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04-07-2021, 02:46 PM #21
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We've made 2 round trips from Maine to Colorado. Taking into account fuel stops, bathroom breaks, lunch; we do well to average 55MPH over a day of traveling. We try to travel between 350 and 450 miles a day and arrive at a campground in the daylight. We average about 10mpg towing and we have a 36 gallon fuel tank.
Bret King
2021 GMC 3500 Denali HD 4x4 crew cab, DRW, 6.6L Duramax/10 speed Allison
2020 Solitude 310-GK (#19), Platinum paint scheme, B&W Companion 25K hitch
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04-07-2021, 03:45 PM #22
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A couple of years ago, Grand Design signed up with Trip Wizard to allow forum members to use Trip Wizard for a period of time. In fact we used it to plan our trip from Austin, TX to Moab Utah and around Utah. Currently you have to subscribe to Trip Wizard to use it. In your case, I think it might be a good idea to sign up and use it to plan your trip. We were able to use it to find campgrounds within the miles we wanted to drive. It also gives you the location of all Love's and Pilot Truck Stops. These are great rest areas for an half hour to an hour.
If this is your first big trip with a TT, then I'll give you some free advise. Driving a TT becomes very stressful after 3-4 hours, that's why I would recommend not driving more the 4-5 hours a day. Even if that mean stopping around 3-4pm, setting up for the night and then enjoying eating out or cooking something. The rest will be worth it.Les and Sharon Bevil
Austin, Tx
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2012 Chevrolet 2500HD 6.6 Diesel (until May 2018)
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04-07-2021, 05:17 PM #23
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So lots of travel ideas from 200 miles a day to 14 hours. Start early and start at noon. It sounds like 50 mph average start to stop trip speed is reasonable for planning purposes. We've pretty much settled on driving 400 +/- a day and take 6 days to get there. Get some miles in but don't kill ourselves and take care of the dogs. We always get up early so might as well get up and get going. We're going to run I-40 to Knoxville then I-81 up through Virginia. Google calls it 2336 miles and 34 hours, figuring more like 45-50 hours drive time. We've done 12-14 hour days with previous TTs to get somewhere, just not 2400 miles worth.
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04-07-2021, 11:28 PM #24
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We just pulled our Solitude through Georgia and "around" Atlanta. Hours and hours and hours in stop and go traffic! We've never seen it this bad. I turned off the power to the hydraulic disk brake power pack because I was afraid of burning it up...
I wish you the best, but your hours and miles formulae doesn't fare so well in Georgia!Frank and Char + Maya, Newport, Michigan. 2016 Solitude 379FL/2006 F250 6.0 diesel w/dually conversion. 4th rain-sense roof vent, two ceiling fans, Kodiak disc brakes, Carlisle G 14-ply tires, Water Miser x2, final dump valve, water header tank, fridge cond fan switch, outside range exhaust, elec hot water anode, filtered drinking water, triple battery box,
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04-08-2021, 06:10 AM #25
IMO, towing through ATL is not for daytime. The hours after midnight and before daybreak are best. I am on 30 years of regularly traveling to Atlanta multiple times each year and the growth in the city and traffic has been unreal! I have a plant located north of the City, and for the past 6-7 years I only take the latest flight in so I can have an unhindered drive from the airport!
Rob & Nikki + Cloverfield
2020 Grand Design Solitude S-Class 3350RL
2015 RAM 3500 Longhorn Laramie Crew Cab, Long Bed, 4x4 Dually Cummins/AISIN
Mountains of Pennsylvania
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04-08-2021, 06:47 AM #26
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Everyone has there own comfort level, we try to stick with about 300m per day and not exceed 63mph which brings us to a typical average of about 50mph. Works for us and we can cheat from time to time and go as much as 400 in one day, if we really need to. We try to never get in a rush for safety reasons. Travel safely!
Dave and Sue Dion
SCPO(SW), USN, (Ret)
2020 GD Imagine 2250RK
2019 F-150 XLT FX4 5.0L,1823 payload
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04-08-2021, 08:04 AM #27
I read this somewhere: 2-2-2 Rule: This rule of thumb suggests you travel no more than 200 miles per day, arrive by 2 pm (so you have plenty of time to find a spot and set up), and stay at least two nights (so you have at least one full day to enjoy the location).
The older we’ve become the more wisdom we see in the advice. In our early days and when still working, we drove long days. Now we try to keep the distance under 200. We keep the speedometer under 60. We still do back to back driving days but don’t like it.2019 F350 DRW, Crew Cab, Long bed,
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04-08-2021, 11:17 AM #28
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With kids, we try to stick around 300 miles a day. I pushed 500 one day, but we made sure to do an extended lunch break that day. Movies in the back seat help too. When the ask how much longer, I'll say, "One more movie." That makes them happier because they can watch another movie.
Curtis, Christine, Cole, and Charlotte
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04-08-2021, 03:03 PM #29
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04-08-2021, 03:07 PM #30
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Curtis, Christine, Cole, and Charlotte
2007 Chevrolet Silverado Duramax LBZ, CCLB
2020 Momentum 351M
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