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re: What's the longest car trip you've taken
Posted on 5/5/14 at 7:40 pm to goldenbadger08
Posted on 5/5/14 at 7:40 pm to goldenbadger08
Columbia, SC to Parkersburg, WV and back.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 7:47 pm to fnchdrms87
Gonzales to DC. Left around 3 am. Got there around 8:30 pm. Stopped 3 times for gas.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 7:48 pm to fnchdrms87
14 hours. Baton Rouge to Kansas City.
I'll never go that long again.
I'll never go that long again.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 7:48 pm to fnchdrms87
To the outer banks from Birmingham. Not sure how many hours I think 14 or so.
Rode a Greyhound bus from El Cajon, California to Birmingham. Never will forget the stop in Shreveport.
Rode a Honda st1300 from Birmingham into eastern North Carolina in the rain the whole way. That was not fun.
Rode a Greyhound bus from El Cajon, California to Birmingham. Never will forget the stop in Shreveport.
Rode a Honda st1300 from Birmingham into eastern North Carolina in the rain the whole way. That was not fun.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 8:01 pm to fnchdrms87
I've driven from NOLA to CHI more times than I can recall. That's about 900 miles each way. Nowadays that's about a 13 hour drive one way averaging 70 mph.
On one trip long ago, I hit snow right upon entering IL (which is over 400 miles of the trip from entering IL to CHI). Took 18 hours total, only driver. Cars with IL license plates were crashed everywhere. I thought to myself, WTF am I doing driving in the snow when these people apparently can't.
Worst road trip ever.
Made it safe though.
On one trip long ago, I hit snow right upon entering IL (which is over 400 miles of the trip from entering IL to CHI). Took 18 hours total, only driver. Cars with IL license plates were crashed everywhere. I thought to myself, WTF am I doing driving in the snow when these people apparently can't.
Worst road trip ever.
Made it safe though.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 8:02 pm to fnchdrms87
Houston to Ft Lauderdale. 23ish hours rotating drivers.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 8:04 pm to drizztiger
My BIL is from Chicago. He drives BR to Chi at least once a year. He has left during winter storms...doesn't bother him. I think any drive over 4 hours is too long.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 8:06 pm to drizztiger
A friend of mine and I drove straight from Los Angeles to Austin. Pretty brutal.
Also drove from B.R. to Morgantown West Virginia -- that one just about fried my brain and is the reason I will never drive longer than 8 hours at a stretch.
Also drove from B.R. to Morgantown West Virginia -- that one just about fried my brain and is the reason I will never drive longer than 8 hours at a stretch.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 8:08 pm to doublecutter
ATL to Limestone, ME, approx 30 hours.
Done ATL to NY and ATL to Key West a 2-3 times each, about 14-15 hours.
Done ATL to NY and ATL to Key West a 2-3 times each, about 14-15 hours.
This post was edited on 5/5/14 at 8:10 pm
Posted on 5/5/14 at 8:14 pm to RandySavage
quote:Sole driver without resting? Wow.
ATL to Limestone, ME, approx 30 hours.
quote:14-15 to me is the max and I was better at it when I was younger.
Done ATL to NY and ATL to Key West a 2-3 times each, about 14-15 hours.
A good NOLA to ATL 7.5-8 hours isn't too bad nowadays. Beyond that now, I get a "2nd wind" for another hour or two - or another driver.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 8:15 pm to RandySavage
Lafayette to Hershey, PA- 20 hrs
Lafayette to Disney World- 12 hrs
Lafayette to Nashville- 10 hrs
Lafayette to Disney World- 12 hrs
Lafayette to Nashville- 10 hrs
Posted on 5/5/14 at 8:19 pm to fnchdrms87
Drove from Doha to just outside of al sammawah 27 hours straight. Dark on the second night was like being on acid when I went to night vision.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 8:21 pm to lake2280
In the states Orlando to Kansas st.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 8:22 pm to fnchdrms87
When I lived in Aurora, Co I would drive home about once or twice a year to Lafayette at the time. Coming home I could make it to about OK City. Going back I could make it to about Hayes, KS. That stretch of I70 between Salinas, KS and Denver is loooooooooong.
Posted on 5/5/14 at 8:23 pm to fnchdrms87
By myself:
State College, PA to Atlanta, GA: 12 hours roughly. frickin sucked. Made that drive a few times.
One time I took 3 buddies with me to go to the Braves opening series (one friend was a cubs fan) and experience Athens. We left State College at 4 pm and got to my house in GA at 4 am. Next day we drove to Turner Field which is about 45 min from my house and back. Next day we drove to Athens for the night and then back to my house which is an hour to and an hour from. Then back from my house in GA to State College. All within 4 days. Put a ton of miles on my truck.
Longest ever was Key West, FL to Athens, GA straight through. I drove half and one of my buddies finished up. We got back to the hotel that morning at 6 am from downtown and I had to wake everyone up to checkout at 9:30 am. Drive was I wanna say 15-15.5 hours and only stopped to fuel and eat. I was driving on fumes after the first half. On the way down we stopped in some shithole in FL and I drove the first 10 hours and the last 5 we made my buddy do so we could drink.
Driving to Key West blows.
State College, PA to Atlanta, GA: 12 hours roughly. frickin sucked. Made that drive a few times.
One time I took 3 buddies with me to go to the Braves opening series (one friend was a cubs fan) and experience Athens. We left State College at 4 pm and got to my house in GA at 4 am. Next day we drove to Turner Field which is about 45 min from my house and back. Next day we drove to Athens for the night and then back to my house which is an hour to and an hour from. Then back from my house in GA to State College. All within 4 days. Put a ton of miles on my truck.
Longest ever was Key West, FL to Athens, GA straight through. I drove half and one of my buddies finished up. We got back to the hotel that morning at 6 am from downtown and I had to wake everyone up to checkout at 9:30 am. Drive was I wanna say 15-15.5 hours and only stopped to fuel and eat. I was driving on fumes after the first half. On the way down we stopped in some shithole in FL and I drove the first 10 hours and the last 5 we made my buddy do so we could drink.
Driving to Key West blows.
This post was edited on 5/5/14 at 8:26 pm
Posted on 5/5/14 at 8:23 pm to fnchdrms87
San Diego to Houston. Took around 20 hours IIRC.
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