The Road Trip Packing List
Everything you need to know about packing for a road trip
Our personal essentials packing list gets you started on any vacation.
Here you'll find all those packing for a road trip ideas that make journeys into happy memories.
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A vehicle emergengy list is included and don't forget to pack a cooler with your favourite snacks
Start with your personal essentials.
I always feel a little thrum of excitement when everything on our road trip packing list is checked off and we're about to embark on the journey .
Pillows and blankets stowed on the back seat, the cooler within easy reach and our favourite traveling tunes making the trip with us.
There's no denying that air travel is faster but
it's hard to smell the flowers or dangle your feet in crystal pools of branch water from 30,000 feet in the air.
Once you've got your personal gear
Check the vehicle and pack any of the following emergency items if they're not already on board.
Road Trip Packing List ~ Vehicle Emergency Kit
- Flashlight, roadside signal flares or reflective cones/warning signs
- First aid kit
- Booster cables/vise grips/3/8ths drive socket set/set of combination wrenches/crescent wrench/multiple tip screwdriver/
- Gallon jug of water
- Extra washer fluid/oil/transmission oil/brake fluid
- Rags/workshop towels/old blanket
- Gloves/coveralls
- spare belts (alternator,fan and air conditioner)
- folding shovel
- candle/warm clothes/heavy blanket(for winter travel)
- Non perishable food and drinking water
On lengthy trips it's nice to have a cooler of easy to eat snacks and cold drinks (or thermoses of hot tea, cocoa or soup)
Here are some suggestions for packing a cooler. Add or subtract items according to what you and your companions like.
Road Trip Packing List ~ Cooler
- juice boxes, soft drinks, water
- beer, wine, etc., (for when you get there or stop for the night)
- cheese
- grapes, watermelon, oranges, pineapple (cut up and ready to eat)
- sliced meat
- hard boiled eggs (make some into egg salad)
- butter, marg, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, etc.
- carrot sticks, celery, cucumber
- olives, pickles, etc.
We like to keep fruit and vegetables in zip lock bags cut up and ready to eat.
Toothpicks make handy tools for eating chunky stuff.
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Zip lock bags fit nicely into a cooler and shrink as the food is consumed leaving you more room for cold drinks and fresh snacks you purchase along the way.
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You might also want to pack some non cooler food items
- smoked oysters
- french bread
- crackers
- nuts, chips, pretzels, cheezies, etc.
Throw in a butter knife, sharp knife, corkscrew, (a swiss army knife incorporates several necessary items) napkins, toothpicks, small cutting board, paper plates and bowls and maybe a go cup for each traveler and you're set.
Bring your favourite music cd's, ipod or a satellite radio for times when radio signals are out of range.
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A road trip packing list wouldn't be complete without Big Green Garbage Bags.
Keep a few in your vehicle (safely stowed away from children) to use as ~
trash bags, rain gear, treasure holders, ties and slings for first aid, wet or soiled clothing bag. These are just a few of their uses and they take up very little space.
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If it will take more than one day to reach your destination pack a separate overnight bag with travel outfits, bathing suit, night clothes and toiletries. It'll keep things neater if you don't have to root through your carefully packed luggage.
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