Comments on: Top Five Things You Need to Know Before Driving Across The United States

By: Stephen Braitsch

Stephen Braitsch — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:09:09 +0000

@emma take a look at http://vroomvroomvroom.com

By: Emma

Emma — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:53:55 +0000

Some great tips on here. I live in the UK, my partner and I are planning a RTW trip starting January next year. We would love to finish it off with a road trip across America. We dont really know where to begin with it all and appreciate any advice we get. We have alot of planning to do. One thing i would like to know is are there any comparison websites for american car hire companies? as this would save a lot of time from having to visit each website filling in the details each time.

By: robert verdugo

robert verdugo — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:55:07 +0000

great advice. i liked having the half a tank of gas tip. never thought about that

By: brett hodgson

brett hodgson — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:06:28 +0000

I will be leaving from cherry point nc, to 29 palms cali. the longest drive i have ever done myself is 6hrs. this will be new to me. i want to see the country and not wear myself out. but i want to stop home in colorado as soon as i can so i can enjoy my leave with family. that aloe is a 1900 mile drive. any tips for keeping sane when traveling by yourself for that long?

By: lewis stratton

lewis stratton — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:19:37 +0000

THE WIFE AND I ARE HEALTHY SENIORS AND ARE DESIRING TO DRIVE FROM yORKTOWN, VA ON A NORTHEAST ROUTE THROUGH WEST VIRGINIA AND OHIO AND POSSIBLY THROUGH THE DACOTAS, THEN SOMEHOW DRIVE ON DOWN TO lAS VEGAS AND RETURN TO VA ON A SOUTHERLY ROUTE–WE PLAN TO BE ON THE ROAD APPROX. 30 DAYS AND ARE IN NO HURRY TO GET TO ANY PARTICULAR PLACE—WITH THAT IN MIND CAN YOU RECOMMEND SOME MUST SEE SIGHTS AND ROUTES–IN THE PAST WE HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN A GRAY LInE TOUR IN THE CITIES AND HAVE FOUND THAT IS STILL BEST FOR US AS THE DRIVER KNOWS THE ENDS AND OUTS OF THE CITY AND WE DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PARKING, ETC. Thanking you in advance for any advice you may wish to offer. Lewis stratton

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:52:14 +0000

thanks, my husband said a six pack and a pack of smokes but the jack daniels will do. Driving from eastern Washington state to North Carolina and back in October. Plan on making a big circle.thanks again for the website. Good luck to all fellow travelers.

By: MONICA

MONICA — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:33:18 +0000

Thank you for the tips! My friend and I just graduated high school and plan to drive from GA to NY and possibly somewhere in the west coast… We are leaving Sep 24th! Wish us luck .

By: Veronica

Veronica — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:15:57 +0000

My husband and I are driving from the Finger Lakes in upstate New York to Nevada to go to Burning Man this August. We’ll be driving a Dodge 2500 Cummins Turbo Diesel and hauling our 30′ Coachman camper. We are so nervous! But thanks to this article and others like it, we are getting more excited each day. Wish us luck!

By: Patrick Alan Swigart

Patrick Alan Swigart — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:04:51 +0000

“Don’t forget to take a jacket.”

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 24 May 2011 03:30:42 +0000

Thank’s for the advice, I’m driving from VA to WA in a few days.

By: Lee

Lee — Sun, 22 May 2011 06:00:42 +0000

Very cool… Funny that we moved from Cherokee, NC to Salem, OR a few years ago.. We are about to make the trek back this summer to see family (and the Fireflies!!)… Couldn’t imagine living anywhere else but Oregon, but sometimes I miss those Appalachains…

By: carol pruitt

carol pruitt — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 03:18:15 +0000

i am leaving thursday 4/28/11 to head out from richmond,va to washington state. we are not in a rush we have till june 18th to be there for a wedding..we are heading north up to Wis. then driving across…plans are to visit all the hot spots like mount rushmore, yellowstone, glacier national, titons and whatever else we see that we want to stop and look at.
plan on taking videos the whole way and having them on facebook under my name. check it out! hope i have some funny ones!
very excited about the trip after the wedding we are heading down to see the big redwoods, then lake tahoe, down to NM stopping in texas at a friends then home. hoping to take a full three months for this trip. and yes i do work just saved enough to pay all my bills for the next four months. hope to have a ball also!
enjoyed your notes.

By: Mat O'Lourne

Mat O'Lourne — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:14:37 +0000

What a great primer for cross-country driving! Thanks Stephen.

By: Jason Horn

Jason Horn — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:22:38 +0000

Well Thank you very much for your insight into your journey across the states. I am planning to drive from one side of the states to the other in August this year (2011) it’s my 40th Birthday. I am from the south of England and 6 years ago drove from Boston down to New York across the state, and then up to Niagra, then back across the mountains to Boston. I had all my family that time wife and 3 children. All I can say was the people of America were as warm and friendly as if they had been my own Family. Any how this time it will be just me and the old ball and chain, and was wondering would 2 weeks be ampul time to take in some sights and still manage the trip realistically? Alison (my wife) would like to start from Chicago and does not mind which states to take in (she wouldn’t she does not drive) but would like maybe old faithful in yellow stone and L.A. and ending in San Francisco (Alcatraz) we’ve been told to book it as there is always a long wait to see it! I have printed off all there is to know about the different States and what there is to do in them but I could spend a life time doing everything! But you who live there would you have some idea of the must sees ? We’ve done Vegas, the Hoover Dam and the champagne Breakfast at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Thanks for anyones feedback e-mail me at anytime. (jasongregoryhorn@hotmail.co.uk)

By: peter gorn

peter gorn — Fri, 28 May 2010 06:12:31 +0000

Right on! I love this, nothing like hearing from someone who’s experienced it personally. I drove across Canada in 1997, I’m leaving from Oregon for Florida in a couple of days, a little nervous about such a daunting drive, this definitely helped…

By: JOHN CARROLL

JOHN CARROLL — Tue, 04 May 2010 22:31:00 +0000

Thank you very much! I enjoy the honest feelings you bring to the telling of your trip.

And yes, I will remember the part about keeping gas in the tank

JohnC

By: Danapel

Danapel — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:25:50 +0000

Hi Stephen,

I too am thinking about driving across country. I have never seen the Rocky Mtns., Grand Canyon and many other beautiful places in the US. I’d like to go now before I go back to school for nursing. Are there any good books out there to help plan my route? Any good websites that you know of to help me plan?

Thank you.

Danapel

By: Joe Richter

Joe Richter — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:39:14 +0000

Hi Stephen,

Just a short note to tell you that I thoroughly enjoyed your story! I have been pondering making a trip like this for a couple of months now, and reading about your adventure has put me one step closer to getting in my car and heading out. Thanks for sharing your experience and for all of the good advice.

All the best,
Joe Richter

By: Stephen Braitsch

Stephen Braitsch — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:40:24 +0000

Give yourself at least a week. Sure you could do the trip in four days driving 12 hrs a day, but it is much worth your while to take your time and enjoy the journey.

By: Nur

Nur — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:31:59 +0000

Excellent…amazing website! Thanks so much. Quick question, if you did not to see family, sightsee and did not have any weather challenges, how long to do you think it would have taken you to get to Oregon from NC? Thxs. Nur