Attempting to Drive from RI to Kansas in 24 hours today (1 Viewer)

[PIK95]

I'm on 90, kinda between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Not far from Josh Allen's house I would guess. It's like 67 out right now so no snow hopefully.

14 hours to go. 1022 miles.

 

[BassNBrew]

My son and I are going to drive from RI to Kansas (New Century, KS) for futsal. Planning on leaving at 1pm today, a little worried about CT Beach traffic and NYC slowing us down. I haven't really planned a route, rest spots, or much of anything. Figured just rock the waze and go west. We booked a hotel for a Monday 3pm check in In Overlord Park area.

I will recharge the ez pass now. My AAA expired, I should probably sign back up. I think I have free Acura road side assistance with the new ride. My son is only 18 and doesn't have tons of unknown highway driving experience, so I may try to do it all. If I can find a flat easy four hour stretch to let him drive I can nap. I'm thinking Tennessee or Indiana depending on where we end up. I drove to STL and Memphis when URI hoop was in the tournament back in the 90's.

Can you sleep in the Mc'ds rest stops usually? They are always so busy and loud.

If anyone has any advice or anything it would be much appreciated. I'll update every time we get gas if I remember.

Put The Wall on shuffle for the whole trip.

 

[leftcoastguy7]

I'm on 90, kinda between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Not far from Josh Allen's house I would guess. It's like 67 out right now so no snow hopefully.

14 hours to go. 1022 miles.

Give all the semis lots of room.

I wish those dudes would go the speed limit.

 

[PIK95]

It's almost Erie out here. Nobody on the roads, smells like a forest fire/dump.

 

[PIK95]

90 in Pennsylvania must have had fifty deer about to run on the road in front of me. My acura lights catch their eyes every time. Scary.

90 in Ohio is horrible, construction everywhere and narrow roads where you can rock 70mph. Near Kent State now I guess. 12 hours to go, I have been driving almost 12 hours now myself. Son can't fall asleep for some reason. This is gonna get interesting when the sun comes up.

 

[PIK95]

Yawn...

 

[Beef Ravioli Part 2]

You headed to Columbus or Toledo? Cbus to Indy is an easy drive, I’ve done it many times.

 

[PIK95]

You headed to Columbus or Toledo? Cbus to Indy is an easy drive, I’ve done it many times.

I'm like 20 mins outta Columbus. Had to stop at a Pilot and regroup for a few minutes. Sunup always kills me.

 

[Kal El]

You headed to Columbus or Toledo? Cbus to Indy is an easy drive, I’ve done it many times.

I'm like 20 mins outta Columbus. Had to stop at a Pilot and regroup for a few minutes. Sunup always kills me.

Silver lining, the Sun will be behind you, so you won’t get half blinded by it

 

[The Z Machine]

Geez, I hope the lack of sleep doesn't affect your son's play.

 

[PIK95]

Geez, I hope the lack of sleep doesn't affect your son's play.

He slept, I didn't. Plus it's Tuesday start.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

You headed to Columbus or Toledo? Cbus to Indy is an easy drive, I’ve done it many times.

I'm like 20 mins outta Columbus. Had to stop at a Pilot and regroup for a few minutes. Sunup always kills me.

Columbus was more or less the half-way mark, right? At least you'll have daylight the rest of the way.

 

[greedygoat]

Best of luck to Pik, jr tomorrow.

 

[SWC]

My son and I are going to drive from RI to Kansas (New Century, KS) for futsal. Planning on leaving at 1pm today, a little worried about CT Beach traffic and NYC slowing us down. I haven't really planned a route, rest spots, or much of anything. Figured just rock the waze and go west. We booked a hotel for a Monday 3pm check in In Overlord Park area.

This is where I live. (I assume you mean Overland Park. Though I consider myself the Overlord of the area).

Where is the tournament going to be?

overlord park has a significantly more ominous sound take that to the bank brohans

 

[SWC]

Anyone have any advice if I need to crash in the car for a couple of hours. If everything stays true, I'm 13-14 hours until indy. I should probably power nap just before that if possible. It will be like 2-3am. Thoughts?

Would like to avoid the seven minute ab guy at a rest stop. Can you still sleep in Walmart lots? Seems scary fwiw.

