Long drive ahead... staying awake tips?
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Dr_KY
Quintessential Chatty Farker
Yup get plenty of rest in the days running up then pull over and grab a power nap when the feeling hits during your drive.
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Rub
is One Chatty Farker
5 Hour Energy works pretty good.
Also listening to Playboy radio on Sirius helps pass the time
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Set short term goals, 2 or 3 hours at a time.
Most important, if you get too tired, pull over. Believe me...
Also listening to Playboy radio on Sirius helps pass the time
. Set short term goals, 2 or 3 hours at a time.
Most important, if you get too tired, pull over. Believe me...
bbqdavarrow
Full Fledged Farker
having fallen asleep at the wheel and living thru it I suggest in addition to the resting is also get out and run, jumping jacks etc something to get you moving - deep breathing also helps.
Be Safe!
dave
red planet bbq
Be Safe!
dave
red planet bbq
The Virginian
Knows what a fatty is.
Start the evening before
17 hours on the road can only be made so safe. Suggestion 1, break it up by driving for 3-5 hours the night before and find a hotel for the evening.
Suggestion 2, pull over and nap when you begin to get tired (not when you almost drive off the road). After coming home with me from several long distance contests, my (then) teenage daughter made me promise that I would pull over whenever I got tired coming back from bbq contests. I do that now, and it makes a big difference.
Brett
17 hours on the road can only be made so safe. Suggestion 1, break it up by driving for 3-5 hours the night before and find a hotel for the evening.
Suggestion 2, pull over and nap when you begin to get tired (not when you almost drive off the road). After coming home with me from several long distance contests, my (then) teenage daughter made me promise that I would pull over whenever I got tired coming back from bbq contests. I do that now, and it makes a big difference.
Brett
Butcher BBQ
is one Smokin' Farker
We like to listen to comedy on the radio, I think this keeps me thinking to where it helps me stay awake.
timzcardz
Babbling Farker
Get plenty of rest beforehand, and when you feel those lids getting heavy, pull over and take a nap.
I have pulled into a parking lot to take a nap when I was only 25 minutes from home, because I realized that if I didn't, I might not make it home.
I have pulled into a parking lot to take a nap when I was only 25 minutes from home, because I realized that if I didn't, I might not make it home.
vraknari
Knows what a fatty is.
leave your driver window open fully and blast the radio..
if that doesn't work, then as has been mentioned - pull over and take a nap!! it's not worth chancing it, if you won't get to your destination safe and sound.
fwiw, red bulls and 5 hour energy drinks and the like, never seem to work for me. all they did was give me a bad taste in my mouth - which coincidentally is what kept me up..
if that doesn't work, then as has been mentioned - pull over and take a nap!! it's not worth chancing it, if you won't get to your destination safe and sound.
fwiw, red bulls and 5 hour energy drinks and the like, never seem to work for me. all they did was give me a bad taste in my mouth - which coincidentally is what kept me up..
Skip
is Blowin Smoke!
Cooler with ice and a wash cloth. Dunk it in the cold water and put on the back of your neck. Even if the water runs down your back lol. That kept me awake on a marathon run. If its raining and you are tired don't do anything but pull over. For some reason the rain lulls you to sleep.
On the way back from a contest, i almost drove off the tappan zee bridge with my family in the car.. All because i thought I can make the laST 90 MINUTES.. From that day on I will NOT do marathons runs. 10-12, (maybe 14) hours is the most, even with multiple drivers.
An hour nap may get you 2 more hours driving before u start burning out again.. Been there done that.. Is it worth it to get to you destination 6-7 hours earlier.? Find a cheap hotel and get real sleep. The final leg will be more enjoyable than fighting highway hipnosis and riding the lines on autopilot. Make your 17 hour marathon 24 hours and get some sleep so u can come back here and tell us about it instead of us reading about it in the paper.
An hour nap may get you 2 more hours driving before u start burning out again.. Been there done that.. Is it worth it to get to you destination 6-7 hours earlier.? Find a cheap hotel and get real sleep. The final leg will be more enjoyable than fighting highway hipnosis and riding the lines on autopilot. Make your 17 hour marathon 24 hours and get some sleep so u can come back here and tell us about it instead of us reading about it in the paper.
Scottie
Quintessential Chatty Farker
I agree Poobah. I do quite a few long runs over the course of a BBQ season. I'll handle 10-12 hours. Over that and you are pushing it. I have no problem pulling my RV over and getting some shut eye. Like coming home from NE last weekend. It was starting to rain, so I pulled over 90 minutes early. No sense in pushing it.
