Mar-19-2014 03:22 PM
Mar-20-2014 04:09 PM
brebar wrote:Some times less is more. If you drive to much you will have a miserable trip. Like someone said get off the road early and let the kids get rid of energy. Have a relaxing supper, your on vacation. Don't try to cram to much in. Learn to enjoy the trip. For a quick overnite a wally world will work but don't cram to many high mile days in a row.
Ok...!! First, I would like to say THANK YOU to all the folks that responded to my OP. I learned allot.
I have my work cut out for me trying to re schedule my trip out west. I will try to cut those 500+ mile days in half. My wife and I have only three weeks to take this trip. I'm retired but she is not, so we have some restrictions for time.
I'm realizing now, that this trip is maybe too ambitious for first time RVers. The original plan was to go to Glacier for 6 days...Yellowstone for three days and then to Badlands for 2 days.
BTW I have not even been inside this TT for more than 20 minutes. I have never pulled anything more than a 12ft aluminum fishing boat. Pulling this thing through the mountains scares the heII out of me. Backing this thing into my drive way is a big deal!!
Sewer hoses, surge protectors, white, grey, black water tanks, weight distribution hitches, batteries, rv parks, propane tanks, leveling, backing up, getting a flat tire, slide outs, dump station etiquette, getting water, TV and TT and tongue weights, storage, MPG, calibrating tank monitors, and many more things, trip planning, it's really over whelming.
Thanks again, and I will try to visit the archives to get questions answers rather than bore you with the same old stuff. I may also discover that it's not as difficult as it seems to me right at this time.
We will be camping in my backyard to test all of the systems on board before we go and we will be taking a few short trips (less Than 60 miles) before we embark on our first RV vacation.
Thanks again everyone, you are awesome!!!
Mar-20-2014 11:58 AM
Mar-20-2014 11:46 AM
Mar-20-2014 11:45 AM
Mar-20-2014 11:07 AM
brebar wrote:
Ok...!! First, I would like to say THANK YOU to all the folks that responded to my OP. I learned allot.
I have my work cut out for me trying to re schedule my trip out west. I will try to cut those 500+ mile days in half. My wife and I have only three weeks to take this trip. I'm retired but she is not, so we have some restrictions for time.
I'm realizing now, that this trip is maybe too ambitious for first time RVers. The original plan was to go to Glacier for 6 days...Yellowstone for three days and then to Badlands for 2 days.
BTW I have not even been inside this TT for more than 20 minutes. I have never pulled anything more than a 12ft aluminum fishing boat. Pulling this thing through the mountains scares the heII out of me. Backing this thing into my drive way is a big deal!!
Sewer hoses, surge protectors, white, grey, black water tanks, weight distribution hitches, batteries, rv parks, propane tanks, leveling, backing up, getting a flat tire, slide outs, dump station etiquette, getting water, TV and TT and tongue weights, storage, MPG, calibrating tank monitors, and many more things, trip planning, it's really over whelming.
Thanks again, and I will try to visit the archives to get questions answers rather than bore you with the same old stuff. I may also discover that it's not as difficult as it seems to me right at this time.
We will be camping in my backyard to test all of the systems on board before we go and we will be taking a few short trips (less Than 60 miles) before we embark on our first RV vacation.
Thanks again everyone, you are awesome!!!
Mar-20-2014 08:18 AM
Mar-20-2014 08:09 AM
Mar-20-2014 08:03 AM
Mar-20-2014 07:48 AM
Mar-20-2014 07:38 AM
brebar wrote:
Hello everyone. I am new to the RV experience, I just purchased a new Tracer 240 TE. I have planned a trip from Michigan to Glacier NP. I reserved all the camp sites along the way.
My question is, did I "over do it", as far as miles between campsites?
The first three days I am going to be driving 516 miles from Holly MI to Lake Gogebic MI, then from Gogebic to Devils Lake ND, 491 miles. Then from Devils lake ND to Shelby MT, 650 miles. most of the way we will be traveling on US. 2.
I recently read in "The RV book" by Mark Polk that I should try not to travel more than 350 miles per day. (I planned the trip before I bought this book)
I planned the trip so that we can stay at Glacier for 6 Days and relax and tour the park.
Any opinions or scoldings would be appreciated:h
Mar-20-2014 07:08 AM
Mar-20-2014 07:03 AM
Mar-20-2014 06:57 AM
brebar wrote:
Alright, I can see I made a mistake. A bit too ambitious trying to get to Glacier NP in 3 days from lower Michigan. I'll see if I can change the reservation schedule.
My experience reserving campsites in Michigan, at least the popular sites such as Ludington SP, is that, if you don't have reservations by Jan or Feb your not going to go there. We have also found from experience that sometimes there is not a hotel room for a 100 miles around these areas during the summer.
That is why I booked the entire three week trip in January.
Do you Rv ers do the same thing? Am I missing something? Am I being too structured here?:o
Mar-20-2014 06:52 AM
Mar-20-2014 06:03 AM