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McZippie wrote:Jim Shoe wrote:
You're the one that asked the question. If you don't like the answers don't ask the question. It appears that you're going to do it anyway. Could you tell us the route and schedule so we can avoid you on the road?
Well then Sir, you certainly wouldn't want to cross paths with us.....
For the last 40 years we have seen a lot of the world during our 2 week vacations.
Many times we drove various RVs, 20+ hours without stopping to reach a new destination.
Speeding 10+ mph over the limit, helps a lot to knock off driving hours on mega hour hauls.
โMay-30-2013 06:11 PM
Jim Shoe wrote:
You're the one that asked the question. If you don't like the answers don't ask the question. It appears that you're going to do it anyway. Could you tell us the route and schedule so we can avoid you on the road?
โMay-30-2013 05:34 PM
Sea Dog wrote:
Go for it!
I would much rather drive ten or twelve hours per day
than waste time sitting in a CG smelling the campfire smoke.
If you are more tired from driving an RV than you are a car,
you have the wrong RV!
As I am going on seventy seven, I no longer do much night driving.
Daylight till dark during the summer will give you plenty of time to rack up the miles.
Go and have a great trip!
โMay-30-2013 05:26 PM
JoeChiOhki wrote:wbwood wrote:
We are getting a new Class C motor home this weekend. Got the approval call today. We will put it to great use. With that being said, it got me wondering as to non stop driving. With it being a Class C, my wife won't have any issues driving it, especially on the highway. How far have you gone with switching off drivers and not stopping for the night? We would love to go out west as far as we could, but with only having a two week period. It's not really feasible to go too far out. I've driven between South Carolina and California 3 times. Each time taking me 3 days of 12 hr driving. So week to just drive out there and back is a bummer. But if we could get it done in half the time, then not as bad. Would go all the way to California, but maybe to the Rockies or Yellowstone.
Has anyone done the trade off driving to get somewhere in a shorter period? How far did you go?
You're under the impression that an RV goes fast, let me tell you that they do not. Law of Gross Tonnage, and the law of mountain passes :p.
I drove Salem, Oregon to Chicago, Illinois, which covered alot of the same ground you'd cover doing 75 or faster driving tandem drivers in a car, non-stop, it still took us 36 hours to get to Chicago.
You're not going to get under that three days figure with a motorhome, which, in all likelihood will not be able to travel as fast as a small car could at around 75-80 mph, motorhomes cruise comfortably at around 60-65mph, tops, they're top heavy vehicles, go much faster than that without alot of experience driving a large vehicle and you could end up in a wreck.
In the end, you're still going to spend a week driving, give or take a day, maybe a day and a half.
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โMay-30-2013 01:52 PM
wbwood wrote:
We are getting a new Class C motor home this weekend. Got the approval call today. We will put it to great use. With that being said, it got me wondering as to non stop driving. With it being a Class C, my wife won't have any issues driving it, especially on the highway. How far have you gone with switching off drivers and not stopping for the night? We would love to go out west as far as we could, but with only having a two week period. It's not really feasible to go too far out. I've driven between South Carolina and California 3 times. Each time taking me 3 days of 12 hr driving. So week to just drive out there and back is a bummer. But if we could get it done in half the time, then not as bad. Would go all the way to California, but maybe to the Rockies or Yellowstone.
Has anyone done the trade off driving to get somewhere in a shorter period? How far did you go?
CB
Channel 17Redneck Express
โMay-30-2013 01:01 PM
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โMay-30-2013 01:46 AM
wbwood wrote:
I'm talking about getting to a destination in a short period of time. Not wanting to stop overnight along the way. Not looking for opinions of "stopping and smelling the roses".
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