Longest Continuous Drive in Your JT?

[TaylorWoodham]

Did a month long camping/road trip during the height of the pandemic where I almost went coast to coast. Started in New Orleans, LA went out to San Francisco, CA and ended in Panama City, FL; a little over 5,000 miles in all - Adderall's a helluva drug lol

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[Eventyr_JT]

I did a trip from Charlotte, NC to outside Atlanta, GA. Down on Friday afternoon, camped out, drove back Saturday. 530.7 miles. About 4.5 hours in one push on the way back. Totally comfortable ride. Kind of loud with MT tires and a soft top.

 

[staying_tuned]

We decided to do a single return push from Amelia Island FL back home here in the Pocono mountains for X-Mas. Right at 900 miles. Left at 2am to avoid traffic and allow our two boys to sleep. Truck did great but I’m so thankful we slapped seat jackers in a week beforehand. Wind noise with the RTT was annoying but mostly due to not being able to crank music. Coverking top liner w/ sound deadening mat inbound, installing this weekend as part of our Yellowstone trip prep.

 

[NC_Overland]

I do regular trips between Raleigh and TN or Atlanta (6-7 hrs each way). It’s very comfortable. I hated roadtrips before the new steering gear, but it’s great on the hwy now. I literally just drove from Chattanooga to Atlanta pulling a fully loaded uhaul 5x8 and a bed full of stuff in the rain and it was very comfortable then also.

 

[Dragonfly]

We traveled from Springfield Missouri to Albuquerque New Mexico (845 miles/over 12 hours) in one day! Surprising, it was very comfortable in the Mojave.

 

[3VOLVE]

Wife and I drove from Harrisburg Pa to Key West Fl stopping only for gas and bathroom breaks. It took us just over 22 hours and was just over 1300 miles. I drove about 3/4 of the trip and it wasn't that bad. Not sure that I would do it again though.

Coral Springs, FL

From miami to new jersey in 1 and a half day like 14 hour driving first day

I have driven and ridden a motorcycle from Northern VA to Key West and back multiple times and would like to recommend the Amtrak’s Auto Train (which travels non-stop from Lorton VA to Sanford FL and back to Lorton VA) if your in a hurry or to save some seat time.

 

[Sunset 2025]

Austin to Knoxville - 1009 miles (~16 hrs). Multiple times in the Gladiator. Family of 4. The last trip, the back seaters decided to Fly. Worked out well for me - much less 'road' noise from the back seat area.

 

[jmdwifi]

I went from Fredericksburg VA to Frostburg MD and then Abingdon VA. It was about 600 miles. I love this truck.

 

[Padre]

We drove non-stop (21 hours) from Asheville, NC to Branson, CO and then kept on going on the Shadow of the Rockies trail until we set up for camp that night. All in all it was about 28 hours of driving.

 

[ElDirector]

We got the JT specifically for road trips. Does reasonable on the highway, and can still explore the backwoods when we get there. Lots of 4-hour day trips. Longest is 12 from here to Maine. We have done several 6-8 hour trips. Limiting factor is wife and kiddo. I don't mind the drive one bit.

Trying to talk the family into a multi-week excursion out west. THAT will involve some highway time.

 

[piroman683]

Used my JT as a Chase truck for the Baja 1000, over 2200 miles during that. Then right after I did a 7500 mile cross country trip which included 300 miles of off roading in Moab and Sedona. Had slave cylinder issues with my clutch the whole time but it was still drivable. At 85mph on 37's I got 15mpg, at 70mph I was getting 18.5, but with head wind I was getting 17

 

[Artsifrtsi]

Last week round tripped to Moab from Huntsville, AL. 24 driving distance each way, only issue was a tire out of balance...

 

[alpineovernappa]

I’ve driven straight from DC to the Florida panhandle- 981 miles in one day, three fuel stops. The gladiator seats are better than the JK platform, but I still wish they would relocate the airbags so we had aftermarket choices (like scheel-Mann). It’s been on a few 3k mile trips in under a week and will get a 16,000 mile trip this fall (not in one day ). Overall I’m happy with the gladiator seats. Wish list: active cooling in seats and vibrate/massage function. For now I’ll keep using my $60 Amazon heated and massaging seat cover

 

[arskemp]

I bought mine new in Idaho and immediately drove it back home after signing the paperwork (about 600 miles). Left my home for my flight at 5 am and got back in at about 1 am the following day.

 

[MPMB]

About 900mi to Jackson, WY. Then a 775mi to Yellowstone. Next up is a 500+ mi trip to Glacier and possibly ~900 to Moab.

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