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Mickey1794Mickey1794 Posts: 104
edited April 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
My friends and I will be driving from LA to Mansfield this summer. I know that many of you have traveled to see PJ. Can u guys give us some survival tips, advice, recommendations for places to stop at, knowledge of changing laws by state, etc. I have a little anxiety about traveling in car so far way so maybe some of your responses will make me feel a better. Thanks guys.
11/5/93 Indio, CA;11/6/95 SD; 7/13/98 LA; 10/24/00 LA; 10/28/00 SB; 4/1/03 CO; 6/2/03 OC; 6/5/03 SD; 9/2/05 BC; 7/9-10/06 LA; 10/21/06 Bridge; 12/9/06 Oahu; 10/27/07 Bridge; 4/12/08 Eddie; 6/30/08 Mansfield; 9/30/09 Universal; 7/9/11 Eddie; 11/23-24/13 LA; 11/26/13 Oak.;10/22/13 CO
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  • CorduroyboyCorduroyboy Posts: 1,256
    Honestly, go buy a CB radio and listen to the truckers. Not only will you laugh all day listening to them, but they give the heads up on traffic, where cops are hiding, weather, you name it. Don't stop in Iowa either, there's nothing but corn for hundreds of miles.
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    I LOOOOOOVE road trips!! :D
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    how bout flying?
  • CorduroyboyCorduroyboy Posts: 1,256
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    how bout flying?


    Flying is no fun. Go out and see the country!! Road trips are the best. Granted the drive back will be a bastard, I guarantee.
  • Lukin66Lukin66 Posts: 3,063
    take me with you!
    deep, deep blue of the morning
    gets to me every time
  • Mickey1794Mickey1794 Posts: 104
    Bump
    11/5/93 Indio, CA;11/6/95 SD; 7/13/98 LA; 10/24/00 LA; 10/28/00 SB; 4/1/03 CO; 6/2/03 OC; 6/5/03 SD; 9/2/05 BC; 7/9-10/06 LA; 10/21/06 Bridge; 12/9/06 Oahu; 10/27/07 Bridge; 4/12/08 Eddie; 6/30/08 Mansfield; 9/30/09 Universal; 7/9/11 Eddie; 11/23-24/13 LA; 11/26/13 Oak.;10/22/13 CO
  • InHiding19InHiding19 Posts: 2,385
    Mickey1794 wrote:
    Bump


    thats awesome I drove from Albany to Lolla last year (like 12 hours), but your drive will be much long and more rewarding. You should plan it so you can make some sweet stops along the way. Have fun road trips rule!!!
    Out of the Blue and Into the Black................Uncle Neil Philly 08 here I come!!!!
  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    traveling with friends is a big test! ... ya really find out what peeps are like ...

    where/when to stop depends on your time, interests and money ... i would myself plan a camping trip through some of the nat'l parks ... cheap and they're awesome ... park pass gets your whole car in free - just have to pay for camp fees ...

    in any case - try not to sweat the small stuff ... be flexible - those are my trips for a long road trip!
  • thunderDANthunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    I can't even comprehend being in a car that long. I'm driving from Cleveland to Virginia Beach and I thought that was long! (9 hours)

    I would get satellite radio. I would also try to stop at some of the major cities if you have time...you never know if you will be able to make it back to some of them.
  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    That should cost about $7,650 in gas.

    :p
  • drtyfrnk29drtyfrnk29 Posts: 846
    Depending on what route you take, though I think will need to take Highway 40 at some point, stay out of downtown Kansas City at night. I drove to Mississippi before senior year of high school and took a wrong turn; wound up driving through what was the equivelant of South Central Los Angeles at about 1:30am. If it weren't for a good hearted citizen telling me to get out of town as fast as I could I'm sure there would have been a few snags. Like loss of blood, bruises, frequent unconciousness or death.

    Have fun :)
    I'm so dangerous I smoke dynamite.

  • sk8nshoot1sk8nshoot1 Posts: 722
    Drove cross country with 3 buddies while in college, 1984... Left NYC July 5 and had to be back by like August 2th for a Springsteen show at Giants Stadium...

    New York, Memphis, New Orleans, Houston, Dallas, Amarillo, Santa Fe, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, San Diego, LA (Malibu and Huntington Beach really), Big Sur, Pebble Beach, San Fran, Sacramento, Reno, Yellowstone and the Tetons, Devils Tower, Badlands, Chcago and then all the way back...

    8800 miles in 28 days...

    Buy a CB as noted above, purely for the entertainment value, and it could help if something goes wrong... We, in 84, didn't have cell phones...

    Camped the whole way...
    1996: Randall's Island I, Hartford
    1998: MSG I, Hartford
    2000: Jones Beach I
    2003: Albany, MSG II, Mansfield II & III, Homdel
    2004: Boston (VFC) I & II
    2006: Albany, Hartford, Boston I and E. Rutherford I
    2008: MSG I & II, Hartford, Mansfield II (saw BostonLou in the FRONT ROW!!) EV-NYC II
    2010: Hartford
    2013 Worcester II, Hartford
    2016 Fenway I
    2018 Wrigley II, Fenway II
  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    sennin wrote:
    That should cost about $7,650 in gas.

    :p
    $3.59 today. i wanna cry!!!
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • Mickey1794Mickey1794 Posts: 104
    sk8nshoot1 wrote:
    Drove cross country with 3 buddies while in college, 1984... Left NYC July 5 and had to be back by like August 2th for a Springsteen show at Giants Stadium...

    New York, Memphis, New Orleans, Houston, Dallas, Amarillo, Santa Fe, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, San Diego, LA (Malibu and Huntington Beach really), Big Sur, Pebble Beach, San Fran, Sacramento, Reno, Yellowstone and the Tetons, Devils Tower, Badlands, Chcago and then all the way back...

    8800 miles in 28 days...

    Buy a CB as noted above, purely for the entertainment value, and it could help if something goes wrong... We, in 84, didn't have cell phones...

    Camped the whole way...
    thats what i'm talking about! We plan on taking two weeks to get there and two weeks to get back so we can stop at alot of the spots you mentioned. Thanks!
    11/5/93 Indio, CA;11/6/95 SD; 7/13/98 LA; 10/24/00 LA; 10/28/00 SB; 4/1/03 CO; 6/2/03 OC; 6/5/03 SD; 9/2/05 BC; 7/9-10/06 LA; 10/21/06 Bridge; 12/9/06 Oahu; 10/27/07 Bridge; 4/12/08 Eddie; 6/30/08 Mansfield; 9/30/09 Universal; 7/9/11 Eddie; 11/23-24/13 LA; 11/26/13 Oak.;10/22/13 CO
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