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I haven't gone all the way to Jacksonville, but I have done I-10 from LA to San Antonio, TX. Last year, for Christmas, in fact, so I drove it back the other way, too. We took my wife's car, since it's far more fuel efficient than my truck, and it has no cruise control. Driving for 8 hours a day, for 3 days in a row, on mostly straight roads, with no cruise control, does, indeed, suck ass.

I actually haven't made it all the way to Jacksonville in a single trip either. We drove from Anaheim to Pensacola several times though, so that's pretty much the whole way. Took us five days, although it can be done pretty easily in four.

There are parts of west Texas where you could doze off for 20 minutes or so and if your alignment is good enough, wake up and be none the worse for it.

At 6'4", unless it's just the perfect vehicle, I start having leg and knee soreness after about eight hours. By twelve hours I can hardly walk. I have the same problem flying economy.