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Road Trips

ByTiffany

Not everyone is well prepared for road trips. If you’re anything like me, you have made last minute plans and your undoubtedly going to forget something. Or your overwhelmed with everything and struggling to get your wits together. We got you. Below is a few lists of things we find are useful to have while on road trips.

Things needed on Road Trips

Top Priority

  • Vehicle Emergency Kit
    • Tire pressure monitor
    • Jumper cables
  • Car vacuum
  • Swiss Army Knife
  • Medicine Kit
    • Motion sickness
    • Tissues
  • Baby wipes/hand sanitizer
  • Sunscreen Spray
  • Mosquito Spray
  • Umbrella

Necessities

  • Sunglasses/holder
  • Coin holder/Phone holder
  • Neck cushion/lumbar support
  • Cup Holder adapter/trash can
  • Car Seat organizer
  • Trunk storage
  • Steering wheel cover/Visor organizer
  • Window covering/shades
  • Rooftop cargo storage
  • Travel toys/activity sets
  • Pillow/Blanket
  • Drinks/Snacks

Electronics

  • Gps
  • Phone/charger
  • Power converter
  • Power banks
  • Electronic cooler
  • Earbuds/noise canceling
  • Iphone/dslr tripod w/remote
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Tablet/holder
  • Portable air purifier

Winter Must Haves on Road Trips

  • Warm blanket
  • Warm hat/gloves
  • Flashlight
  • Ice scrapper
  • Tire chains
  • Jumper cables
  • Frost guard windshield cover
  • Winter formula windshield fluid

Things to do on Road Trips

Fun Things

Productive Things

  • Bring mini projects to work on, work or craft related
  • Brainstorm life/couple goals, be open minded
  • Also reading a book is an option, long trips give you lots of opportunity for deep reads

Hands Free Things

  • Visualization activities
  • Pop in an old mixed cd (time capsule cd)
  • Listen to audio books/podcasts
  • Practice a new language

All in all, the list is mostly your bare minimum needs to get from one place to another with as little inconvenience as possible. So everyone’s list will vary. My needs may not be the same as others. So add whatever and wherever ya want.

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