Ideal Travel Distance for an RV Day - How Far We Drive - Full Time RV
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- The Perfect RV Travel Day - Full Time RV - We sat down with our favorite full time RVers and asked them some of the most common questions we are asked by subscribers. We discuss how far we drive and our ideal travel distance each day. How far is to far for you to drive in one day? Do you prefer short distances or all day trips? Everyone has a different definition of their ideal travel distance.
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In case it hasn't been said in a while.... THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!! And your great vids!
Thanks so much. This means more than you know.
Really enjoy watching you two travel through "life". Great seeing all the other RV couples interviewed. Thanks for the videos. Be safe!
Ah, the travel days! 😆Great tips! We travel sooo much and I’d have to agree with all of this.
Great video love the bloopers me we drive till I start to get tired weather I'm pulling our rig or just going to see my sister she's in Illinois no camp grounds or RV parks close to her
Done by 3...ish.
I'm still parked, but that's my preferred ETA.
Well done and subbed!
Great video once again...moving on to the next one!!
good info, relax as you drive, can't be rushed. I was a OTR driver and 11:00 hour plus days was normal, 650 miles. When we had a pull trailer, 30 miles was ok, once we did 40 miles. Now we are getting a 32' class C, might be willing to do 200 miles. Not sure about pulling my jeep patriot yet, will wait and see. God bless you both and may he winds be at your back :)
Great video with some valuable tips. One question for a future video would be how different people manage and minimize their trash while on the road.
Thank you for this video... this really helps to plan our first long distance camping trip...
Our pleasure!
Thanks for putting this video together! We drive a maximum of 4 hours a day usually closer to 2 hours. We have a small motor home so wifey drives also.. We have a 2 hour rule that we switch drivers every 2 hours so we can drive much longer if needed.
Can't wait to start and meet all you people. We bought an Imagine this year and starting with small trips to start to get our feet wet. Retiring in 2 years and going full time. Hope to see you all! Great tips and information. Keep it coming and Thanks!
That sounds like a great plan. I wish we had purchased our RV much sooner so we could do the same thing.
This was great. We are still in the planning/prepping stage of this life but this was a great help. Thank you.
Glad to assist. We researched for almost 2 years before we jumped in.
@@todayissomeday thats the time frame we have given ourselves. We are preparing our home to rent, and our rv to travel. We are giving our stuff away and I think thats harder than we thought it would be. 29 years of "collecting stuff" is a long time. We as human beings become attached to things and once you reach a certain point in life, those "things" seem less relevant...and yet giving them away can put you on an emotional roller coaster. Its bitter sweet.
We go by the 2.5/2.5/2 rule as much as possible. That is 250 miles a day/in to camp by 2:30 PM/stay a minimum of 2 days at each stop. This does vary sometimes especially on the 2 day stops. We like to stay 5-8 days at a time.
That sounds like a good plan. We like 5-7 days usually.
Great video, We have a been doing 500-550 on out trips. Some are 8 hour days, however we will stop at some parks and stay 2 days. We are on vacation and only have so much vacation time so we have to get long days in so we don't burn our vacation time driving. Once we retire, the 300 mile mark sounds so much better. This year will be in our new Entegra and we can't wait!!!!
I'm a new subscriber to your channel after following a link from HappilyEverHanks. My wife & I are planning to become full time RV lifers, and find both of your channels fun to watch and appreciate all the great information you provide. Hope to see you all out there one of these days.
We love those guys! Welcome
Thanks for making a video on this topic. As we begin our full-time journey, this has been a question we’ve tossed around several times. It’s nice to hear what others are doing. And as always, keep the bloopers coming.
I am so glad it was helpful! But it will probably be something you wont know until you know!
Rule of two: 200 miles, arrive by 2:00 pm, and stay 2 days. Drives my husband crazy because he's ready to be there already. I find that since this is our lifestyle two days needs to more like three days to get everything done especially if it's a re provisioning or laundry day
I agree with you! Phil just questioned why I chose 3 nights at our current place since we were just there to work on domicile stuff. But I thought the COE was amazing and why not take an extra day to hike, relax or just chill before hurrying along to the next place. And he agreed it was nice to stay the extra day. I am really trying to have us slow down a bit.
I also like the 400 mile days.. it's just enough...
As a retired tour coach driver, the day began at 8 a/m reached the hotel by 6. We then toured that town's night attractions until 10 p/m. I did that for over 30 years. So I am accustomed to driving 500 mile days back to back.
