Just move/relocate and live 15 min from the airport. Overall, big picture, it'll make your life easier. If that is not an option - then yeah, you'll be miserable until you hold a line. If you commute coast to coast, you'll be miserable no matter what.

A lot of people do it, but SOME of those people end up building up all this anger/stress/anxiety over it and it takes away from the fun of the job.

Just find a room in a house where you can cut a deal on the basis of only being there less than 30-40% of the time.. you won't need it long with the growth.. soon you will hold a line

Worst commute i ever heard of:

2 hr drive to BOI, BOI-SEA, SEA-EWR.

2-hour drive is a piece of cake for reserve, if you do what a lot of guys in that position do...Locate a good place that is an hour away with WiFi, and hang-out for the day...Duty-off and dirve home. sleep in your own bed, if you get called out, go fly...once your a lineholder at PSA ( pretty damn quickly in this era ) you're set...

..... says the guy who's new to the industry and has never experienced a base closure. 90% of pilots who are jaded are jaded for a good reason.

I used to do that living in CMH and sitting reserve in DTW. CMH to DTW is about a 3 hour drive. It got old really quick.

I do a 2.5 hour drive to domicile. Normally weekly. I also commuted for years. I'll do the drive any day. I actually drive past my home airport to avoid commuting and just drive. I haven't checked loads in a long time. Life is much less stressful. Unless you live right next to commuting A/P and its a very short flight, odds are it'll take you 3 hours at a minimum to commute on a plane.

Most commuters moved to base for the job somewhere along the way only to have the base shrink or close. That's fine if you're single and renting an apartment, but if you're married with kids in school amd a house, moving becomes inpractible and you find yourself as a commuter. Some guys have military obligations and are forced to commute. One thing I have found out is that some commuters do not have a choice.

Rule number 1 about commuting: You don't move for a regional. Look at the tons of base closures at various airlines over the years.

That's what I'm thinking. Go to the regional that'll be easiest to get to.