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Road Trips
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
- Listen to True Crime/Comedy podcast
- Carpool chaos game
- Play Mad Libs
- Make weird Jelly Belly combinations and guess them
- Taste test a category of snacks
- Stop at weird road side attractions
- Make a Road Trip journal
- Car scavenger hunts
- Read aloud spooky stories
- Ask couple questions, learn more about each other
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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