Thank you for the timely video. You answered one of my burning questions, how far (or how long) to drive in a given day. Your couples varied a bit in their answers but for the most part, it seems like 2-4 hours would work for us.
That's the sweet spot for us!
Really enjoyed your video we have been Rving since 2001 (while working) now we are on the road and it was nice to know most folks like three to four hours... us too. Although when working to get somewhere to spend a week we have done 12 but we were also a lot younger. It was nice to hear folks say driving a rig...trailer,RV what ever IS NOT LIKE DRIVING a car... We totally agree.
Not close to driving a car!! Stay safe out there.
I left our home in Yuma Arizona to our home in Williamson Georgia. 2,000 miles driveway to driveway in 48 hours. I was bye myself and had to go back to work.
great videos,you always show a positive outlook,and you don't act like you know it all,very important to a newbe.about ideal distance,always remember it is the journey,you do what feels comfortable and most important safe.am good for 8 hours (in a car),however i can turn that into 12 hours if there is photo ops and/or farm stands along the way.i also recomend to park the furthest away from the facilities at a rest stop.forces walking,and breathing fresh air.another important suggestion is not to have "rules" as one rver suggested.that might make you drive longer than you want to or miss sites along the way.i also heard some talk about seting up during daylight,why not pull into your site,pop the slides and pretend your boondocking for the first night.thank you for such great and informative videos,and thank you for your service.be well and safe,have a great journey in the new year.joseph
After 8 years on the road we still like to be on the road at 9am and off the road by 1 or 2. But we have out of necessity done a couple days over 500 miles. Great video!
That is a great plan! We are trying to be more like that!!!
As a professional truck driver I am no stranger to 700-750 mile day, but when camping I take in consideration who I am traveling with. They may not be used to it so I plan with them in mind.
That makes for a long day!!
We usually plan to do about 4 hours, but we will do more depending on our destination
I'm good with at 350ish miles a day for cross country trips. Like Indiana to Nevada with a deadline. But like you, I need a really good reason to push the hours and the mileage in a one day drive.
Funny to watch this now, having just done 1000 miles in a night and a day last week. We said we'd never do that again but it still happened. Sometimes though, you just get on a roll and feel good. It's the day after that it usually hits me. :-O
I agree! Sometimes ya just gotta!
We try for about 200-250 per day. We're retired and don't have to be anywhere specific when we travel. We try to leave our campsite about 10:00 am. By the time we hit the dump station and get on the road, we're looking at stopping around 3 or 4 pm. We have done 400 miles in one day and I felt like I was beat when we arrived at our destination. That's a long day, even on an interstate. Nice video, thanks for posting!!
we have two drivers (me and wife), switch every 2-3hrs and usually do 500mi+ or 8-9hrs before dark. Really helps having two drivers.
250-300 miles/day for us. Like most people we've done the occasional 4-500 when necessary. If staying in a campground we try and arrive by 2pm since some offices close early. When boondocking we leave later in the day and arrive before sundown. No night driving. Safe Travels!
Hello from Cabot Arkansas another educational video appreciate the information have a blessed day
Thank you so much! Blessings to you as well
Our target range is in the 350 miles per day range with us trying to break camp and roll by 8. We have a routine leg that is over that, but since we don't have to stop very often for fuel (we have a 96 Safari Sahara with a Cat & 90 gallon tank), even going the little bit extra (425) isn't totally out of reason. Our goal now is to be able to be parked and relaxing by a little after 4pm. We've done a 850 in one day and will never do that again - I'll sleep in a turn-off before we do that kind of hard mileage!
Wonderful information! We typically don't like to travel more than 300 miles a day but can do more if we are motivated! LOL! Very interesting perspectives from everyone! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for popping over and hanging out with us.
I loved this series!
A 2 part question for the next series... What do you love the most about fulltime RVing and what do you miss the most about your previous sticks and bricks life? Safe travels!
Did you see our sticks and bricks video? I asked this very question: th-cam.com/video/DcghgnO81L4/w-d-xo.html
My drive time/distance is about 350 miles because that is a tank full of fuel and that takes me about 5 hours, sometimes 6 hours. Driving from KY to AZ last winter it took us 7 days to get there and we drove 2200 miles so that was averaging about 315 miles a day. Alway try to start looking for a campsite by 3:00pm, no later.
