I like to drive about 400 miles a day when I am going somewhere, ie. south in the winter. I have had no problems with that schedule and I am 65. Try to be on the road by 7 am and drive for 3 hours before stopping, then stop every two hours. Works out between fuel and food breaks. Also try to be off the road by 3 pm. I find my old road warrior easy to drive.
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2004 CRV
Brake Buddy Blue Ox Aventa II
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">I think it would have to be a Newmar just because of the Comfort Drive system. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
I heard that Newmar went back to a three year warranty, eff 2008????? Correcto??
I drive a stock F-53 and prefer to limit a day to 7-8 hours. I typically go around 62 mph on the highways, so that puts me around 400 miles for a day max. In June we pushed all the way from Williamsburg to Nashville in one day through some rain storms. Ended up being a 14 hour day with a dinner break...and I was wiped out and sore for 2 days after. Since then I've determined that I have to cap my days to the above limits.
A lot depends on your physical stamina. At age 50-60 I could drive my car, my first MH ('93 Bounder gaser,) or my second MH ('97 Southwind gaser) 8-10 hours for 400-550 miles in one day and enjoy ever bit of it. Now at 70 and driving a 36' DP 6-7 hours for 300-400 miles is tops and my hind end feels ever mile of it. The fatigue factor doesn't seem to be a problem, its just the sitting in one place, even with a pit stop every 2-3 hours. And can't tell that the DP makes any difference either, even with the plush leather pilot & co-pilot chairs. The '93 28ft Bounder gasser was the most comfortable MH of the bunch to drive and really enjoy it (I was always ready to take off on a trip).
Wagonmaster2
2004 Meridian DP 36G
I would give you a different answer for each of my 4 motorhomes....With the vectra a 6 -7 hour day is a breeze with the IFS and smooth ride. Regardless we try not to go over that, it is a vacation.
In winter when leaving northern michigan our first day is always 10 hours to get to a wally world where it's not absolutely freezing.