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RLandreneau

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driving to Reno.
« on: January 15, 2013, 02:51:32 PM »
Hello all.  My wife and I are considering driving to Reno instead of flying due to high cost of airline fare and bag fees.  Has anyone done this?  The drive will be 30 hours so its a long one...

I'm just wondering if anyone has done this and if they preferred driving to flying.
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Re: driving to Reno.
« Reply #16 on: January 15, 2013, 07:33:25 PM »
From my house it's about 500 miles, so driving beats getting the equipment torn up by the airlines.  Not a very picturesque drive, and mostly boring, but for me it's worth it.
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fluff33

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Re: driving to Reno.
« Reply #17 on: January 15, 2013, 09:18:15 PM »
Some years ago,my wife and I operated a business at the Women's Nationals.  We have driven to Reno twice.  The distance is about 2600 miles for us.  It is a long trip.  With the price of gas today I would calculate your gas mileage and also take into consideration if you will need to stay overnight along the way.
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drillbit

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Re: driving to Reno.
« Reply #18 on: January 16, 2013, 04:04:55 AM »
I drove there back in 2007, from Upper Michigan(Da U.P., eh). I took it slow(3 days out, 5 days there, 3 days back), and had the best time I've ever had at Nationals(YMMV, of course). If I were to go there again, I'd probably drive again, as the last 2 times I flew(Albuquerque and Las Vegas), and had miserable experiences with the airlines both times.


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Cornfed82

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Re: driving to Reno.
« Reply #19 on: February 26, 2013, 12:04:15 PM »
We have driven out to Reno multiple times and it take us on average about 24 hours driving from Des Moines, IA... The 3 of us usally take turns and drive straight through until we get there...Its a long drive but we have gotten so use to it... and overall its a lot cheaper then flying... I think we figured it out this year that for Gas and Hotel its gonna cost about $250 each... but this doesnt included food, gambling, brackets, and side events...

Hope this helps
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DrBob806

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Re: driving to Reno.
« Reply #20 on: February 26, 2013, 02:35:27 PM »
I considered driving from Cleveland, but I wasn't able to get the vacation week I needed. I'll fly and use BBE again (even though the rates are getting higher every year). I'm not a fan of the baggage handlers with the equipment, as others have noted.
« Last Edit: February 26, 2013, 02:38:54 PM by DrBob806 »
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Roy Munson

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Re: driving to Reno.
« Reply #21 on: March 16, 2013, 07:25:07 PM »
It's a 4-hour drive for me so it's a no-brainer.
I also pack  my ball spinner :)
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thegame

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Re: driving to Reno.
« Reply #22 on: March 17, 2013, 12:17:37 AM »
9 hour drive from here, stop for petrol in Lone Pine, stop at Topaz Lake for a break and maybe brunch and a quick gambling stop, then the last run into Reno, there are worse drives, just make sure we slow down going through the small towns on the way up 395.
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