Road Trip Tips (Plus Some of Our Faves!)

It is summer road trip season so it is time to recap some of our best road trip tips from preparing, planning, packing, and more. Plus, we share some of our favorite road trips.

Episode Highlights

• Before you head out on a road trip, make sure your car has been serviced recently and check the tires to make sure the pressure is correct. You may also want to top off your fluids and use the bug windshield washer fluid.
• Bring a go-to kit with wipes, sanitizer, tissues, lip balm, moisturizer, sun screen, and eye drops. Also bring a couple of extra baggies or ziploc bags.
• Bring a trash bag for the front and back (or for each kid) and empty the trash at each stop.
• Bring a small cooler and ice pack that you can refreeze each night for left overs and snacks.
• Have a specific spot for your snacks that can be refilled when needed.
• Use a car freshener or car air purifier to help keep food smells away.
• You may want to consider a AAA membership and bring your card with you.
• For longer road trips, consider bringing a carry on bag with a duffle bag instead of a larger checked bag.
• Use a duffle bag to transport what you need in and out each night.
• It is good to have one overnight bag for toiletries and pajamas for everyone that always goes in.
• Bring a laundry bag that you can put your dirty clothes in each day in your car or larger suitcase. Plan an overnight stay at a place that has laundry facilities.
• When choosing where to stay, consider staying just off the highway where you are more likely to find a chain hotel that has free breakfast and free parking (and laundry facilities). Plus it is easy to get on and off the highway.
• Some of the chains like Best Western have summer promotions for multiple stays.
• Some apps to have are Gas Buddy, Road Trippers, and of course Google or Apple Maps. Google Maps is also good at showing you how busy attractions are at different times of the day.
• For road trips in less-populated areas, bring a road atlas or paper maps (you can get free maps at AAA if you are a member)
• Maine Coast road trip - read the full post here: https://we3travel.com/boston-to-bar-harbor-a-maine-coast-road-trip-itinerary/
• Florida Keys road trip - read more here: https://yourtimetofly.com/key-west-girls-trip/
• Canadian Rockies road trip - read more here: https://we3travel.com/canadian-rockies-vacation-itinerary/
• West Coast road trip - read more here: https://stuffedsuitcase.com/west-coast-road-trip/
• Road trip packing list: https://stuffedsuitcase.com/pack-car-road-trip/

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