Like the shirt Phil 👍 15 minutes after we get on the road I already need a potty stop - hahahahaha. The few times we have had the pleasure of using our TT we would only go about 300 miles or 3-4 hours max, but for each of those trips we didn't have to be somewhere at a set day or time. Once we go full time I am hoping we can still stick to that. (best laid plans of mice and men) I do like the idea one of the others mentioned of building in an extra hour or so in to your planning for things like rest stops for the fur-babies, lunch, unforeseen traffic jams, etc. That way you don't feel as pressured for time and if you arrive earlier than expected that just allows more time for set up, having an adult beverage of your choice, and enjoying the sunset. 🍸🍺😉
You are right the best laid plans......
It does help when you are not on the confinements of vacation! PS We picked up that super soft T at our favorite gas station: Buc-ees!!
You can mention to Stacy with regard to her hip issues... I have have problems with mine as well (can neither sit nor stand too long). For travelling long distances, an Obusforme Contoured Seat Cushion was my life savor!
I will ! Thanks
Love your videos, thanks for all your efforts behind the scenes we don't see. We watch them all. We just got our 2019 Jayco Eagle 317RLOK, and are looking forward to retiring and full timing in June. I'm also retired USAF, what is the 1600 happy hour you referenced in your video, at Military Family camps? We newbies would love to meet others around a campfire. Thanks M & M Mark & Melinda
Chris and Donna made it to a couple of military campgrounds out in AZ that had a happy hour and everyone gathered to just hang out. We have not experienced this yet. I think most of them were long term snowbirds. But we are always game for a happy hour gathering!! Thanks for your service and I hope to see ya out there.
Exactly what I was looking for. Just took a two week trip. One 283 mile day that should have been we figured a 5 hour drive. Turned into 10 hours. No stops other that gas. Another day that was less than 200 miles and should have been 3 -4 hours turned out to me several hours. Noticed hubby driving 45 miles per hour. Told him he needs to drive faster. These short distances and super long days are nonsense. Will share this with hubby.
Great information
Great videos though, really appreciate the info ya'll are putting out there. Now have my wife hooked on watching your TH-cam channel :-)
Sweet! So glad you guys found us.
Really good information. I agree that our challenge is learning how to slow down. We retired from the Air Force (Husband had 20 year active/17 year civil service.) We were used to going long days to get home to see family when he had leave/vacation time. Now, as part-time RVers, we typically travel 8 - 10 hours a day. I would like to see us reduce that to the 9-6-3 schedule that was discussed by some of the folks in this video. Wish us luck!
Good luck! We have dropped our hours down and have slowed. Hopefully, we can all slow down
It took us a long time after we retired to get out of the mind set of leave at daybreak and drive until it starts to get dark. When your working, you only two weeks of vacation so you try to cram in as much as possible in that time frame. I'm getting better and have been stopping no later then 4 pm now. Hard to break old habits.
I agree with you. That mindset of limited time is a hard habit to break.
We are soon to get is a 2014 Alleged 33 AA. With all the people you interviewed it appears you have to have a UT handle and channel. We are 68 and I don't want to do all that work. Kidding. Great video.
Best of luck!
I think I’ll chime in on this one. I drive a 38’ class A Diesel pusher with a tow for a total length of 57’. My driving varies with the road and weather conditions. Heavy traffic and weather that wears on my nerves may shorten my drive time and easy relaxing roads may lengthen my driving time. My wife is grateful our rig is a motorhome because I seldom stop once I gas up and get on the road. 4-5 hours is my typical drive time, leaving around 11am and generally arriving before the office or host closes.
I enjoy the format you have chosen for your channel and your wonderful humor and editing make your vlogs enjoyable. Thank you for your time and effort sharing meaningful topics. You guys are great! Hope to see you on the road sometime. (FYI my most insane drive was from Northern Utah to Southwestern Louisiana in two days. Ya, not doing that again if can help it)
Thank you for hanging out with us! Phil as you may know is our driver and he feels the same way. The road and weather can dictate how we travel and how he feels at the end of the day.
The worst I ever did was 22 hours, Chicago to San Diego. Now 300 miles 7 hours. When you get older, the body dictates your limits. Stay safe on your travels!
This was very helpful. I have trying to figure out how long.far I should drive I think I will be following your model
Glad it was helpful!
