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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:23:26 PM EDT
 I have to admit I haven't knocked out a 12 hour day driving in awhile but the days are long so I'm going to be driving mostly in day light. Weather should be okay. Would you risk going past Chicago with a uhaul full of killer robots or go south? Are the southerly routes avoiding Colorado better as I assume they're on level terrain? Do those roads across northern Arizona exist or are they old Mormon cart tracks? Will Arfcom have an epic thread trying to find my ghost truck full of pre ban guns and mags when I am never heard from again? |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:25:07 PM EDT
[#1]
 The Blues Brothers 106 miles to Chicago |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:25:25 PM EDT
[#2]
I would go south,. Dibs on guns and ammo.
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:26:52 PM EDT
[#3]
Screw that. I do about 450 miles a day now. Get to a hotel before dark. Slim chance of falling asleep driving.
Do not succumb to get-there-itis. I prefer the I-80 route than I-70 east of Colorado because it is more rural. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:27:17 PM EDT
[#4]
i'd take the northern route and sleep in the cab of the truck to be safe.
 i have six weeks of PTO saved up that i'm not allowed to use. would love to make this drive with you.
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:27:53 PM EDT
[#5]
Looks like the middle and southern routes take you through East St. Louis.
Worked out fine for Chevy Chase in Vacation. Make sure you stop and ask for directions. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:27:54 PM EDT
[#6]
You can go coast to coast in 25 hours 39 minutes.
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:29:23 PM EDT
[#7]
@aimless
weather going over the passes in CO can get sporty even in may. if it's clear you'll be fine. i've driven I-70 through CO hundreds of times for work. as you pass through my adopted hometown of grand junction, CO be sure to smile and wave at all the tweakers.
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:29:44 PM EDT
[#8]
I could do it.
If you aren't used to it, it could be rough. Long days. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:30:00 PM EDT
[#9]
Interstates are REALLY easy to rack up miles.
Gasoline, coffee, piss breaks, occasional 90 minute cat-nap.... easy to do in 48 hours. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:30:47 PM EDT
[#10]
Easily. Personally I wouldn't be just avoiding Chicago, rather I'd be avoiding Illinois completely. I'd really prefer not getting pulled over with a truck full of firearms and primers/powder.
Made the trip from the west coast to pa, and then from pa to Midwest. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:30:51 PM EDT
[#11]
Stay away from the route in Northern AZ through the Navajo Rez.
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:30:55 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:31:46 PM EDT
[#13]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Interstates are REALLY easy to rack up miles. Gasoline, coffee, piss breaks, occasional 90 minute cat-nap.... easy to do in 48 hours. Truckers Toilet |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:32:10 PM EDT
[#14]
What brand of adult diaper are you rolling with?
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:32:37 PM EDT
[#15]
I’d go I80 the whole way. I70 is mind numbing boring.
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:32:59 PM EDT
[#16]
That's a two day max drive. It will suck no matter how you slice and dice it so just get it over with.
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:33:42 PM EDT
[#17]
I've done the cross country thing a couple times. I leave at 5AM start looking for a motel around 3:30 or 4PM. By late afternoon all the decent ones are full. No matter how fast I went, the average was 50 mph. I was driving a diesel suburban pulling a 16 foot trailer loaded to the max with audio/visual equipment. Take longer and relax and enjoy the scenery, this isn't one of those TV shows where everything is a deadline or we're all gonna die.
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:33:48 PM EDT
[#18]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Stay away from the route in Northern AZ through the Navajo Rez. What's the reason for avoiding the Navajo Rez? I'll be driving through in early June. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:33:55 PM EDT
[#19]
The ride through Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska is as boring as hell. Take the most valuable stuff with you in the truck/car into hotel.have it easy to access. Stay at nice hotels, and park your uhaul where you can see it from your windows. Try to travel on weekend through major cities, less traffic. Stop in safe towns for overnight…don’t be afraid to drive a little further off route to find a safer hotel. Don’t tell people at gas stations, hotel, or restaurants where you are going or anything about your travel plans. I would go the i80 way. Early starts, like 6-7 am will help with the 12 hour days, plus you will gain two hours because of time change. Have all your clothes, toiletries handy and organized for the days. Hope it doesn’t rain.
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:34:02 PM EDT
[#20]
Quote HistoryQuoted: would love to make this drive with you. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:34:09 PM EDT
[#21]
You'll be fine...3 days is pushing it IMO, but doable - I usually drive from Minneapolis to just outside of Toledo on day 1, day 2 I finish my drive to West Point, when I drive from MN to NY. First day is around 670 miles (maybe more maybe less depending on the route, stops, etc). You should be able to do 650 miles a day without any real issues. Past 700 and it starts to wear a bit...
