How far to travel in a day??

[PhoneDude 8289]

Originally Posted by talldiver

For us it's 300 miles or 3:00 PM, whichever comes first. I also like to see the campsite, especially if I am backing in. We get out early and like to relax at the campsite

X2 on 300 mi or 3:00 - 3:30 PM works in our comfort zone.

[fredcrowley]

We tow a 43' 5th wheel behind our F350 dually. We are retired and are full-timers. When we have a travel day, we generally plan around 200 miles. We take our time getting up in the morning, have breakfast, close up the rig and hit the road about 10/10:30. We stop as required for pit stops for us and/or the dogs, lunch, or to sight see. We thus are dropping anchor around 3-4PM. While we make reservations in advance (especially during holiday periods), our plans are based on these travel tines.

If we change our travel plans for some reason, we change the appropriate reservations (absorbing whatever rescheduling fees there might be). If when we eventually "kick the bucket" and there is no inheritance left for the kids (adults), then tough - they can take care of themselves. We raised them, loved them, and put them through college. Again for us the journey is part of the experience.

When we travel, we are not in a rush. We will get to where we are going when we get there. When we drop anchor, it may be for an overnight, a few days, weeks, or a couple of months. For us, the journey is a part of the adventure.

In 2015, we wintered all along the Gulf coast from Texas to Florida. In the spring we worked our way up the eastern seaboard and entered eastern Canada (New Brunswick and the other maritime provinces and Quebec again staying anywheres from several days to 3-4 weeks). We left Quebec in late September, wandered back south through to Texas (our domicile state) arriving in late October, for annual inspections and registrations of the truck and rig, doctor's visits, and friend visits. We then spent the month of November traveling westward through New Mexico and Arizona to winter in San Diego from December through to February of this year.

We made many friends, stayed in nice RV parks, had lots of adventures, experienced great places that we had never visited before, and enjoyed ourselves. No stress, no worries.

Obviously if you are on a fixed time frame (eg: vacation), this type of traveling may not work for y'all. Our recommendation is to take your time, do not try to be a road warrior, and enjoy the journey.

[awhitlow2000]

My wife and I usually average between 300 and 400 miles a day. Just a remember, you would be traveling West and in the afternoon which means you have the sun in your face. That tends to cause people to get a little drowsy so. When driving west we tend to leave earlier than when travelling east. We have done 600 a day but we are older now.

[muddyrode]

what ever you feel comfortable doing, for me a 400 mile day is not bad i 'm an early riser and like to get on the road oh yeh and to sturgis ride the bike driveway to driveway my house to Joe's house in sturgis 810 miles non stop just gas and go i can make it on five stops

[Myrle]

I try to limit it to 350 this gets to campground early evening, In heavy traffic areas I avoid morning and evening traffic.

[rlocicero]

4 to 6 hours seems to be the norm. Try to plan your time so that you miss the rush hour traffic near or in any major cities.

[rlocicero]

Hi, Neighbor. We are in North Chili.

[KMANUEL74]

I planned a 9k mile trip last year. We agreed on about 8 hour days of traveling. Driving in New Mexico, Arizona and Texas is completely different from Driving Rt 90 up north. I used Google maps for a guide. I found they were off roughly by about an hour. Google does not take into account stops for gas or lunch. There were two familys and found that leaving at 8 AM and traveling for about 7 hours was perfect. Got us there with enough time to cook dinner, relax, light up a fire and enjoy a cold one. Oh and the kids had plenty of time to find the pool.

[tstanger]

We have driven up to 500 in a day but it's rough. Great place to stop for an overnight stay in Iowa off I80, Shelby Country Inn and RV Park. It's bare bones but easy on and off. Electric, water and sewer. No trees but all sites are pull through. Large green space to walk the dogs. Bathrooms are clean but not very private but I was the only one ever in there. I guess most people were using their RV. It's cheap, under $30 for full hookup. Say you saw their ad and get 15 or 20% off. I can't remember. It's run along with the hotel so the desk is open long hours. Two restaurants you can easily walk to and more just on the other side of the interstate. FYI the McDonald's is REALLY slow service. Really good apples on their apple trees in the fall ;-)

[BarbandLinda]

We'd like to be more free and easy, stopping when we feel like it, but with that, how to figure out where you're going to stop for the night, make reservations if necessary etc. I hate to land after dark, but we often have our eye on a particular park, and it it takes longer than expected to get there. We definitely haven't work this stuff out yet. Just got back from one challenging trip from Kansas City to the Gulf Coast and back.

[DocRob]

While you can drive a long way I think you might be happier if you set your stops at about 300 miles unless you have to make time. Gives you time to smell the roses and enjoy the sites. You have to pay the same for getting in late and leaving early. Enjoy!

[CaptnJohn]

I like 350 - 450 miles. Not in a rush to get moving but like to stop before dark when possible. Just over 700 once and once was enough. A little tougher finding diesel fuel than gas at times. With only a 35 gallon tank and 11 MPG stops are more often than would like.

[TreeLady]

It takes a day or so to get in the rhythm of traveling. Enjoy the country, take some side roads occasionally. Don't book ahead until within an hour of arrival. That way you don't have to drive longer than necessary to get to a reserved campground. Take an extra day to rest if the campground and area are especially nice and interesting. Pick up the state magazines at the Welcome Centers to see what there is in each area of the state. Take the time to see things. There is so much to enjoy.
Campgrounds seem to get cheaper in the west. And lots of county and state parks to stay in also. We stayed in a city park in Nebraska with full hook ups for $20 night! Wonderful!!

[jrmartin67]

I agree with Si Camper that 400 miles is our max, and that's a full day. We normally plan our routes around 300 miles or less unless we really need to push it for some reason. We pull a 35' V-Lite with a 2012 F-150 eco boost (11,300 # capacity).

[TURBS]

Did 10.5 hours last summer In one run.
716 miles.
I was thirsty ..........



2015 Columbus 320RS
2008 2500HD Duramax
2015 nights camped "34"

[bareftn]

I cant get 500 miles in Its not worth getting up to start the day but yet being a otr driver 500 is nothing when your use to 650 or more in 24 I let my kidneys dictate when I stop and thats about 500 or 10 hrs anymore

[Rev46]

300 miles or 3:00 pm. Usually head out about 8:00 am stop for lunch.

[Retired Air Force]

I'm in Buffalo and we wintered in Meza, Az. for 10 years. I normally took 5 days to get there. We also went out to Yellowstone and were there early on the 4th day with no rushing.

[Mr. Dan]

We have never towed our trailers more than 400 miles in a day. However, when I was a dealer trade driver, I trailered a vehicle from Denton (north of Dallas) to Harlingen on the Mexican border (not boarder) and returned home without stopping to sleep. Too long a run. My DW can't take more than 400.

[reinreb]

A piece of software that I find very helpful is"rvtripwizard". It costs $37/ yr. It has helped me plan routes and time plans on numerous trips. One of the features that helps alot is being able to set up three circumferences around where you are situated. The three rings represent distances from where you are. I chose 300 400 and 500 miles. Looking at the interactive map it can tell you all the nearby campgrounds at the 400 mile ring near the highway your on. Its full of options and if you allow yourself the time, you can have fun planning. It has a "test me out" option to see if you could use it.