I was an over the road truck drive and use to drive 12-14 hrs a day don't mind saying , im retired and don't even come close to that now, I enjoy my slow li life
Thanks for your RV videos. I have a question for your Q&A series. What gadgets do you do without that you had in your sticks and bricks and how do you compensate? Like do you have a toaster or do you pan fry or broil your bread or do without toast? As someone downsizing now for the move into an RV all these gadgets won't have room for.
Thanks for the question for the next series.
I like the rule of 400/4pm. Back in September 2018 we did 7000 miles in 5 weeks. A pre-retirement trip. See our pics on FB
As newbie RV’ers, we’ve done 500 miles and tolerated it. It wasn’t ideal, but I think the 400 mile drives will be right in the sweet spot.
Love the video. Just FYI DEFCON 4 is almost peace time. Where DEFCON 1 is nuclear war. lol
Shorter travel days are the fav but it take awhile to get anywhere from Boise. 😂. We shoot for 300-350 miles on longer days and plan stops around that. We've done a couple long runs but they're really hard on the wife. Thx for the vids
That is what we thought about Texas! It takes forever just to get out of the state.
As an older couple just starting this adventure, we really appreciate the different preferences and experiences of your folks here. My honey has had both hips replaced and we are conscious of the risks of blood clots, etc with long hours sitting/holding one position (especially for the driver). So we have found that the two-three hour driving limit is a good one for us - and if we need to really get someplace, will take a good hour stop in the middle with a walk around before starting out again. The other issue is the necessity at times to go through/near a large city. Rush hour is something to be avoided if possible. We have generally taken a leisurely morning - breakfast, catch up on email, whatever, and gotten on the road between 10 and 11, finishing up by 3:30 at the latest. Makes a much more relaxed experience. We have also love having the little Casita and have at times found a place to pull off for several hours - sitting at our little table, having lunch, enjoying just the moment, each other's company and the current location. It is lovely not to have a deadline! The fact that our rig is quite small and maneuverable makes it much easier to find a small spot. We spent one night boondocked at an historical marker between two roads in the Texas Hill Country - it was peaceful and delightful. Nice to be able to take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves.
I love that you guys are in touch with your health and know how important it is to take care of yourselves! Your way of travel has got to be the absolute best! No stress, no hurry and enjoy the moment! We could learn a bit from you guys. Thank you so much for sharing and safe travels to you both.
We bought our 21 33AA about a month ago, met the seller part way in St Louis area and drove ~325mi per day back to Idaho. That was longer then we will do on our first big trip in spring, 250-275 mi seems about right. Live Long and Wander begins late March. See ya on the road.
That is awesome!
Great topic. My travel times are like yours. On the road by 9 off by happy hour. I do not want to be finding my way down some narrow twisty road in the campground or seting up in the dark. We take breaks about every 11/2 -2 hours and stop for lunch for a longer break. I have found that for planning 50 mph is about right. Shortest day I can recall is moved from Santa Fe down to Albuquerque about 55 miles, less than a hour and a half to be moved and set up.
Off by happy hour......you have my full attention! lol
Well we fit right in - 300 miles is really a very long day for us.
I'd love to know how full-timers handle health care on the road. Especially those "unexpected" health issues that pop up. We are going to be full-time when my husband retires in 2 years, so we are weighing our options. Husband and I are both ex-Army ("Be all that you can be...in the ARMY!" LOL) LOVE your videos, and hope to meet you on the road sometime soon. Thanks for the Q&A videos, we LOVE them!
I have this in my list of questions for the next series. I agree it is an important one! Thank you both for your service!
I drive a truck 30 ft box truck for work. Typically 10-12 hour work day so I'm one of those that will go as far as I'm comfortable to get to a destination.
Thats a long day!
Our first few trips we stayed within 3 hrs of home. Then we planned a trip from CA ( our home base) to NC (our daughter's). I drive so I planned our stops. I went by the 3:30 idea. Sometimes a little over 330 miles but close. It was ok for the most part, but we were on a mission to get to NC so it was a bit exhausting. We found that staying a couple of days or more made it much easier. Although on our return trip, we were faced with an extreme heat wave hitting AZ and CA. My husband was concerned about crossing the desert in extreme heat so we left a small campground at exit 1of Oklahoma and drove all the way to Williams, AZ. It was torture. Our cat started going berserk because he was over it. It was a good 13 hrs and then we left Williams at 4:30 in the morning to beat the heat. We made it home just as the heat wave started. Never again! I've decided I like the 3 to 4 hr drives. Our fur babies like it better too.
