cool off. (Ask me how I know!)
2. you really need at least one stop considering your distance. Due to setup/takedown time, arrive to give yourself time to complete that in the daylight. In summer, that means you can still drive 8-9 hours. We would travel 2-3 days straight between destinations which is a little different but you still don't want to be blitzed when you arrive at your destination. With older kids, I preferred to pull into a campground by 6:30pm for an overnight and my attempted, self-imposed deadline was 8:00pm which meant we could sit down by 9:00pm and have an hour to decompress before going to bed.
YMMV
You are towing a popup that needs to be factored as much as kids. I've spent 60 days on the road with kids in a PUP.
Kids are older now and we are efficient. We can get the PUP set up in 20 minutes, less if the sight is really level. Take down is minimum 30 - haven't managed to perfect that but PUP is old and can be contrary getting top level and locked.
1. Tires: are your tires less than a couple years old and have they been in the sun? If so change them. Either way, more breaks and shorter days help them cool off. (Ask me how I know!)
2. you really need at least one stop considering your distance. Due to setup/takedown time, arrive to give yourself time to complete that in the daylight. In summer, that means you can still drive 8-9 hours. We would travel 2-3 days straight between destinations which is a little different but you still don't want to be blitzed when you arrive at your destination. With older kids, I preferred to pull into a campground by 6:30pm for an overnight and my attempted, self-imposed deadline was 8:00pm which meant we could sit down by 9:00pm and have an hour to decompress before going to bed.
YMMV
