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Nov-04-2017 04:05 AM
St Catharines Ontario down 219 to 77 and what the roads and weather can be like around late Dec early Jan
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Nov-26-2017 06:38 PM
Down sized Winnebago 2012 24V Class C
2003 Gold Wing 1800 recently triked (Big Red)
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Nov-26-2017 06:30 PM
Down sized Winnebago 2012 24V Class C
2003 Gold Wing 1800 recently triked (Big Red)
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Nov-18-2017 10:26 AM
Dutch_12078 wrote:
I think the best idea at that time of year is to just keep an eye on the weather forecasts and be prepared to be a little flexible in your travel plans. We always build in a few extra travel days along the way that we can shuffle around before we reach any place where we have hard reservations. One of our last non-reserved stops before Florida is in an area we really like, so if we have a couple of extra days left when we get there, we don't mind staying there a little longer.
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excellent advise. let the wx be your guide. Check the wx a few days before you depart.
Traffic around Charlotte, NC is bad due to construction. But it is only for 20 miles or so. Try to hit it late at nite.
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Nov-17-2017 06:18 PM
The only trouble we had, aside from the many miles of construction on I-95 & I-77, was a long detour around the Bluefield tunnel on I-77. We stopped for gas at a truck stop in Wytheville & a kind trucker saw our ONT licensce plates and told us he had just come southbound & saw traffic at a standstill for miles due to a big rig roll-over south of the tunnel. It was a scenic detour (on US-52) and added over an hour to our trip but at least we weren't stopped on the interstate (hubby hates that)!
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Nov-06-2017 01:47 PM
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Nov-06-2017 09:29 AM
Last year we went east on the PA turnpike and stayed on I70 exiting at Breezewood. When I70 comes into Maryland, we exit and follow US 522 to Winchester VA, then on VA route 37 south to I81, to I66 east, to US 17 south to I95 south near Fredericksburg VA. This route usually sees warmer temps because it is closer to the coast. It is also much easier on the RV engine requiring many fewer downshifts for hill climbing than I77. The downside to this route for us is that it adds about 90 more miles and about 1.5 to 2 hours to our trip to the Orlando area.
Best wishes on your trip.
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Nov-05-2017 06:29 PM
As previously mentioned there are some pretty big hills (one is 7 miles long on I-77 in VA) through the mountains in WV & VA and the roads are not always cleared well or right away.
If you must travel at that time of year and especially if towing an RV I'd take I-75 or even I-65 for a flatter run even though they are a few miles longer.
We are currently in FL and will be driving home in the middle of November. Even though we are in a car this trip, Hubby is considering taking I-75 home to avoid any bad road conditions.
~Diane
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Nov-04-2017 02:32 PM
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Nov-04-2017 12:10 PM
Dutch_12078 wrote:
We've run down 88-81-77-26-95 to Florida in early January for several years, and only once have we held up for an extra night at a planned over night stop.
... and that is the real answer !
Be flexible enough that you can add 1 or 2 nights to your trip. Watch the weather forecasts. Get off the road if it starts to get nasty.
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Nov-04-2017 09:54 AM
2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A
F53 chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS
Bigfoot Automatic Leveling System
2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump
ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/Blue Ox baseplate
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Nov-04-2017 08:48 AM
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Nov-04-2017 07:25 AM
Friends of ours from the same area like to cross at Fort Erie and pick up I-71 near Cleveland and head towards Cincinnati to pick up I-75. So many times our friends got caught in lake effect snow off Lake Erie and had to wait out bad conditions in the Erie area. All routes are very weather dependent but the south side of Lake Erie seems more risky than the north side. I-77 is a great route in good weather, but we would never consider it in the winter. As others have said, too many hills and drivers with limited experience in icy conditions.
towing a 2016 Jeep Cherokee TrailHawk
Berkley, the amazing camping cat missed dearly (1996-2012)
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Nov-04-2017 06:31 AM
2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A
F53 chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS
Bigfoot Automatic Leveling System
2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump
ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/Blue Ox baseplate
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Nov-04-2017 06:26 AM
2011 HHR Toad
Daktari & Lydia Cavalier King Charles , Annie get your guns, our English setter (fur Bearing Children)