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All-In [48078]
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Long Drives
Jun 22, 2020, 11:23 AM
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What's the longest you feel you will drive on a road trip before you like to take a break and just chill for the night. I dont like this now, but when I was 17 I drove from LA basically to Chicago non stop 31 hrs. Anyway, the reason I bring it up is I have to drive to Wilmington in a week or two and think 11 hrs is just too long now. I will break it up and stop Savannah or someplace. Do you guys still plow through 11 hour drives?
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Re: Long Drives
Jun 22, 2020, 11:28 AM
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Oh yeah. That is nothing. I would say 14-17 would be my max.
However, I like to stop and see cities and eat, so if traveling alone, I will stop after about 7/8 hours and chill. F Savannah though, I just do not get the appeal.
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All-In [48078]
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Re: Long Drives
Jun 22, 2020, 11:32 AM
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7 hours seems perfect.
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Read your response without reading the op.
Jun 22, 2020, 11:35 AM
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Chris Hansen is coming.
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Oculus Spirit [81683]
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Anything more than 16hr of driving for me requires
Jun 22, 2020, 11:30 AM
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a night.
Any drive less than 8hr I don't need to think about, can just go do that.
8-16hr drain me big time, usually need to have a nice stop like at a rest area that has those mini tracks.
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I'll only stop to get gas, drove from SC to Philly
Jun 22, 2020, 11:35 AM
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stopped once around DC for gas
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Oculus Spirit [85233]
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If I were you I would try to
Jun 22, 2020, 11:35 AM
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widen my stance a little more.
Tilt your spine just a little to the back
And maybe use a little more loft.
These thing should help out a bit. Best of luck.
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All-In [30190]
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Just did 11 an hour drive yesterday
Jun 22, 2020, 11:38 AM
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From Greenville to Hoboken, NJ. Probably could've gone 15-16 before I had to throw the towel in.
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Anything over 300 yds for me.
Jun 22, 2020, 11:44 AM
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HTH
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Re: Anything over 300 yds for me.
Jun 22, 2020, 12:38 PM
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I agree.
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I enjoy driving, so I usually just keep going until I get
Jun 22, 2020, 11:54 AM
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tired.
I do Atlanta to Tallahassee, FL, Jacksonville, FL, or Charleston, SC and back all the time in one day (~11 hours total).
The longest I've done recently is Indianapolis to Chicago back to Atlanta (~14 hours) in a single day.
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Oculus Spirit [75709]
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I'm not real sure any more.
Jun 22, 2020, 12:07 PM
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I think it depends on the time of day of departure though. I can go a lot longer if leaving at 6 am than 6pm. Yes, I have started long road trips at close to 6pm. I had to work that Saturday and I had to be in Austin by 4PM Sunday.
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10-12 hours used to be easy, but harder with kids and age
Jun 22, 2020, 12:18 PM
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Could drive PA or NY to SC with no problems. Drove to Michigan and New Orleans was fine if in the right car (easier in a sedan, less fun in an SUV).
Longest 1-leg drive was Columbia to Dallas. So friggin' boring after a while.
When now travelling with kids, it feels better breaking them up into 4 hour segments.
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I’ve driven to Miami and BC for games......
Jun 22, 2020, 12:27 PM
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Let me edit I was riding shotgun.
Later on we decided if it’s further than UVA or FSU it’s time to look for flights.
I hate driving. 2 hrs is about my max. if I’m behind the wheel.
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Lot o points [163010]
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These days it is longer than it was 6 months ago.
Jun 22, 2020, 12:36 PM
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If I had to go to NY right now, I would drive. If I had to go to LA, and I mean really had to, I guess I would fly.
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I don't know about you.....
Jun 22, 2020, 12:47 PM
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Butt I have to stop every half hour to pee. HTH
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Heisman Winner [112363]
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That’s what happens when we get old lol. I remember ....
Jun 22, 2020, 12:56 PM
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driving to BC for the Flutie game and the gang had adult beverages. I think we stopped at every rest area between here and Boston, 24 hrs.
Coming back no drinking and we cut 5 hrs off our time lol.
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Orange Blooded [4701]
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Anything Longer than 6 Hours is a flight... especially with
Jun 22, 2020, 1:19 PM
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children.
Until COVID, now there isn't anywhere I want to go bad enough.
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Orange Blooded [3032]
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Dallas, TX to
Jun 22, 2020, 2:29 PM
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Spartanburg many times in one day. Usually 11 to 12 hours. Branson, MO to Spartanburg once on my motorcycle in 14 hours. Need a bigger gas tank.
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535 miles how long it takes is varies***
Jun 22, 2020, 3:08 PM
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let me know if you stop in savannah, i'll let you buy me
Jun 22, 2020, 4:06 PM
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lunch! 
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No way I could plow for 11 hours
Jun 22, 2020, 4:42 PM
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Not even 11 minutes, maybe 11 seconds.
I can see 5-7 being my limit for a day.
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