Yikes! 13 hours is a very long day for us too. Gizmo would be really mad too!
Depending on if I have a destination/ planned stop I like to travel 400 miles. But normal days are 300 miles.
We're not full timers yet but 5 hours is my preferred. But if the roads are good and aren't full of idiots I might take it further. It's not like driving a car or pickup, the stress from driving a 40 ft. motorhome like ours is quite a bit more especially going through larger cities. By the way, love your videos and happy Veteran's Day from one vet to another. You guys are awesome!
Thanks so much!
We are new full timers and try to plan our travel days with shorter drive times. Not being in any rush we want to enjoy the journey as we slowly move to our planned destination. As the driver I find the level of roadway concentration needed wares me out if I go too long.
It wears Phil out too!
Hey Stacy and Phil, we generally do 200 miles or about 3-4 hrs. We can go longer, but we prefer to take it easier these days!!! One caveat is if we are not sure where we are going to overnight, we may drive until we find a place... hopefully before it is dark!!!! 😊
We have been stuck looking for an overnight in the dark and we dont really like to do it! Not that it wont happen again! lol
Excellent information add to all that never do a major metropolitan city between 3 and 7 PM M-F. 👊👍😎
Now you tell us! We hit Houston at 5pm! Yes, we know dumb, dumb, dumb!!
LOL! Yes--when I went to Canada in 1991 with my mother, we hit Victoria, B.C. right in the middle of their rush hour! Ugh! I was so displeased, and also surprised; I had not realized prior to that, that Victoria was such a big city! :-O
@@dzymslizzy3641 We try to avoid big cities too! Victoria in rush hour could not have been fun!
We try very hard to route around major cities at ALL time if possible. We also try to stay off the interstates and choose US & State highways if at all possible.
@@todayissomeday We may be going to Corpus Christie on work assignment this fall and Houston is very hard to avoid unless you're willing to travel a few hundred miles around it.
The biggest mistake we made was switching from a Class C to a Toy Hauler. There is a lot of truth in just pulling into somewhere and pushing my auto-level and being setup. Spoiled by comparison from the Class C to the Toy hauler, switching back to a motorhome. Great Videos even if they are older they still teach me a lot.
Glad they are helpful.
Our preferred travel is less than 100 miles and 3-4 hours. When repositioning we prefer to stay under 200 miles and only for a few days or our tailbones wear out. The 2:20 and 3:30 rules don’t work well for us because we typically don’t get early starts
I agree with you Phil I'm always hungry when I'm driving my snack of choice is twizzlers lol
Twizzle on my friend!!
Just starting full time April 27 we like 150-200 a day, this is going to be quite a adventure 😬 hope to see you guys while traveling ✌🏻
Awesome!! I am so happy for you guys! I hope you enjoy every second.
Something you may want to include in the next round of interviews in if there is a preferred day, or days to travel. Interested to hear if most try to drive during the week or on weekends.
And keep up the great videos!
Good question! Our only preference is not to check in on a Friday. Usually harder to get in for the weekend. Would rather check in on Sunday. Maybe harvest host or boondock Friday and Saturday.
We try to travel weekends and camp during the week. (esp if we have no choice than to travel through a big city enroute)
I like hearing how other people travel. Good video.
Our sweet spot is around 100 miles. It allows us more serendipitous time. I often say "Ooh, look. Let's stop there and check it out." It also gives us more time settle in to our new destination and do some recon before dark.
I want to add more of those impromptu stops to our journey as well! I still feel like we have to get there!
@@todayissomeday Yes, sometimes we run on a time frame and have the same mentality "to just get there." That's when I "Whoa Nellie" and slow down to stop and smell the roses as they say. Less stress. ~Lucy
@@WhoaNellieRVAdventures Good call!
Guys, another great video. … I like to drive and have no problem driving 6 hours a day stopping along the way if we see something interesting. My wife likes 3 - 4 hours a day so we compromise and drive.... 3 - 4 hours a day.
