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July 7, 2009
A long road trip
In college I had a few friends that drove pretty much non-stop over spring break to visit what they called the biggest Jeep Cherokee in the world (if I recall correctly) but I cannot find it on the internet. After stopping at it in Texas or Arizona or someplace similar they decided on a whim to drive to the Pacific Ocean, dip their feet in and drive all the way home.
When it comes to long distance driving, I have almost no experience, my longest driving stint is the four hour one from Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks. But I was discussing the idea of the driving almost non-stop (stopping for bathrooms, stretches, and groceries but not sleep. This permits one to chew up an enormous amount of highway. Google maps indicates I could drive to my familial home on the other coast in less than two full days of driving. That means that with breaks you can get pretty much anywhere you'd care to in two days. But how should one allocate the driving to make it as bearable as possible?
I wanted a simple plan where all drivers got to sleep 8 hours in a row, no one drove more than four hours in a row nor sleep at odd hours. This is a first pass as to what I came up with
. Any thoughts?
Posted by OneEyedMan at July 7, 2009 1:27 PM
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Similar shift schedules have been in place for centuries (presumably millenia): watches on ships!
Posted by: Jess H ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.belligerati.net/nav-commenters.gif)
at July 8, 2009 11:57 AM
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