Most Walmarts allow overnight parking, if you want to be sure you can call ahead and ask them, they have a 1 night rule. Some have banned it because the van life/vagabond crowd took advantage of it and set up camp for days at a time. Truck stops usually allow it, and I believe Cracker Barrels do too. If you are concerned about safety just park near another RV or semi, safety in numbers. Walmart usually has a security patrol and good lighting. I have napped there outside of Denver, SLC, and Tucson on cross country drives and never had any issues other than it being hot as balls in Tucson.

One thing I learned from watching Cannonball videos is do not speed through Ohio, they make a living off of ticketing out of state plates.

if you stop at a parnera you could get a tasty and healthy meal and a nap and that is a good news double wammy right there take that to the bank bromigos

 

[DA RAIDERS]

I did delaware to OK once. It was awful. Made it to the CA border the next day. Also awful. Had to get a hotel room and sleep couldnt do the bit to LA. This was all in a u haul. Awful. Never again.

 

[SWC]

i drove from milwaukee to tidewater virginia once in about 13 hours i left after rush hour at night and then drove straight through the nite this was long before semis had governors on them so id tuck in behind one of them going about 75 and just draft for hours off of them i would get two coffees one on ice that id chug and another hot one by time time i got through the ice one the hot one was cool enough to drink and by the time i needed gas id also need to get rid of the old coffee and i would rinse and repeat all night becuase it was so late i missed all the traffic in chicago indy and cincy and there isnt much that stops you on 64 after lexington so away i went take that to the bank brohans

 

[PIK95]

Still four and a half hours of driving. We had to keep stopping for caffeine. I am struggling. One hour sleep, maybe.

In Greenville....Illinois? On the way to STL. Indiana is awful btw

 

[gianmarco]

Still four and a half hours of driving. We had to keep stopping for caffeine. I am struggling. One hour sleep, maybe.

In Greenville....Illinois? On the way to STL. Indiana is awful btw

Home stretch. You got this. Good luck with that STL traffic!

 

[zamboni]

Still four and a half hours of driving. We had to keep stopping for caffeine. I am struggling. One hour sleep, maybe.

In Greenville....Illinois? On the way to STL. Indiana is awful btw

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[leftcoastguy7]

i drove from milwaukee to tidewater virginia once in about 13 hours i left after rush hour at night and then drove straight through the nite this was long before semis had governors on them so id tuck in behind one of them going about 75 and just draft for hours off of them i would get two coffees one on ice that id chug and another hot one by time time i got through the ice one the hot one was cool enough to drink and by the time i needed gas id also need to get rid of the old coffee and i would rinse and repeat all night becuase it was so late i missed all the traffic in chicago indy and cincy and there isnt much that stops you on 64 after lexington so away i went take that to the bank brohans

Why was the song Radar Love playing in my mind as I read this

 

[massraider]

Indiana is awful btw

You gonna look back in longing at the colorful thrill a minute rollercoaster that Indiana was, once you get to Kansas my friend.

 

[ChiefD]

Indiana is awful btw

You gonna look back in longing at the colorful thrill a minute rollercoaster that Indiana was, once you get to Kansas my friend.

Lucky for him he's only going a few miles into the state.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Indiana is awful btw

You gonna look back in longing at the colorful thrill a minute rollercoaster that Indiana was, once you get to Kansas my friend.

I was about to correct you because he's only going like half a mile into Kansas. But then again, that's half a mile too far, so I'll allow it.

 

[SWC]

i drove from milwaukee to tidewater virginia once in about 13 hours i left after rush hour at night and then drove straight through the nite this was long before semis had governors on them so id tuck in behind one of them going about 75 and just draft for hours off of them i would get two coffees one on ice that id chug and another hot one by time time i got through the ice one the hot one was cool enough to drink and by the time i needed gas id also need to get rid of the old coffee and i would rinse and repeat all night becuase it was so late i missed all the traffic in chicago indy and cincy and there isnt much that stops you on 64 after lexington so away i went take that to the bank brohans

Why was the song Radar Love playing in my mind as I read this

because it came on after looking glass brandy thats why take that to the bank bromigos

 

[SWC]

Still four and a half hours of driving. We had to keep stopping for caffeine. I am struggling. One hour sleep, maybe.

In Greenville....Illinois? On the way to STL. Indiana is awful btw

if you have kwik trips down there get you some bublrs they have a coffee worth of caffine but they go down like candy water green is the best by like a million miles take that to the bank bromigo

 

[Zegras11]

Are we here yet?

 

[FatMax]

Indiana is awful btw

You gonna look back in longing at the colorful thrill a minute rollercoaster that Indiana was, once you get to Kansas my friend.