I love that you meet in the middle!! That is the way to happy married life! Hats off to you both! Safe travels
We've been full timing for 9 years and our travel days have changed over time. Our current plan is 500 miles when we are crossing coast to coast. Other times, when just changing campgrounds, it's 2-3 hours max. There was one trip where in 1 day, I clocked 1,100 miles in about 22-23 hours. Long day. Won't do that again. We had a parent in a medical crisis that called for us to be in North Carolina when we were in California. We made the crossing in 3 days. I don't recommend that. That day was very extended because we made it to a planned Tennessee stop late at night and couldn't find a place to stay for the night and kept driving and got past the mountains in NC before stopping at a truck stop. One thing that has impacted our 500 mile trip is that if you go to many truck stops and rest stops past 5 PM, there's very little to nothing left. I like to get up early and crank up the miles before stopping for the day. My partner is subject to motion sickness now and has to ride in the bedroom. She comes out to check on me but has to retreat as soon as she takes care of me. I do 100% of the driving as pilot & co-pilot. That makes my pre-planning really important. Love your channel.
I'm just catching up with the older videos, we like the 4-3-2 travel method. Drive no more than 4 hours, get there by three and stay at least 2 days. Cheers
Great tip!
Our sweet spot is about 3 hours but 5 is doable. Planning our big trip for this June I have a couple 10 + hour days that I am not looking forward to. My biggest factor is that I don't really like to drive at night anymore.. so the plan is to get in by 1530- 1600 daily.
We are not full timers, so we typically like to stay within a 5 hour radius. This summer we are heading cross country though and taking the better part of a month, so some of the considerations are the destination and just getting there.
Great question. got me thinking we may need to add some extra days to shorten the drive time. Love the channel.
Dont allow yourself to become to fatigued! Safe travels to you!
We aren't FT yet and are finding the rule of 2"s (200mi/2 o'clock/2 days stay) is working best for us. But, sometimes we do the rule of 3"s (300mi/3 o'clock/3 days stay) However, we may have a working trip this fall that will be an 1800mi drive from home. We hope we can have 4 or 5 days days to get there; but, last year we were only give two travel days. (900 miles x 2 makes for a LONG hard drive!)
Holy crap! That is a very long day.
Does not matter when I start but like to stop by 4 PM to have time to set up or check in. I like Matt answer as being a truck driver I can drive forever also
Matt is crazy! hahahaha I would go stir crazy riding with you guys.
So looking forward to full timing someday. Right now as weekenders our favorite close ish place is Nebraska National Forest near Halsey Ne. From our home in Lincoln it's right at 4 hours. So after work on Friday leave at 5 ish get there around 9 ish. Setup by 10 ish. Head home Sunday around 8pm get home around midnight ish and drag our tired butts to work on Monday . Lol .. When we go to Yellowstone we will leave Friday after work. Run the 400 ish miles across Nebrask to the Wyoming boader , then Saturday a short 3 ish hour drive to wind river canyon for the night then Sunday on into Cody stay a night and Yellowstone Monday. Then 2 days coming back home and try to get home by midnight or so Sunday. We always need a vacation after a vacation . Lol
I remember those days! It is always a great kinda exhausted! But when you love to travel you are ok to drag around on Monday at work.
Our first trip was a dash to Georgia from California. We did it in 3 days hauling a 41-foot 5th wheel. Stayed in truck stops and Wal marts on the way, made it to a camping ground in Texas on the way back. We were not full timing it back then.
2nd trip was a work trip. I was able to save the government $1500 in travel costs taking my RV and ended up pocketing $1300 in cash from mileage. We had several locations to hit across the country try to do maintenance, upgrades and installations. Stayed at Famcamps and saved a boat load of cash doing that, it 11 stops in 14 days was a hard schedule to run with. I have 2 more cycles to do before I retire.
Wow! That sounds exhausting!! Are you hitting up all these bases due to required work commitments?
@@todayissomeday yeah, maintenenca runs of GPS reference stations that I control from Edwards AFB.
My navigation skills aren't the best, so I do the driving. I'm comfortable with a 5 hour day which is about 250 miles. If leaving from a major city we like to do it on Sunday when there isn't as much traffic to deal with.
I agree with you on the Sunday drive!
I prefer to do 4 to 6 hours a day but, I like to stay 2 or 3 days before moving on. Gives us a chance to see an area and relax. We have done 12 hours on first trip to Florida. Too long with no rest time. I'm sure this will be dependent upon our next destination.
Safe travels and good health.
Thanks for chiming in! I love to see how people route their trips.
I've been trying to do around 300 miles per day. Some days 400 miles.
