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kozanne
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Mar 26, 2016

First Road Trip in our Thor Super C

Driving from Phoenix to Anoka, MN in May. I've used the Trip Planner and it seems fine, but I guess my issue is that I wanted as direct a route as possible without leaving interstate.

Plan on driving about 6-7 hours per day, hopefully covering between 350-420 miles per day.

Phoenix to Albuquerque, Albuquerque to Amarillo seem pretty straightforward, but I want to head north from Amarillo and it looks like just state highways.

Anyone been north of Amarillo and know what the roads are like?

Also, if anyone has any words of wisdom for first time road trippers, I would be very appreciative.

Thanks in advance!
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  • kozanne's avatar
    kozanne
    Explorer
    Mar 26, 2016
    Actually, we planned on taking a short trip to a state or county park next month to identify/get rid of any bugs we might find along the way. Just for a long weekend or the like.

    Also plan on spending some time next weekend just running the various things inside/outside to make sure we understand how things work. Plus I have to put all the stuff from my old RV into the new one! The Thor is bigger, but for the life of me I can't figure out how I got so much STUFF in a smaller rig!
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    TyroneandGladys
    Explorer
    Mar 26, 2016
    I would take I40 to Tucumcari then 54 that turns into 400 to Wichita picking up 35 at Wichita its good road no problems. If you want all interstate stay on to OKC and pickup there. I would recommend some weekend type trips before heading out visit some of the Maricopa county parks or the state parks.
  • Lauren's avatar
    Lauren
    Explorer
    Mar 26, 2016
    Hey, once you get to Mpls you will be coming close to where we spent 25 years living.

    You SHOULD be ok in May for weather; only God knows for sure!

    Here is what I suggest --- 17 to 40 to 35 to 335 to 35 494 and up the 169 (not interstate but multi land road). About 1900 miles this was and they say 28 hours; but that is not with an rv.

    Be careful and enjoy.

    Oh yet, I second the idea of taking a shakedown trip or two.
  • Lauren's avatar
    Lauren
    Explorer
    Mar 26, 2016
    Hey, once you get to Mpls you will be coming close to where we spent 25 years living.

    You SHOULD be ok in May for weather; only God knows for sure!

    Here is what I suggest --- 17 to 40 to 35 to 335 to 35 494 and up the 169 (not interstate but multi land road). About 1900 miles this was and they say 28 hours; but that is not with an rv.

    Be careful and enjoy.

    Oh yet, I second the idea of taking a shakedown trip or two.
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    dcg9381
    Explorer
    Mar 26, 2016
    kozanne wrote:

    Anyone been north of Amarillo and know what the roads are like?

    Also, if anyone has any words of wisdom for first time road trippers, I would be very appreciative.



    Unpredictable this time of year. Denver got a blizzard earlier this week. Hopefully we're coming to the end of that sort of thing. I remember being stuck between Denver in Kansas for 3 days while the highways were closed one year.

    My advice would be to take a smaller trip in any new RV - more than one, but perhaps especially in a Thor (I own one too). These things are not like new cars - the vast majority will have some bugs to shake out.. Most bugs aren't major and the Super C has a good chassis.

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