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Re: How many miles have you towed in one day?
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. I never, ever speed. My maximum towing speed is 65 mph, even when the speed limit is higher. We stop frequently to stretch, grab a snack, use the facilities, etc. I stop in the evening before I start feeling drowsy. And I always adjust my speed for weather conditions and traffic. Yet, when we want to get somewhere, my family will happily put in a 750 mile day. Safely.586Views0likes0CommentsRe: How many miles have you towed in one day?
We will often get 600 to 700 miles in on our first day, to get us away from home and past all the stuff we've seen a bunch of times, then slow down. My family, (Wife, 8 year old son and 11 year old daughter) actually really enjoy the driving days. We spend almost the entire day talking, playing word games, telling stories, using Google to research and read about the places we go through, etc. It's great family time, and even though I do all the driving, I look forward to those days. Here's an example of why: A few years ago we drove by an abandoned farmhouse along the interstate in eastern Oregon, and my son asked "Dad, who's house was that?" I quickly responded with "Emily", just the first name that came to my mind. What ensued was nearly two hours of everyone in my family making up a story about this fictional family that lived in this house, what they grew up to do, what their kids did. We incorporated towns and landmarks that we were passing into the story. My daughter drew a family tree to keep track of all the people that we were making up. It was a great time, and years later we look forward to passing that abandoned farm house every time. There are even a couple of recurring family jokes that come from that story. A long day of driving does not have to be grueling, and it does not have to be boring. It mostly about attitude.571Views0likes0CommentsRe: Hwy 550 from Montrose, CO to Durango, CO
I drove that road two years ago, towing my 30' travel trailer, and I had no issues at all. There were MANY class A's on the road with us. Obviously I can't speak to your particular comfort level on a road like this, but there are certainly many others who do it routinely. And, it is beautiful.498Views0likes0CommentsRe: KOA
jjjandrbaker wrote: ChuckV1 wrote: I agree with qcloss, we were going to Delaware to see the daughter but after looking at the price's per night we turned around in Ohio at a KOA which was $45 a night pull thought full hookups an headed back home ... Am I interpreting this correctly? You planned a trip to visit your daughter in Delaware, got as far as Ohio, didn't like the campsite prices, so you called off the visit and headed back home? It sounds like you just hopped in the vehicle and took off without any kind of planning. Sounds to me like they didn't really want to visit the daughter! LOL. Cancelling a visit to a family member, after you're already on the road, to save a couple bucks! My family would be furious with me if I pulled that!722Views0likes0CommentsRe: KOA
ScottG wrote: In the PNW, KOA's are generally dumps (there are exceptions). I know there are nice ones througout the country but they're just terrible around here and still expensive. So we never stay at them anymore. I guess everyone has there own ideas of what a "dump" is. My family has stayed in MANY KOA's in the PNW, and most of them were really nice. I would even classify myself as a picky person. However, the 2 or 3 closest to where you live are pretty bad. When you head east of the mountains, and all the way into Idaho, and south of Olympia, including past the Columbia River and into central Oregon, you will find lots of nice KOA's722Views0likes0CommentsRe: Hwy 101 In Oregon
In California, Crescent City and the Redwoods Parks are pretty fun. Even if you're just driving through, detour onto the Avenue of Giants as you head south. It's easy with an RV, and has fun "tourist-trap" type stuff. We've also done the gondola ride, can't remember the name of the place, but it has a giant Paul Bunyan out front. It's worth a stop.252Views0likes0CommentsRe: Hwy 101 In Oregon
Traffic may be especially bad, if you're driving through the zone of totality the weekend of the 19th. Sounds like everyone and their uncle is heading down to see the eclipse. We'll be there as well. Every campsite along 101 is booked that weekend, so hopefully you have reservations. It's a great drive. We've done it several times, in different seasons. My family likes the Fort George Brewery in Astoria, Fort Clatsop, the Tillamook Cheese Factory and the Sea Lion Caves.252Views0likes0CommentsRe: Colorado Springs area
We were there last month, during the third week of June. The weather was pretty warm, upper 80's, so 10 to 15 degrees above the average. We got a couple of passing sprinkles and that was it, but thunder and lighting a couple of afternoons. It was pretty windy most afternoons, but never enough that I would have been concerned about towing in it.317Views0likes0Comments
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