Great topic and thanks. I'd like to know more about healthcare; medical appointments, maintenance drugs, dental etc. Basically, how to manage doctor and dentist visits. Do you just schedule your appointments for when you plan to be back in your hometown?
Yes, we schedule all routine medical appoints in San Antonio and have to return every 6-12 months. We use Walgreens for scripts and have them sent in for 90 days at a time. If we need refills we can go to any Walgreens.
We commonly drive 700 to 800 miles in a day, when going out west from Michigan, on vacation... Of course, that is A LOT different, being in a Jeep with no trailer behind us. When I'm towing our boat behind us, I'm ready to be done after a few hours. Just the stress from other ya-hoos buzzing around you adds up. Another factor is that my wife will co-drive when we're on vacation, but won't when we're towing our boat. I suspect it will be the same when we get a travel trailer.
These are excellent points! And if she is like me I suspect you may be right about her driving!
We are early risers and often on the road around 8 AM. We will drive 2-2.5 hrs before our first rest of 15-20 mins. Then will drive up to 3 hrs and stop for the night. The problem we've encountered is that we have arrived before check in time. I've helped prevent that by fueling up before we park for the night. The exception is when go to our daughter's from our Home-base. 1100 miles in two days.
Getting there before check in would not be such a bad thing. It gives you the whole day to explore or relax.
It really depends on type of rig you have and where you plan to stay. Also if you're full time or just out for a few weeks. 30 foot class C and we stay at rest stops if we need to.
That is true! There are a lot of variables!
Im in the planning stages for full time life - my question is about learning how to maintain and do repairs on your rv. repair shops are expensive so where do i start in learning how to take care of minor stuff?
I love your series and now have lots more you tubers that i follow! exciting to plan...
We are learning as we go but some stuff we just cant do. Caulking, checking the batteries and etc was learned through our maintenance books, TH-cam and instruction from the mechanics at TIffin.
Pray to god that you guys spend a hell of a damn good time
Me too!
Love your videos
Thanks Brenda! Great to see you again!
We like the 300 or 3:00pm
Our preference is about 250 to 300 miles per day (5 to 6 hours) as a max. We did do 1,000 over 3 travel days and decided to through a rest day on the way back. We have learned we do not like having multiple travel days in a row if possible. Next week we will have three travel days over a 7 day period. They will be short. 80, 130, and 60 miles on travel days.
We agree three travel days in row is a lot....exhausting and stressful
I’m old and dumb and we are doing a 9 hour 500 mile trip to Acadia NP in June only because we have to. otherwise we love 3-4 hours max.
Sometimes ya just gotta push through!
This was a good watch,as a over the road driver where we run 2500 to 3000 miles a week ,but that’s because each mile is a cha- Ching - would love to just slow it down ,lol
It does take a different spin when its a work gig as opposed to leisurely travel.
I have had to learn to slow down and shorten the drive. I spent 37 yrs driving semi turning miles is easy for me but not for my wife, so I'm learning to adjust.
I bet it is a big difference for you!!
We usually travel between 350 - 400 miles per day
One of the things I have never heard anyone address is taking into consideration of whether the driving is big city or rural driving. I can handle a longer day on the rural roads but recently, I came back through Atlanta and was DONE! I would like to hear how the full timers address this subject. Thanks again for this great series.
We agree completely! City driving (Atlanta, Houston, etc) is completely exhausting! It is like being on high alert for hours.
I drive from NC to Pensacola, FL and ALWAYS time out trip to go through Atlanta around 3-4 AM.
Not sure how practical this is, since I haven’t started full-timing yet...but I’ve heard of the 2-3-4 rule. Arrive by 2:00, drive for 3 hours and stay for at least 4 days.
That is very practical! A lot of people us this rule.
Hey guys. An idea for your next Q&A. How do you deal with personal things like hair cuts. I think it’s easier for guys and Phil looks like it would be very easy but what about women. We are 7 weeks from heading out and it is a big question for my wife.
That is a great question! And you are right it is easier for Phil! I have been waiting until I come back to our home base in San Antonio. It is also why I have let my hair grow out to a simple basic style although my gray does wave proudly by the time we get here! Three of the ladies in our group have had their hair butchered on the road so we are all nervous about it! I would like input on that as well.
When we were full timing, our favorite saying was...”75 miles is a long day and then we need 2 or 3 days to recuperate “. Out by 11, in by 2. There was always something in the area to explore. It’s why we never made it to Alaska, lol.
We agree completely