Eastern Kansas isn't great, but at least it's generally green and a has a few hills and trees. Western Kansas is the worst. You know 20 miles before you get to a town, because you can see a clump of trees with a water tower in the middle. Surrounded by flat nothing.

 

[mr. furley]

Still four and a half hours of driving. We had to keep stopping for caffeine. I am struggling. One hour sleep, maybe.

In Greenville....Illinois? On the way to STL. Indiana is awful btw

if you have kwik trips down there get you some bublrs they have a coffee worth of caffine but they go down like candy water green is the best by like a million miles take that to the bank bromigo

more of a purple or baby blue man, myself.

 

[PIK95]

Still four and a half hours of driving. We had to keep stopping for caffeine. I am struggling. One hour sleep, maybe.

In Greenville....Illinois? On the way to STL. Indiana is awful btw

Home stretch. You got this. Good luck with that STL traffic!

There was an accident, but moving right along. Three hours to go.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

There was an accident, but moving right along. Three hours to go.

You really should have stopped to at least exchange insurance information with the other driver, but hey it's water under the bridge now.

 

[Moe.]

Indiana is awful btw

You gonna look back in longing at the colorful thrill a minute rollercoaster that Indiana was, once you get to Kansas my friend.

I was about to correct you because he's only going like half a mile into Kansas. But then again, that's half a mile too far, so I'll allow it.

et tu, Brute? I expect it from the New Englanders but us Great Plains guys gotta stick together

 

[ChiefD]

Still four and a half hours of driving. We had to keep stopping for caffeine. I am struggling. One hour sleep, maybe.

In Greenville....Illinois? On the way to STL. Indiana is awful btw

Home stretch. You got this. Good luck with that STL traffic!

There was an accident, but moving right along. Three hours to go.

You must have been on I-70 between St. Louis and KC.

 

[The Big Donkey]

arrival?

 

[TheWalkmen]

Still four and a half hours of driving. We had to keep stopping for caffeine. I am struggling. One hour sleep, maybe.

In Greenville....Illinois? On the way to STL. Indiana is awful btw

So you drove through Effingham, IL

 

[Beef Ravioli Part 2]

Still four and a half hours of driving. We had to keep stopping for caffeine. I am struggling. One hour sleep, maybe.

In Greenville....Illinois? On the way to STL. Indiana is awful btw

So you drove through Effingham, IL

We always try to eat at local establishments when we travel if we have time. Ate at a diner/family restaurant in Effingham several years ago. I remember a lot of farmer type people there that evening.

 

[PIK95]

Still four and a half hours of driving. We had to keep stopping for caffeine. I am struggling. One hour sleep, maybe.

In Greenville....Illinois? On the way to STL. Indiana is awful btw

So you drove through Effingham, IL

We always try to eat at local establishments when we travel if we have time. Ate at a diner/family restaurant in Effingham several years ago. I remember a lot of farmer type people there that evening.

We passed through quickly. FINALLY arrived at the hotel at 6:45. Some lady pulled across four lanes of highway after getting on and stopped her Benz suv dead in the high speed lane right in front of me in Kansas. Thank god I was driving. My son would have plowed right into her. I scanned behind me and didn't lock up before changing lanes inches from her. Oof.

And why are the Kansas highways like Nascar tracks. No railings on the insides, huge banks of concrete everywhere, and they are like all double wide. Wtf?

 

[ChiefD]

Still four and a half hours of driving. We had to keep stopping for caffeine. I am struggling. One hour sleep, maybe.

In Greenville....Illinois? On the way to STL. Indiana is awful btw

So you drove through Effingham, IL

We always try to eat at local establishments when we travel if we have time. Ate at a diner/family restaurant in Effingham several years ago. I remember a lot of farmer type people there that evening.

We passed through quickly. FINALLY arrived at the hotel at 6:45. Some lady pulled across four lanes of highway after getting on and stopped her Benz suv dead in the high speed lane right in front of me in Kansas. Thank god I was driving. My son would have plowed right into her. I scanned behind me and didn't lock up before changing lanes inches from her. Oof.

And why are the Kansas highways like Nascar tracks. No railings on the insides, huge banks of concrete everywhere, and they are like all double wide. Wtf?

We like to draft here. Better for gas mileage.