Bathroom and refueling stops eat a LOT of time; easily an hour or more of my drive is spent just refilling the car's tank, or emptying mine
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:35:16 PM EDT
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Three days in a fart filled uhaul cab? |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:35:39 PM EDT
[#23]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Stay away from the route in Northern AZ through the Navajo Rez. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:36:23 PM EDT
[#24]
That John Denver is full of shit
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:36:42 PM EDT
[#25]
Day 1 Kansas City
Day 2 St. George. Bring a thermos and a urinal. I’ve done Pocatello ID to Columbus GA in 2 days…it was not fun. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:36:52 PM EDT
[#26]
Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/14563/F90D5288-2C88-49A5-9BDE-755789247DEC-2368464.jpg I have to admit I haven't knocked out a 12 hour day driving in awhile but the days are long so I'm going to be driving mostly in day light. Weather should be okay. Would you risk going past Chicago with a uhaul full of killer robots or go south? Are the southerly routes avoiding Colorado better as I assume they're on level terrain? Do those roads across northern Arizona exist or are they old Mormon cart tracks? Will Arfcom have an epic thread trying to find my ghost truck full of pre ban guns and mags when I am never heard from again? I did DC to SLC in 28.5 hrs |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:36:59 PM EDT
[#27]
Your biggest worry is probably going to be protecting the trailer.
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:37:08 PM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Is that's what's in the northeast corner of AZ? Do they pull over and shoot random adorable penguins? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Stay away from the route in Northern AZ through the Navajo Rez. No, that's ridiculous! They rape them!
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:37:28 PM EDT
[#29]
Looks to me like a 34 hr drive plus time for gas stops, but driving far doesn't bother me that much. 3 days should be plenty.
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:38:05 PM EDT
[#30]
Depends how many stops you make at Buccees
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:39:05 PM EDT
[#31]
I don't why not, I did Wilmington DE to Flagstaff AZ in two days one time.
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:40:05 PM EDT
[#32]
No.
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:40:40 PM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Your biggest worry is probably going to be protecting the trailer. bye bye comic books and crappy guns |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:41:08 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: No, that's ridiculous! They rape them! |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:42:28 PM EDT
[#35]
I have been screwed by snow melt on back roads in Utah as late as July so I would stay on 80 once you hit WY. That is an easy pace to keep, I can hit Orlando from Wilkes Barre in a one day drive.
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:42:29 PM EDT
[#36]
You moved to St George?
That's impressive...nice move btw. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:43:08 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Stay away from the route in Northern AZ through the Navajo Rez. They spot a New York lawyer up there on the Rez and you’ll end up as a scalp on some guys lodgepole or an old woman’s slave scrubbing the hogan for sure. Best not to risk it. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:43:46 PM EDT
[#38]
Yes, you can.
I've driven all three of those routes and they're really nice drives. I've pulled a trailer a few times, so your days will be longer than just cruising along at 80-85, though. The northern and middle routes have nice scenery and you'll go through the Rockies. The northern route was the way I used to travel to-and-from Park City, Utah, to Camp Perry. Chicago SUCKS. The middle route will take you near Sedalia, Missouri, home of Sierra Bullet's outlet store -- I always stop if I'm going through. Joe Bob Outfitters is also on the route in Abilene, Kansas. Denver and The Front Range's scenery and views of the Rockies are nice. The southern route takes you through lots of dry, brushy, and high-altitude desert. It can be uncomfortable in the summer if you don't have air conditioning. That route may take you through Flagstaff, the Grand Canyon, and Petrified Forest. It may also take you by The Big Texan restaurant in Amarillo. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:44:02 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Three days in a fart filled uhaul cab? The heart wants what the heart wants. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:44:17 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:44:42 PM EDT
[#41]
Rumor has it that Arkansas State Police love pulling uhaul trucks over. Don't know if it's true but I would probably avoid them.
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:44:48 PM EDT
[#42]
Having driven from SLC to Medina, OH many times, I would suggest taking the route that avoids driving through Nebraska.
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:44:59 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Can't rape the willing! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: No, that's ridiculous! They rape them! Point taken. I have no idea why he suggested to avoid that area. I've ridden through there a few times without any issues. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:45:25 PM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I have been screwed by snow melt on back roads in Utah as late as July so I would stay on 80 once you hit WY. That is an easy pace to keep, I can hit Orlando from Wilkes Barre in a one day drive. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:46:14 PM EDT
[#45]
FFS. You got through law school right?
Sometimes you remind me of a 6 year old. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:46:29 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yes, you can. I've driven all three of those routes and they're really nice drives. I've pulled a trailer a few times, so your days will be longer than just cruising along at 80-85, though. The northern and middle routes have nice scenery and you'll go through the Rockies. The northern route was the way I used to travel to-and-from Park City, Utah, to Camp Perry. Chicago SUCKS. The middle route will take you near Sedalia, Missouri, home of Sierra Bullet's outlet store -- I always stop if I'm going through. Joe Bob Outfitters is also on the route in Abilene, Kansas. Denver and The Front Range's scenery and views of the Rockies are nice. The southern route takes you through lots of dry, brushy, and high-altitude desert. It can be uncomfortable in the summer if you don't have air conditioning. That route may take you through Flagstaff, the Grand Canyon, and Petrified Forest. It may also take you by The Big Texan restaurant in Amarillo. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:46:30 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Is that what's in the northeast corner of AZ? Do they pull over and shoot random adorable penguins? Northeast AZ is all Hopi and Navajo Rez yes. They’d probably eat you ???????. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:46:47 PM EDT
[#48]
Rent a Vette. You only live once.
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:47:52 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Point taken. I have no idea why he suggested to avoid that area. I've ridden through there a few times without any issues. Same reason the mountain men were safe and Conestoga wagon trains were targets. Uhaul means settlers. Scalpin’ time. |
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Posted: 5/1/2022 1:47:55 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: FFS. You got through law school right? |
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