La Rana
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Am I being realistic on a 3 day travel time on going to Seattle, WA from Wichita Falls, TX? I am getting nervous about not meeting a deadline. I have done many checks on mileage and it shows its about 2048 to the exact location I am staying. That makes it 12 hour drives for 3 days. Is that possible?
I'm getting nervous.
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cruiserjs
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If you are on a deadline - 3 12 hour days will put you there pretty well beat up! I sure would take 4 and quit worrying.
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La Rana wrote:Am I being realistic on a 3 day travel time on going to Seattle, WA from Wichita Falls, TX? I am getting nervous about not meeting a deadline. I have done many checks on mileage and it shows its about 2048 to the exact location I am staying. That makes it 12 hour drives for 3 days. Is that possible?
I'm getting nervous.
We plan on 2 hours for every 100 miles. We find that allows for stopping at rest areas so my husband can stretch his legs and we can walk our dogs. It also allows for fuel stops.
12 hours of comfortable driving for us would put us at about 600 miles which would be 1800 miles after 3 days. Even if you don't stop as often you will still need gas/food. SO is it possible to drive for 12 hours a day, 3 days in a row....yes, it's just not much fun. BUT it is possible to drive 12 hours a day, 3 days in a row and make it 2000 miles ?? I think you could do it...but you will be awfully tired. I hope you have someone going with you to help you stay awake 
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Too much for me now (especially towing)...when I was 18 - no problem..
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Streets and Trips shows 3 days pls 6 hours with stops at Raton NM, Rock Springs WY and Ontario OR, There are a c@ouple of short cuts on the route. At Ft. Collins CO take 14 to 287 and NW to Laramie (skips Cheyenne. And west of Rock Springs, just past Little America take US 30 to near Pocatello ID to pick up 80/84 to go west to Seattle. RElax and enjoy the trip!
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rlhoge
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I'd say 3 days driving at 56.6 MPH average for 12 hours, 680 miles a day, is doable. However, that's DRIVING time. Your profile doesn't show what RV you'll be driving. You'll need to add time for fuel stops, and possibly for eating and bio-breaks, which will add time to the 12 hours. I love driving, but 12 hours a day for three days is long and tiring. If you have the flexibility, I'd start a day earlier, just to ease the tension/stress you seem to already be feeling. Good luck on your trip.
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Kajtek1
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It is personal thing. I was making longer distance in 2 days, but in good quality pusher and second day ended at 4 AM.
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La Rana
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I'm doing a short drive on Wed, camping till Sunday morning, I am going to try to kick every one out of trailer at 8am on jump on the road. I only booked one reservation at the 12 hr mark for the day. I'll see how that goes and then book the rest.
I'll be driving a Chevy 3500 pulling a 30ft Airstream.
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harland98
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To much for me. Towing a trailer straight for 12 hours for three days sure does not sound like fun. What about lunch or bathroom breaks? What if you get a little lost, oops i mean side tracked? If you can, I would plan on 4 days so you can keep your mental health. Hope things work out.
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dmatt
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As others have said, it's doable but you will be "beat up." On our cross country trip, we had to get to Florida pretty quick. I drove from our house in CA to El Paso, TX non-stop (except for fuel, etc). That was a little over 900 miles and I did it from 8pm, through the night, through the following day and into that evening, stopping for the night around 9pm. Thus, it was about 25 hrs.
HOWEVER, I was exhausted the following day and would not have wanted to drive anywhere that day. We had planned on not traveling that day anyway. After leaving TX, I did the same thing, finally stopped for a few hours sleep in Tallahasse, FL.
Sooo, it can be done. I prefer to do it like I did rather than 3 straight exhausting days. Plus, it's great b/c the kids sleep through the 1st 8-10 hrs of driving, and then we continued through the following day playing it by ear. Had they become too restless, etc, we could have stopped earlier and still have made great progress.
Also, I love driving through the night...no traffic except for a few trucks. Temps are cooler, especially through the desert. In fact, I never felt overly tired or had problems keeping my eyes open. If I did, I would have found a place to pull over.
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