How far would you drive and have you driven....

mfinn · Jul 3, 2019

Style185 said:
Where abouts in Oregon did you travel to?

Cuttle Fish and Corals.
Great place.

saltyhog · Jul 3, 2019

I've driven from Conway to Fayetteville (about 2.5 hours one way) several times including once for a frag swap. There are two pretty good LFS in that area.

Mr Fishface · Jul 3, 2019

I drove an hour and a half each way to get my 125g tank. But I only paid $100 for a drilled 125 with stand, canopy, and MH light system. Worth it to me!

Mastiffsrule · Jul 3, 2019

I will drive until there is no Starbucks within 5 miles of my location. Then I stop and go home

. So I never leave the city

JustAnotherNanoTank · Jul 3, 2019

Drove 70ish miles one way for my used Biocube 29HQI.

vetteguy53081 · Jul 4, 2019

Im the person does not like to drive. I consider each distance in terms of ROUND TRIP. 100 miles = 200 miles
I then consider shipping unless its a Pure deal.
Just did an hour and 10 minutes last weekend to buy out a tank. Was close to 3 hours round trip at the end but worth it

AwildcatsZ · Jul 4, 2019

Didn’t technically drive, but I got a “good deal” 2,500 miles away. I live in California and my brother got me in touch with a deal of a life time in Pennsylvania. Guy had a tank for three months, had to move because of his job.

$1,100 for Apex, DOS, additional Apex equipment, 2 Radion xr30 gen4, 2 mp40wqd (plus extra wet sides), 2 varios4 return pumps, regal 150INT skimmer, plus much more...

Paid for a few priority mail boxes and my brother and parents packed the rest in their suitcases when they came to visit for my wedding.

jim_fitz · Jul 4, 2019

Over 500 mile round trip (about 9 hours drive) for a WD frag

BoSalman · Jul 4, 2019

I travel from Kuwait City to Dubai to buy frags and some misc items (coral glue...etc)...

That's a 2hr flight... not bad i guess

snorklr · Jul 4, 2019

used radion xr30 from a lfs...in florida...drove down for my buddy's daughters wedding....1500 mile round trip....he's also given me tanks,pumps and other stuff as he tries to downsize....in florida they sell shells as landscaping material for about $ 50 a ton....so all the shells my hermits grew into got picked out of another friends driveway down there....way back when we used dead coral skeletons as tank decor i got mine from a souvenir store in daytona beach for about 1/10 what the lfs were charging....that was a 2000 mile round trip cause i lived in ny back then....got a one foot hunk of live rock that came back from the bahamas wrapped in a damp beach towel....

Bowhunter13 · Jul 4, 2019

Drove from where I live in Pennsylvania to Connecticut to pick up an old 150 gallon oceanic tank (made to last). Got a good deal. $300 for the tank, stand, sump, lights and a couple pumps. Only use the tank and stand. Was a good deal from a good guy. Took me about 4 hours 1 way if I remember,so around 8 hours round trip.

ajhudson15 · Jul 4, 2019

Bloomington, Indiana to Chicago. about 4 hours one way

ZoWhat · Jul 4, 2019

LARedstickreefer said:
I’m about to drive 900 miles round trip to a LFS. Well, I’m also meeting a realtor to get my house sold (recently moved). Going to bring some frags back while I’m in town

I dont think that counts...lol

sorta like saying you drove 1500miles for a Subway sandwich when you were just on vacation and happen to stop at Subway for lunch.

What was in Denver 2yrs ago? MACNA or smthg? Two local guys in our reef club drove from Cincy to Denver and back. 20hrs one way. documented the whole trip via a blog and pics.

PaulPerger · Jul 4, 2019

99Problems said:
2hrs is my limit which is roughly 200 miles. Will travel for healthy livestock

2 hour limit... 200 miles distance... I only average those speeds at the race track!

dvybiral · Jul 4, 2019

160 miles round trip to WWC and TSA!!! only problem is I-4 corridor it's a freak in zoo, there is a saying that goes "pray for me I drive I-4", but worth the trip.