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    Posted: 19 Apr 2014 at 12:47am
Just a few thoughts.  We stayed at the Oak Grove/KC KOA last year.  Pull thrus were perfect for not unhitching and the bathrooms were clean.  I've spent some time in SD - you should be fine in May for weather in terms of cold nights.  Consider the KOA in Hardin MT.  Not far from the freeway.  Less than an hour before Billings.  Easy stay.  We did a long distance trip last summer.  You can break up the long/short days.  Some states lend themselves to easy driving.  Save your extra time for the mountains.
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Thanks for the suggestion and link fwunder ... I will definitely be looking into this!
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P&M, you might want to consider something like this:


It's what I use sans the humidifier. Very little drain on your batteries. I've run my s8 two nights off a little 18ah battery. Pod 12v system will easily handle it.

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Will be sending good thoughts and prayers your way for travel blessings. Stay safe!
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Truck stops are safer than Walmarts - again, my personal experience.  Nobody messes with the truckers.  We've been messed with at Walmarts.

If your CPAP won't work from 12 volts, consider an inverter.  You can't use a preheater from a battery (either directly or via an inverter), but just the pump is ok.
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Originally posted by Tars Tarkas



KOAs and electricity etc are nice, but you might not need them every night.  Walmarts or truckstops can be mighty quick and easy.


I completely agree and had planned to do so in the first place.  However, I use a cpap for sleeping and if I don't then I really do not get good sleep, which is okay for a night or two but after 3-4 nights without it then I would be a real mess and, quite honestly, a danger behind the wheel.  Gotta have electricity to run it w/o getting into a whole 12v setup for it, which I don't have.  

Plus the wife will feel much better about me doing this than hitting the truck stops ... and that counts for a lot!  Smile
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I disagree that the times are too short, based on the advice I gave on the prior page.  Google maps says Charlotte to Nashville KOA is 6.3 hours.  Multiply that by 1.25 and you get almost 8 hours.  That 1.25 multiplier is based on my own experience and includes gas stops, getting behind trucks, etc.  

I agree that that many days in a row of 10-11-12 hour days is a bit much.
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Posts: 1452 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Apr 2014 at 8:40pm
550 is pretty doable, depending on your dedication, but I think you'd be a lot better off with a 6 day plan.  If it were me, I might map out some daily goals like you did but I'd keep going if I made a goal and felt like I had another hour or 2 or 3 or 4 in me and put those miles in the bank for a later day.  Aside from flat tires and stuff like that, there's no telling what you might want to linger over along the way.

KOAs and electricity etc are nice, but you might not need them every night.  Walmarts or truckstops can be mighty quick and easy.

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I agree with Goose, You need time to eat, get gas & other stuff along the way.
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