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Open Roads Forum  >  RV Lifestyle  > How many miles would you travel in 1 day? Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 7   Next AC09 • View posts Yuma Full Member Joined: 01/12/2012 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/07/12 09:28pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I need to go to a class in Alabama which is about 1700 miles from where I live. Thinking about towing the 5r and taking the wife and kids. My wife won't drive the truck with the trailer in tow so that would leave all the driving to me...I know this is probably a bad idea being the Newbie I am but I am just wondering what a conservative estimate of expected mileage would be to project how many days it would take us to get there? Also suggestions for overnight stays? Walmart?? Thanks in advance for any info rolnhome • View posts Casa Grande, Az Senior Member Joined: 11/19/2007 View Profile Posted: 02/07/12 09:33pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator A good rule of thumb is 50 miles in distance for every hour on the road. We're in Arizona sc3283 • View posts St Louis Senior Member Joined: 01/15/2008 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/07/12 09:49pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator how ever many your comfortable with. Everyone is different, only you can answer your question 04 D-Max Crew Dually 96 Monaco Dynasty 36' Old-Biscuit • View posts Across the USA Senior Member Joined: 06/20/2009 View Profile Posted: 02/07/12 09:52pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator How many days available for entire trip? 500 miles towing is 10 hour day plus stops for fuel/potty/lunch/leg stretches...3 plus days of travel(one way), wife will disown you and kids will be 'Are we there yet' over and over and over. Did I mention wife will disown you. 250 miles towing is 5 hour day plus the stops.....7 days of travel (one way), wife will probably be agreeable and kids will be 'Are we there yet' but not for as long. So how much time do you have fro trip out and back (remember it's 3400 miles) Walmart overnighting with kids.......not my 1st choice. Kids need to run around, burn off pent up energy especially after a day traveling in the truck. Parking lots.......kids running around.....dark parking lots....kids running around Figure out your route......factor in travel distance.........go to RV Park Reviews look up CGs in town close to your travel distance. Overnight in a CG with tired wife/kids.....better option. johnrbd • View posts San Joaquin Valley Senior Member Joined: 09/12/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 02/07/12 09:53pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Ask your wife what she would be comfortable with, using 50 mph. Personally, I would locate at least 3 possible landing sites within an hour or two of her estimate. Then you can drive until she or the kids help decide went to park it. Always remember, if momma ain't happy, nobody is happy! PhilR. • View posts Central Texas Senior Member Joined: 03/13/2008 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 02/07/12 10:11pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator AC09 wrote: Also suggestions for overnight stays? I would stay at state park campgrounds, or US Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds. They will usually be nicer to stay in than a commercial RV park, and have stuff to do. I've not ever seen one that was expensive either. Many states have a website where you can plan and reserve campsites, and the USA CoE campgrounds can be reserved at recreation.gov. We plan our days not by miles driven, but where the next overnight stop will be. If you are in Yuma and will be going down I10, then it will be easy to find places in NM, TX, and LA to camp. If you happen to be in western LA, there is also a very nice RV park at the Coushatta Indian Casino, about 25 miles or so off of I10. SidKaye • View posts Mt Dora Florida, Montreal QC for the Summer Senior Member Joined: 09/03/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/07/12 10:22pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator You will be driving roughly 4,000 miles. Fuel cost will be $1200 to $1500 dollars. Depending on how long you need to be at the class, you must add CG cost. Then ask yourself if it might be a better idea to fly and stay in a Hotel. Pencil to paper should help. I have crossed this country many times with an RV. For us, 1700 miles would be 5-6 days if no one was chasing us. Sidney 2003 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT,48RE, 4:10,Cummins HO Diesel,Quad Cab,LWB,SRW,PacBrake,Prodigy, X-Monitor Gauges,Line-X,Bedsaver 2002 Excel,Ltd,30RGW,Hughes Autoformer,Honda Eu1000i, ClearSpot 4G+, http://www.kayepics.com rolnhome • View posts Casa Grande, Az Senior Member Joined: 11/19/2007 View Profile Posted: 02/07/12 10:24pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator On the freeways you'll be going more than 50 mph. You'll average about 50 miles in an hour because of bathroom breaks (how many kids?) and reststops. Push too hard everyone will be in a foul mood and exhausted revump • View posts Las Vegas Senior Member Joined: 07/02/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 02/07/12 10:52pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator About 200 miles a day is a great average Bob pnichols • View posts Santa Cruz Mountains Senior Member Joined: 04/26/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 02/07/12 11:01pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Last summer we did 650-700 miles a day for two or three different days in a small Class C motorhome. We could not have done that in a towable RV, however. Phil, 2005 E450 Itasca 324V Spirit Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 7   Next Open Roads Forum  >  RV Lifestyle  > How many miles would you travel in 1 day?

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