Any advice for driving 12ish hours solo?

[JoeSpeed]

Long story short, going to Jeep beach but leaving a day earlier than planned as my buddy from SoCar is joining us, so Im picking him up. Figure Id leave around 4-5am, then other than gas and food, should be there by the evening.

Never did 12hrs though, longest was 8-10 and it was with my ex, though she was either sleeping or being quiet.

Any tips and pointers from those who’ve done it before, as I essentially over 2 months to prepare? Thanks in advance

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[okbob]

Nap the day prior, travel at night when there's 1/10th of the traffic, chewing on ice helps keep a guy awake. If you don't like traveling at night due to sleepiness then disregard lol. Safe travels.

 

[GToddC5]

Luckily you have Badlands, so you won't have to stop to urinate!

* Pull the plug BEFORE you leave.

 

[Squatch]

Gatorade bottles have a wide opening to prevent excess stops.

 

[cbrenthus]

BE prepared to stop at a hotel or rest stop if you get tired. I've done Pittsburgh to Clearwater (or vice versa) many times in one shot, google says its 16 hours but it really took more like 18-20 with stops and such. But that was in my younger years, I'm not sure I would attempt these days. However, even in my younger years, I had times where I got tired and would stop to rest. No real rhyme or reason, sometimes I could drive straight through, others I would nap at a rest stop until the cold woke me, then drive to the next rest stop and repeat.

The bottom line is to be aware if you get tired, and stop to rest immediately when it happens.

 

[GToddC5]

Honestly if it was me, I'd plan a pitstop every 3-4 hours - especially since I'm 2 door and would need to gas up every 250-300 miles anyway. You've got plenty of time to plan the route and stops, make it interesting.

 

[mybikeisred]

meth

 

[dan79]

lots of monster energy drinks!!

 

[Losy]

Long story short, going to Jeep beach but leaving a day earlier than planned as my buddy from SoCar is joining us, so Im picking him up. Figure Id leave around 4-5am, then other than gas and food, should be there by the evening.

Never did 12hrs though, longest was 8-10 and it was with my ex, though she was either sleeping or being quiet.

Any tips and pointers from those who’ve done it before, as I essentially over 2 months to prepare? Thanks in advance

Podcasts help kill the time. Joey Diaz is pretty funny. Cruise Controll or if LUX adaptive Cruise is a blessing. Have a good trip.

 

[harpo]

Gatorade bottles have a wide opening to prevent excess stops.

With a 2 Dr bl he will be stopping every 2 hrs for gas. ; )

 

[Squatch]

lots of monster energy drinks!!

How dare you speak that name on this forum! It's Red Bull or nothing!

 

[Sassy BD]

Get a GoPro or equivalent set up before you depart. never know what you wish you had footage of, or what it catches that you don't see.

 

[Squatch]

With a 2 Dr bl he will be stopping every 2 hrs for gas. ; )

Not if he tows 60 Gerry Cans on a thousand-pound trailer and plumbs them all in to gravity feed to the tank...

 

[Vinny6G]

lots of monster RedBull energy drinks!!

Fixed

 

[JoeSpeed]

Hopefully red bull works, I drink black coffee all day solely for the taste, so caffeine hardly affects me

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