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03-06-2014, 10:43 AM
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Location: normal illinois
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4000 mile round trip
How far has your longest trip been?
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03-06-2014, 10:47 AM
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Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
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We did 4,000 miles last spring; took the whole month of April. Minnesota down through Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida pan handle, and back up the Kentucky, Tennesee, etc. Taking a whole month made it not seem like an endurance run. First and last day were the toughest; trying to make some miles. It's just frustrating if you try to go too fast while towing; just makes for tension. Who needs it . . . .
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03-06-2014, 10:52 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Palm Coast FL
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2 months and 6500 towing miles. Central East FL to MN and home via VA. Like AcadianBob said, do't go too far too fast. This is supposed to be enjoyable. One stop nites with 400+ mi does not make for happy campers.
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03-06-2014, 10:52 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Western Connecticut
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4,400 leisurely miles from CT down to Fla with a lot of side stops including The Outer Banks of NC on the way back home.
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03-06-2014, 10:58 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
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All depends, you talking driving or overall?
Driving, we've been west to banff, east to Montreal, north to Timmins, and south to Florida.
Overall, west stretches to Hawaii, east to Dingolfing (east of Munich, home of BMW's 7-series plant), south to the Virgin Islands, north is still Timmins.
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03-06-2014, 11:19 AM
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Join Date: May 2012
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Long beach to Florida keys, back home in Texas. ...bout 5000miles ...best days wereb when we had no plans and stopped where ever and at whatever looked intetesting.....
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03-06-2014, 11:24 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Durham, NC
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Spent 11 weeks on the road last summer. 14,249 miles that included two FROG rallies (Niagara Falls and Seaside, OR). Currently putting together plans for this summer. We are already registered for Goshen and the Oregon rally. Lots of other place to see. We may be on the road from mid-June through mid-October.
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03-06-2014, 11:29 AM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: normal illinois
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WE have 16 days of vacation want to spend 6 days with family in California, leaving us 5 days on either side to drive 2000 miles each way. it will be a bit of a push but doable, the only problem I can see is if we hit high winds in Wyoming ( I-80) and stopping every 150 miles for gas.
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03-06-2014, 11:39 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Sunriver, Oregon
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3000 miles in 3 months. We usually stay at each stopover 10 days to 3 weeks. I never go over 60 mph.
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03-06-2014, 11:51 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mdrucker
WE have 16 days of vacation want to spend 6 days with family in California, leaving us 5 days on either side to drive 2000 miles each way. it will be a bit of a push but doable, the only problem I can see is if we hit high winds in Wyoming ( I-80) and stopping every 150 miles for gas.
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May I ask the route you would plan to take and places you plan to stop? We are in Michigan and are considering a trip to CA. I have never been west and have no idea what I might be getting myself into! lol Figure now is the time to research.
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03-06-2014, 12:07 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Four Corners, FL
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I think our longest is 1,900 miles in 12-13 days for a down and back to Florida in 2012. Deadheaded it down and took 3 days to get home coming back.
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03-06-2014, 12:15 PM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: normal illinois
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mom28
May I ask the route you would plan to take and places you plan to stop? We are in Michigan and are considering a trip to CA. I have never been west and have no idea what I might be getting myself into! lol Figure now is the time to research.
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We will be driving across I-80 first stop in Gothenburg Ne (koa) second night in mid Wyoming third night Elko NV fourth night in destination grass valley California.
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03-06-2014, 12:52 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Goodyear, Arizona
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about a 3500 mile trip. from NorCal to NW Washington to Glacier NP to Yellowstone NP to Grand Teton NP and back to NorCal.
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03-06-2014, 12:57 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Goodyear, Arizona
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mom28
May I ask the route you would plan to take and places you plan to stop? We are in Michigan and are considering a trip to CA. I have never been west and have no idea what I might be getting myself into! lol Figure now is the time to research.
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my advice is not to do California in the summertime. the weather is great in the spring and fall, so no need to have to compete for campsites and deal with crowds in the summer.
if you have to do the summer, make sure you get reservations 5-6 months in advance.
and just realize that the West is BIG and make sure you don't push yourself by having a limited time to make the trip.
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Shawn-Musician/Entrepreneur/Wine Expert
and Zoe the Wonder Dog(R.I.P.)
2016 PrimeTime TracerAIR 255, pushing a 2014 Ford F150 SCREW XTR 4x4 3.5 Ecoboost w/Max Tow Package
4pt Equal-i-zer WDH and 1828lbs of payload capacity
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03-06-2014, 01:14 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Catonsville Maryland
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our longest trip was a 4000 mile two week trip from Maryland to Yellowstone and back with stops at the Badlands and Mount Rushmore. It was quite a trip in a popup but we had a blast.
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03-06-2014, 01:40 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: NorthEast
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Last summer was 2000 miles: Home (in CT) to Outer Banks NC, Mrytle Beach,
Shenandoah NP, then home.
This July we are taking 5 weeks to travel roughly 7500 miles: From home to Albuquerque NM, Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Yosemite, Redwood NP, Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore, and finish the trip with 3 days in Cedar Point Ohio before returning back home.
I threatened the wife that we would put National Lampoons Vacation on continuous 24 loop in the DVD player....."Holiday Road!!"
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03-06-2014, 02:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: In the Heart of Dixie
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A few years age we went from Alabama to the western part of Nebraska it was about 2,550, the next year we went to Corpus Christi, that was almost 2,000. I'm ready for another long trip.
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03-06-2014, 03:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: N. Central Texas
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Doesn't count yet
Because we haven't gone yet.
This summer with our 12 year old grandaughter we will do a 31 day just under 5,300 mile round trip from Texas to Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico back to Texas with a whole mess of site seeing twixt and tween
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03-06-2014, 04:04 PM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: normal illinois
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bikendan
my advice is not to do California in the summertime. the weather is great in the spring and fall, so no need to have to compete for campsites and deal with crowds in the summer.
if you have to do the summer, make sure you get reservations 5-6 months in advance.
and just realize that the West is BIG and make sure you don't push yourself by having a limited time to make the trip.
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We will be taking this trip the first two weeks of October. Bloomington il, to grass vally ca.
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03-06-2014, 04:06 PM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: normal illinois
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hunt247
Last summer was 2000 miles: Home (in CT) to Outer Banks NC, Mrytle Beach,
Shenandoah NP, then home.
This July we are taking 5 weeks to travel roughly 7500 miles: From home to Albuquerque NM, Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Yosemite, Redwood NP, Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore, and finish the trip with 3 days in Cedar Point Ohio before returning back home.
I threatened the wife that we would put National Lampoons Vacation on continuous 24 loop in the DVD player....."Holiday Road!!"
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That sounds like a dream trip, would love to have the time to do that, Have fun.
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