What do you eat if you need to drive all night?

jansiemoo · Mar 1, 2011

Freightdawg said:
The toughest time for me is sunrise. The 30 minute or so transition time for night to day is the hardest time for me.

That's why I try to pace the run so there's always enough time for a nap or a break from fog and other icky conditions. Our natural clocks just don't want to be awake between three and four a.m. I find a 30-45min nap to be the best and only thing to fix that. Sometimes, if I've been running the same shift, I can make it to just before sunrise -especially out west- before needing to stop, but often a jaunt around the truck and some stretching will do the job!

Moot · Mar 1, 2011

Freightdawg said:
The toughest time for me is sunrise. The 30 minute or so transition time for night to day is the hardest time for me.

I agree! If I will be driving much after dawn I will pull over and take a short nap. Close my eyes while it is still dark, wake up with the light and trick myself into thinking I slept all night. This works for me, but I am easily fooled.

Ragman · Mar 1, 2011

Moot said:
I agree! If I will be driving much after dawn I will pull over and STOP then take a short nap. Close my eyes while it is still dark, wake up with the light and trick myself into thinking I slept all night. This works for me, but I am easily fooled.

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