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3 years ago we towed the caravan from the Butt of Lewis to Barra.

Okay we did take 2 lots of ferries so we did have some rest periods but the 120 mile road mileage was completed in only 27 days.

We easily tow from Aviemore to Leeds (320 miles) in one pull, one driver.

However, I am 30000miles per year driver, and we tow with a Disco 3: it makes a significant difference to fatrigue levels.

I wouldn't recommend that kind of mileage for  "cautious drivers". I certainly don't recommend night driving: also we strive to travel in fair weather.

Iain

I don't see why you should have a problem with your journey as long as you begin it having been well rested. I've driven long distances for many years at all hours of the day and night but I always respect my need for rest.

The thing to do is make sure your outfit is well up together so your departure isn't delayed & drive at a speed you feel comfortable at while being prepared to pull over and rest should you feel the need.

BB

I was loking through some old albums last night and remembered a trip we had done from Argyll to Bandon in the South of ireland some years ago.

That was a non stop trip in a Morris Traveller towing a Trailer Tent.

We did have a 2 hour sea crossing from Cairnryan to Larne where I had hoped to catch a snooze but the last 30 miles down the Ayrshire coast had been done in Fog and I was so keyed up in case we missed the ferry that I could not relax once we got on the boat.

Then the roads in the South of Ireland were much better than we thought and we had a good drive down to Bandon.

It was 441 miles of towing, but I was younger then and if I was doing the same journey today I would have at least 3 stopovers. Then again today I am retired and have the time to do such things.

How you tow and how many days holiday you have have as much to do with how many miles you can comfortably manage as anything else.

There are so many factors that can go wrong with any journey, like road works, weather, accidents, puncture etc etc that we always have a good look at "emergency" campsites along he route, just in case.

Nowadays, if we are going for a ferry, we leave a day early and book into a site close to the ferry terminal. We made the mistake of not doing this once. Never again.

Bashing on no matter what is not an option on today's roads.

Quote: Originally posted by Vic Wildish on 09/4/2012

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I cannot and will not drive 350 miles in a day on my own.

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Quote: Originally posted by Dogruff on 09/4/2012

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Quote: Originally posted by Vic Wildish on 09/4/2012I cannot and will not drive 350 miles in a day on my own.

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Agree

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