 

[PIK95]

I drove through STL of course. As soon as I crossed.the river, it was like playing Mario Kart. All kinds of junk, dead animals, and blown tires EVERYWHERE. I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID AN ALLUMINUM LADDER THAT HAD OBVIOUSLY BEEN THERE FOR WEEKS BASED ON THE DAMAGE. The people used the turn signals mostly, but what awful drivers (and people walking in the roads!) Overall. Don't remember who brought that up but WOW. And the infrastructure is CRUMBLING up on those highway bridges.

 

[ChiefD]

I drove through STL of course. As soon as I crossed.the river, it was like playing Mario Kart. All kinds of junk, dead animals, and blown tires EVERYWHERE. I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID AN ALLUMINUM LADDER THAT HAD OBVIOUSLY BEEN THERE FOR WEEKS BASED ON THE DAMAGE. The people used the turn signals mostly, but what awful drivers (and people walking in the roads!) Overall. Don't remember who brought that up but WOW. And the infrastructure is CRUMBLING up on those highway bridges.

That’s Missouri for you.

 

[Desert_Power]

Indiana is awful btw

Worst state I've driven through. I once ended up driving a rental through France. So much of France reminds me of driving through Indiana. Terribly boring.

 

[Dwayne Hoover]

Indiana is awful btw

Worst state I've driven through. I once ended up driving a rental through France. So much of France reminds me of driving through Indiana. Terribly boring.

The midwest is a rough stretch to drive on the highways, sorry midwesterners, although 5 in California is no thrill either

Kansas is the worst state to drive though IMO, never feels like its gonna end

 

[PIK95]

Indiana is awful btw

Worst state I've driven through. I once ended up driving a rental through France. So much of France reminds me of driving through Indiana. Terribly boring.

The midwest is a rough stretch to drive on the highways, sorry midwesterners, although 5 in California is no thrill either

Kansas is the worst state to drive though IMO, never feels like its gonna end

Indiana and Pennsylvania like that for me.

 

[Zow]

One thing I learned from watching Cannonball videos is do not speed through Ohio, they make a living off of ticketing out of state plates.

I'm pretty sure "two men in a car with NY plates" 100% gets profiled on I-80 and probably I-70. Have fun with the pretextual traffic stops.

Whisper stops and license plater reader stops galore!

 

[Zow]

Indiana is awful btw

Worst state I've driven through. I once ended up driving a rental through France. So much of France reminds me of driving through Indiana. Terribly boring.

The midwest is a rough stretch to drive on the highways, sorry midwesterners, although 5 in California is no thrill either

Kansas is the worst state to drive though IMO, never feels like its gonna end

I take it you've never tried driving a few mphs over the speed limit in the left hand lane in Wisconsin before as two Wisconsin drivers driving at 10 and 2 parallel to one another with both cruises set below the speed limit before.

 

[Zow]

This story was a lot funnier when it starred Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels.

Where the father and sons flock like the salmon of Capistrano.

 

[Zow]

Anyone have any advice if I need to crash in the car for a couple of hours. If everything stays true, I'm 13-14 hours until indy. I should probably power nap just before that if possible. It will be like 2-3am. Thoughts?

Would like to avoid the seven minute ab guy at a rest stop. Can you still sleep in Walmart lots? Seems scary fwiw.

Most Walmarts allow overnight parking, if you want to be sure you can call ahead and ask them, they have a 1 night rule. Some have banned it because the van life/vagabond crowd took advantage of it and set up camp for days at a time. Truck stops usually allow it, and I believe Cracker Barrels do too. If you are concerned about safety just park near another RV or semi, safety in numbers. Walmart usually has a security patrol and good lighting. I have napped there outside of Denver, SLC, and Tucson on cross country drives and never had any issues other than it being hot as balls in Tucson.

One thing I learned from watching Cannonball videos is do not speed through Ohio, they make a living off of ticketing out of state plates.

if you stop at a parnera you could get a tasty and healthy meal and a nap and that is a good news double wammy right there take that to the bank bromigos

Panera is surprisingly very unhealthy.

 

[Zow]

So, futsal is basically indoor soccer? I loved indoor back when I was a kid and played.

 

[nysfl2]

Indiana is awful btw

Worst state I've driven through. I once ended up driving a rental through France. So much of France reminds me of driving through Indiana. Terribly boring.

The midwest is a rough stretch to drive on the highways, sorry midwesterners, although 5 in California is no thrill either

Kansas is the worst state to drive though IMO, never feels like its gonna end

You've never drive through western nebraska, have you?

 

[PIK95]

Fuji apple salad?