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How many hours can you drive without rest?

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Originally posted by: MacBaine
Chicago => Florida. About 20 hours, no biggie if you got a case of Mt. Dew
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I have also done that. specificly Orlando. Took 17 hours (iirc) on my fastest trip a few years ago.
 
Roadie Truck stories....
#1. Denver to Hayward,CA. via hwy50> 2 guys non stop >truck had a bad u-joint> Hiway 50 is straight as a ruler in places.>Truck:2 Jackrabbits:0 Armadildos:0> 24ft Ford Gasser
#2. San Antonio to Tampa Bay>never turned the motor off> I took a 30 min. nap, so sue me, I left after the show the night before....> Did it on 4 Cokes and 2 Snickers Bars.> Rolled through an Agricultural Inspection Station in FLA about 3:30 AM. Dude took a big inhale , sniffing for "Eu de CoCa". I was driving a 16ft Parcel type van.
Band ended up not making the second gig,which I had driven the gear to. They tried to do 2 gigs on same day.
#3. Salt Lake City to Tulsa>2 guys>24ft bobtail>saw the most incredible lightning dtorm outside of Tulsa at midnight.>Drove past Hells Half Acre, Wy (?)
#4. Auburn,CA to Phoenix,AZ>2 guys>Party in Phoenix for buddy back from being stationed in England> any questions? 😀
 
Originally posted by: bubbadu
we are gonna drive 14 tommorrow straight through then another 14 on sunday... vermont to ohio

-Bubbadu
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Uh, 14 hours ought to get you well into Ohio if you're starting in VT. I made it from western OH to Campton NH in 14 this summer. Unless you're making the trip at 30 mph it's not going to take you 28 hours total. You can drive it in one day.

ZV
 
Dunno. The most I've ever actually done is about 4. Columbia, SC to Atlanta. Weak, I know, but I've not needed to make long drives for anything. I have absolutely no problems (outside of my butt needing a break) with 4-hour drives. As long as I've got some good CDs to listen to. 🙂
 
I've gone from Tallahassee, FL to Hartford, CT, back and forth 3 times.
The longest I made it on the way up was about 20 out of the 24 hours. I could have gone further, but my buddy made me stop.
On the way back, I drove straight, except about 1 hr at a rest stop ...

Tallahassee, FL to San Antonio, TX
On the way there, drove straight through (14 hrs) ... way back, stopped 10 hrs into it ...

Fun stuff ...

I've also made numerous drives from TLH to S.FL ... 7 hrs a pop ...
 
Two trips...

First, South Bend, IN, to Atlanta, GA. Left South Bend at 6PM. Got to Atlanta around 9AM. 14 hrs. Didn't sleep a wink. I was caravanning with a bunch of friends heading for a wedding in Birmingham. We decided to "vacation" in Atlanta for a couple of days. Horrible idea. I should've gone straight to Birmingham. Birmingham to South Bend was a 10 hr drive. Fortunately, I had company to help me stay awake.

Second, South Bend, IN, to Wichita, KS. Left South Bend at 2PM. Got to Wichita at 4AM. 14hrs. All alone, and I didn't sleep a wink. Reversed this trip 2 weeks later, but I lost several hours in Lawrence and Kansas City. So, on the return home, I didn't get into South Bend until around 8 AM.

As long as I have good music, I'm set. I usually get antsy around 6 or 7 hours into a drive and want to get out from behind the wheel.

Ryan
 
Since caffeine and sugar don't do anything to keep me awake, I have nothing [legal] to overcome my natural tendencies to fall asleep at the wheel very easily. Max I've driven is probably like 3 hours or so, but it's hard to say exactly. Not very far at all.
 
I drove from Tampa, FL to San Diego, CA straight through. I nearly committed suicide in the middle of Texas.

That's 2300 miles and over 40 hours.
 
i've done about 10 hours from Fairfax, VA to downtown Toronto with two stops for gas, one more stop asking for direction when i got lost in New York (I printed the direction from Mapquest, the road got some construction, it was blocked -> i was screwed)
 
Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Some people can drive from NY to Miami without rest, unbelievable
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Sure! You ever see "Vanishing Point"?

Of course he had some "Help" that came out of a little bottle.

I drove from Oregon to Missouri in about 2 1/4 days back in Aug.
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Wduaqnug has help from a little mouse 😉 🙂
 
We've driven as a family from Illinois to Las Vegas for like 26 hours straight but that was switching between 3 drivers.
 
man you guys drive alot.. most i've driven in one stretch is LA to SF... even then i get tired.. one time i made it in 4 hours tho...
 
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Current record is 16 hours. Left at 07:00 and got home at 23:00. That was driving from Campton, NH to Toledo OH, a little over 800 miles. Later versions of that same trip knocked 2 to 3 hours off the time (mainly by travelling in a car with a longer cruising range and with people who had larger bladders).

ZV
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I did New Brunswick Canada to Columbus OH hauling a Uhaul. 5am till 10 am the next day.

Most driving in a week. NB, Canada to NY..4 hours sleep then back to NB. Night sleep there then straight to Toronto the next day. two nights there then back to NB. Crazy week.
 
Originally posted by: Antisocial-Virge
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Current record is 16 hours. Left at 07:00 and got home at 23:00. That was driving from Campton, NH to Toledo OH, a little over 800 miles. Later versions of that same trip knocked 2 to 3 hours off the time (mainly by travelling in a car with a longer cruising range and with people who had larger bladders).

ZV
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I did New Brunswick Canada to Columbus OH hauling a Uhaul. 5am till 10 am the next day.

Most driving in a week. NB, Canada to NY..4 hours sleep then back to NB. Night sleep there then straight to Toronto the next day. two nights there then back to NB. Crazy week.
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That's nuts Antisocial-Virge, do you like driving that much, or do you have a secret you can share?
 
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