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pirlbeck
Explorer
Jan 02, 2023

Iowa to Mesa,AZ- I40 or the "southern route" with 5th wheel

My wife and I are heading to Mesa, Arizona later this month and want opinions on the different routes. Will be pulling a 36' 5th wheel with a Dodge diesel and possibly a Ranger on a small aluminum tra...
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lane_hog
Explorer II
Jan 02, 2023
OKC-AMA-ABQ-FLG-PHX is the most direct route.

It's a 200-300 mile detour to go OKC-DFW-ELP-TUS-PHX, so that's really a choice of last resort with today's diesel and gas prices.

I think I'd just be watching the weather forecast coming into both OKC and ABQ.

Driving across Oklahoma and the Panhandle you may get ice depending on the month, which is far worse than snow.

ABQ-FLG is where you'll hit snow. It's not as expensive to reroute ABQ-TCS-DEM-TUS-PHX, but it's still longer.

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