Driving time

It is a challenge to get the DW to go the full 10 hours that I am used to as an OTR truck driver. There have been a few discussions about that! :W

Sometimes it is not the number of hours but where the sites are that we want to see. For the longer trips, we just go and when we are tired, we find a Wal-mart to stop (using RVParky app). We don't really measure the hours.

We do stop for fuel and to walk the dogs. These are usually leisurely stops.

We like to take a "leg stretcher break" about every 2 hours or so. We usually limit our total daily driving time to 4-5 hours so we can get settled in and see a bit of the area on one night layovers. We sometimes push another hour or two to reach longer term stops. We're rarely in a hurry to get anywhere, even sometimes changing our minds about where we're going mid trip, so we don't need to wear ourselves out on the way. We like the travel to be as enjoyable as the destination.

We try and stay around either 6 hours actual driving time or 300 miles, whichever comes first. We are NOT locked in to spending the night in an RV park, so it makes the time/distance easier to work with.

Try to be on the road by 9 am. Stop for about an hour lunch with appropriate comfort/leg stretching stops as needed. Off the road by 3:30-4:00 pm. Set up, find a decent dinner place then relax. Get up, start over.

Being retired means never rushing. Rushing causes mistakes, some costly.

Depends Va to Ok 12-14 hr. Va to Co, 3 10 hr days and the last day is the tough one as it's all 2 lane across Ks and Co. I drove big trucks so it doesn't bother me. Have CB Ham, and Satellite and can find something to amuse me.

You will find lot of variables.
In the times when fuel was cheaper, I could put up to 1000 miles daily.
When I bought a DP long distance, I made 2300 miles in 2 days, but that was a stretch.
Than in Mexico, on highway where my side mirrors would cross center lane on one side and shoulder lane on other side, after driving 300 miles I was exhausted.

The 2-2-2 rule works nicely. 200 miles at 50 MPH average, accounting for stops, traffic etc.. Arrive by 2 P.M. and stay 2 nights. Of course, longer runs to get to a destination if time is an issue. It's a good baseline to work from when meandering.....

I think you'll get two rather distinct sets of answers: one from retired persons and one from those who have to take time off from work to travel (or go on weekends). The former often use much shorter legs than the latter, or so it appears to me.

I currently draw the line at around eight hours in a day in my motorhome, possibly more if there are other drivers. In a car, which I find less draining to drive, much over ten hours and my driving skills start to take a nosedive. I'm in the "not retired" category.

Depends. On Sept 13 2001 I was stuck in SoCal so 17 hours straight thru to home.
Other times I have done 10 hard hours. Now days, two to three before a break and max 8 for a stop.

Tom/Barb wrote:
When traveling, how many hours per day do you drive before you lay up for a rest period?

It usually varies between 50 and 150 miles, as we like getting all we can for our campground money and smell a few roses, along the way, as well. Actually never had much interest in getting a motor-home until we ceased being in a hurry for getting anywhere and just used a car to compete with the 70 - 80 mph wannabee NASCAR drivers out there. Also hug the right lane and drive the behemoth between 50 - 55mph since it won't handle like a sports car. This also saves on fuel and moving chassis parts replacements.