What do you do on your 34 reset?

So I've been reading as much as I can on here, great resource!
I was wondering what you guys do on your 34 reset?
Are you allowed to drive to a lake, beach or go visit friends if they are close? What considered close?
Do you have to hang around a truck stop?

Thanks, E

 

You can do most anyrhing once you learn to plan your trips. You control where your going to be location wise. When I was OTR I normally tried to stay away from truckstop.

 

On my 34hr I usually cut the grass, weed-eat, fix/maintain the family vehicles, wash/polish my peter, and then lay around and relax/go out and do stuff with the wife.

 

A lot also depends on your carrier. If you are allowed to use the bobtail as a personal conveyance (off duty driving) there are a lot of options. If not the truck cannot move during the reset. You can move but the truck can't. Me personally, I spent a lot of my reset time learning. I scoured the net for info on the industry, watched webinars, read books, and prepared myself for getting my own truck which was my goal.

 

Depends. I have gone camping, vegged at the house. Slept the entire 34, gone shopping.

This is my first 34 reset on the road so I stopped at Twin Falls and went to do some shopping and also took some pictures.

 

gravdigger, you said "was your goal" as in past tense, did you buy your own truck or quit truckin?

 

This is actually a common activity, especially after a trip to the jiggle joint.

 

Yes, I've heard that many drivers do this even while not on a 34/reset.

 

i am like some others here. i am home daily, as well as on the weekends. so my "more than" 34 hour reset i get to do all the things that a home owner has to do.

as for OTR drivers, you can still do what you want, with-in reason. you still DO NOT want to be "night-clubbing" by taking your truck with you and get nailed for a DUI or something.

so hopefully you can find things to do with-in walking distance of the truck stop.

Vegas comes to my mind, when i had time to "relax"...when i was OTR.

 

I should have made this clear in my first post. I'm talking OTR drivers.
I'm glad you wash your peter, but telling us you polish it, well is a little more information than I need!