Three Top Tips for Planning Your Ultimate Road Trip and Summer Vacation

The best memories are the road trips with mysterious detours, ample adventure, and loads of surprises, but it’s still a good idea to plan ahead and be prepared for anything!  Today, we’re sharing our tips, tricks, and tools to plan the ultimate road trip!  You’ll be ready to face the unexpected head-on with confidence and reassurance, thanks to these helpful methods.  Discover new places, explore uncharted territories, and jump head first into the unknown on today’s blog.

Plan your road trip including lodging, fuel stations, snacks, and more with help from the RoadTrippers or other route planning apps.

When it comes to plotting out our dream road trip, we love the ease and affordability of something as accessible as RoadTrippers.  Create a custom road map to all the roadside attractions, national parks, and culinary delights you want with their online and app-based trip planners. Share the route with your friends and family by adding them to your plan, or creating a shared guide.  RoadTrippers allows you to add waypoints and calculate mileage so you can get as accurate budget planning and timelines as possible.  It’s great for planning meet-ups with friends or taking the road less traveled without stress.  Other helpful trip planning and fuel budgeting apps include: WanderLog Travel Planner, Waze, GasBuddy, TripIt.

Build a Road Trip Box to keep you safe and sound on the road and prepared for emergencies.

Choose a container such as a waterproof duffle bag or a hard-case toolbox and fill it to the brim with these indispensable tools and basics to get you through unexpected breakdowns, wrong turns, and weather issues:  Fix-A-Flat Tire Sealant, Portable Air Compressors, Tire Plug and Puncture Kits, a set of Tow Straps, Road Flares and Warning Triangle Reflectors,  a solid First Aid Kit, a Portable/Rechargeable Car Battery Starter, a solar flashlight or handcrank flashlight, a basic screwdriver set, a basic socket wrench set, a set of pliers, a swiss army knife, zip ties, microfiber towels, extra windshield fluid, an extra bottle of motor oil for your vehicle’s make/model, thermal blankets, a gallon of distilled water, non-perishable food, and a set of jumper cables.  Looking for some more ideas on how to assemble an easy road trip toolkit and why? We’re sharing this classic article from Jalopnik for more tips and tricks.

Taking your furry friends and little pets along for the ride as a navigator? You’ll want to prep your vehicle to be as pet friendly as possible with these safe and helpful items to stow in with your luggage!

Pack a pet-friendly emergency and first aid kit.  Secure your pet in a travel friendly pet carrier or click them into a pet friendly seatbelt and harness.  Download the BringFido and SniffSpot apps to ensure that you’ll always find a dog-friendly accommodation or local area play/exercise spot on the road!  Pack a portable pet bowl and collapsible water bowl or waterbottle for pets, along with plenty of their food and medication in a pet travel bag.  Plan to make frequent stops for potty breaks and activity breaks to ease your pets’ anxiety and keep them comfortable.  Always keep a copy of their important medical papers and records and vaccinations with you in case of emergencies.  Remember to look up leash laws in the area you’re traveling through or to, and keep extra leashes and poopy bags on hand!  Practice short drives and vehicle etiquette with your pet to ease their nerves and make the trip go smoothly.

What do you take on your road trips to make the journey easier? Let us know in the comments and share some links to your favorite road trip and car-safety gadgets!

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