How many miles have you towed in one day?

All58Parks wrote:

Jbrowland wrote:
I understand the need to maximize vacation time and get to the destination. Many of us have done that.

The answer for ME is...as long as my wife and kids wants me to drive. We've been married for a long time now. ;)

I'm only in my 40's and travel with my entire family as well. I'm not old. Their safety and yours while on the road is always my main concern and no amount of vacation time saved is worth the risk. I'll always pick losing 6 hours in Yellowstone over killing my family or someone else. Most of the RV accidents I have seen or read about were in part due to drivers who didn't want to stop for various reasons or refused slow down. RV's are built with matchsticks. One small accident and they burst apart. Every time I feel rushed I picture one of those accidents with my family or yours and I slow down. Sounds negative and I apologize for painting such a bleak picture but it works for me.

But that's just me...on the road...with the rest of us.... ;)

I'm not sure that it's fair to equate driving long distances to driving unsafely.
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My apologies if I seemed to single anyone out. That was not my intention. As I said In my post, that’s what works for ME. I understand we all have different stamina thresholds and I readily admit that mine is very low when driving an RV.

It wasn’t me who equated driving long distances to driving unsafely though. That’s statistical fact.

I also have personal experience with this topic. My dad was a long hauler for over 30 years. I frequently went on trips with him during the summer when I was younger. I saw more horrible accIdents than I care to think about. Perhaps that’s why I am overly cautious. And again, I admit, that’s me.

All that said, it sounds like you have this all under control and I trust you will do what is best for you, yours, and the rest of us. Good luck with the trip(s) and may you and your family have safe travels always. :)