Longest road trip you've taken in your Gladiator?

[Snook]

Just curious, what's the longest you've driven in one day and in one overall trip? Did you find the Gladitor fatiguing on a longer highway trip? I got my quotes on a Rubicon and a Mojave and am just wavering on the Gladiator vs a few other options I also liked for different reasons.

Georgia to South Florida, 650 miles each way. We’ve made the trip twice, both times towing our boat (3000 lbs). Very comfortable, more so than our previous vehicle a 4Runner SR5 Premium.

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[TheGreatCO]

NJ to FL in one straight shot. Took about 19.5 hours with the gas/food/bathroom stops. Found the trip to be more comfortable than when I did the same drive in my '13 Ford Escape.

 

[LANGeek]

I towed our camper to Disney from the DC area. round trip is about 1800 miles.

 

[G10]

I took delivery on my Gladiator (Willys) this past Wednesday and traveled up to North Louisiana that Saturday. The total mileage round trip was just over 350 miles. Coming from a Toyota Sequoia, I was very impressed with the ride quality! That being said, I am not a fan of the headlights at all.

If you are considering the Mojave I would go that route.

 

[Muddzy]

I drove my Gladiator solo from NJ to Colorado 3x in the past year. I drive 12-14hrs/day with 1 night of short sleep, usually in a parking lot somewhere. One trip I was towing a 6x8 enclosed Uhaul trailer. Rig setup is Rubicon with King lift, Nitto Ridge Grappler 37s, half bed rack, some armor, RTT, camping/hiking/MTBing/overlanding gear, recovery gear, tools and personal stuff. I only mention the brand of lift and tires because I think it has a lot to do with the quality of ride. The Gladiator rode REALLY comfortable for me, especially compared to my 2013 JKU Rubicon doing the same drive.

3 of us did the same drive (although non-stop except for gas since we could rotate drivers and sleep) in a stock Ford F150 FX4 (not towing) and it was a super comfortable ride, but hard to compare since it wasn't a solo trip. I definitely think the Ford is more comfortable if all things were the same but not by as much as I would've thought. My BIL has a lifted Gladiator on 35s and I drove it on a 3hr drive. His Gladiator feels more spongy and sways a bit side to side. It also pulls a little to one side but that can be fixed. If I drove his out to Colorado it would not be as fun since I feel like I have to stay on the wheel. I would especially dread the winds through the plains states.

Once again I'll be driving mine solo back out to Colorado in August towing a trailer. I'm looking forward to it, other than the ridiculous gas bill.

 

[Muddzy]

I took delivery on my Gladiator (Willys) this past Wednesday and traveled up to North Louisiana that Saturday. The total mileage round trip was just over 350 miles. Coming from a Toyota Sequoia, I was very impressed with the ride quality! That being said, I am not a fan of the headlights at all.

If you are considering the Mojave I would go that route.

Congrats on your Willys!! Jeep headlights suck, and have sucked for way too long. It's one of the 1st upgrades I do (along with brighter reverse lights).

 

[Dashiki]

Just did Boston to Miami in 24 hours. Shipping the JT to Bonaire for the rest of its life. It'll be a good retirement for it. Probably only get 3-4k miles on it a year now.

Got home and bought another Gladiator. Love this truck. So much fun and function.

 

[Fireman 848]

28 hrs straight, Attleboro, Mass.- Key West , Florida. I’ve done this trip 4x in 2.5 years since I bought my 2020. Currently have 34,000 miles and getting ready to head out to Cape Coral, Florida from Massachusetts in two weeks.

 

[NVBM65]

3,200 miles from Nevada to Missouri and back, pulling an Airstream Basecamp - only issue was a rear axle seal went out in Colorado, fortunately they got us back on the road in a couple of hours, not other issues as all, other than it being thirsty lol

 

[BLK HOLE]

San Antonio to these places.

Sedona
Ouray/Telluride (x2)
Durango

All of those I’m usually in the 2200-2500 mile range. Wind noise gets old but otherwise it’s pleasant. I did the last one on 39s and it was no different than the 37s.

 

[Greg Biggs]

Just curious, what's the longest you've driven in one day and in one overall trip? Did you find the Gladitor fatiguing on a longer highway trip? I got my quotes on a Rubicon and a Mojave and am just wavering on the Gladiator vs a few other options I also liked for different reasons.

I deove my 21 Mojave from Billings , Montana to Dayton Ohio which was a 3,000 miles plus. It rode great and the ride itself was pretty comfortable. I was pleased with it. The downside I suppose was the wind . The wind is no friend of the Jeep. With current gas prices , I’d think twice before I’d take a trip like that again.

 

[Muddzy]

I deove my 21 Mojave from Billings , Montana to Dayton Ohio which was a 3,000 miles plus. It rode great and the ride itself was pretty comfortable. I was pleased with it. The downside I suppose was the wind . The wind is no friend of the Jeep. With current gas prices , I’d think twice before I’d take a trip like that again.

Yeah, IMO unless the goal of a trip is to use the jeep off-road or is your only tow vehicle then the gas bill is a really tough pill to swallow. For me to drive round trip from NJ to colorado fully loaded takes about 18 tanks of gas. That's about a $700 EXTRA fuel cost with today's prices vs a year ago when my total fuel bill was about $850. That's insane for a timeframe of less than 1 year.

 

[Azriel62]

Just got back from a non issue drive from Florence,AZ up to Tonopah,NV back down to I-40 across from Kingman,AZ to Amarillo and back roads up to Ft Leavenworth,KS. Just under 4000 miles driving 9-11 hrs a day. My 21 JTRD was great pushing 65 -75 and getting 24-30mpg until I got to KS and got sucked down to 20. She did great, everything stock right now only thing changing is she's getting 35s put on. Poco Poco.

 

[Muddzy]

Just got back from a non issue drive from Florence,AZ up to Tonopah,NV back down to I-40 across from Kingman,AZ to Amarillo and back roads up to Ft Leavenworth,KS. Just under 4000 miles driving 9-11 hrs a day. My 21 JTRD was great pushing 65 -75 and getting 24-30mpg until I got to KS and got sucked down to 20. She did great, everything stock right now only thing changing is she's getting 35s put on. Poco Poco.

I've always wondered what a diesel would do in comparison to gas with my exact setup. Then again, paying a dollar more a gallon probably erases a good bit of the better MPG.

Driving through KS is really tough. There's a reason the landscape is littered with windmills.

 

[Pescatoral Pursuit]

Flew from Orlando to the dealer I ordered it from (Chapman) in Philly. Hit a few sights over 3 days and 1250 miles later I was home so my first drive was also my longest so far.

I had reservations whether it would get uncomfortable and the first two days were just fine. The third got a little uncomfortable. Since then I've put Seat Jackers in and love the ride.

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