We’ve already mentioned snacks and water, so we may as well mention coolers too. Popular items could be beef jerky, granola bars, and crackers, but vegetables and fruit make great options too. By packing your own snacks ahead of time, you can choose healthier options and save money by purchasing from markets instead of convenience stores. While you’ll certainly find convenience stores all over the place, buying snacks like this can become expensive and unhealthy. If you’re planning some longer road trips (or going on road trips with kids), packing snacks is definitely a good idea. We all get hungry so snacks are road trip essentials.
Keeping your eyes safe is part of a solid road trip essentials plan. I also like having at least one cheap pair for when I’m out on the water or doing something where they might get broken. The most important thing is wearing a pair of sunglasses, so just grab some that you like and keep them with you. I have inexpensive plastic polarized sport sunglasses that cover my eyes entirely, and I have my more expensive and beautiful designer sunglasses, which don’t block the sun on the sides but are amazing to look through. Talk to any eye specialist and they’ll recommend you wear sunglasses that wrap around your eyes, stopping UV light from all directions. Not only can the sun make driving dangerous without wearing sunglasses, but it’s also extremely bad for your eyes. This one might be obvious, but honestly, I would never want to be on a road trip without a pair of sunglasses. Plus, you’ll usually get 10% off for using your own cup! Win-win-win! Sunglasses Well, maybe instead of using a paper cup, you can have them pour it into your insulated tumbler, which will not only keep it hot much longer but will also stop yet another paper cup from going into the landfill. Or, perhaps you rather run to the coffee shop for a cup of java. Well, you can keep as many as 4-8 cups (or more) steaming hot in an insulated bottle, ready when you are.
#Must haves for long road trips portable
For example, maybe you buy yourself a portable coffee brewer and make your own coffee using the beans you like. So, whether you opt for an insulated mug or a big bottle, having them on a road trip can be a good idea. We both have an insulated tumbler and they come in handy for keeping hot drinks hot. Whatever you buy, water bottles are road trip essentials. Unless you’re hiking for long periods of time, it’s unlikely you’ll need something like this in Canada, but if we were road tripping in Mexico or another country with not-so-good tap water, it’s a great option. However, make sure you read the label of the filter you’re getting. These usually aren’t insulated but everything you drink gets filtered first, which means you can fill it up from non-trustworthy water sources, or even lakes and rivers, and still be safe. You could even keep that bigger jug and fill that up at hotels, eliminating the need to buy more.Īnother option is to buy a filtered water bottle. Then, you can just fill up your water bottle as you go. However, we’ll also occasionally buy a big water jug from a convenience store.
#Must haves for long road trips full
Most of the time, we just bring 1-2 full water bottles each and fill them up when we can, such as at restaurants or hotels. If it’s a plastic or glass water bottle, it’s going to get warm very quickly, and no one likes warm water do they? There are also a couple of different ways to keep your water bottle full. We prefer insulated water bottles because they keep water cold much longer. That’s why we always pack at least one water bottle. However, buying bottled water is not only very expensive but it’s highly unnecessary and bad for the environment. We all need water and it’s important to stay hydrated while on the road. In this extensive packing list below, we detail some great road trip essentials to consider for your next road trip.
Whether you’ve got a few weeks or just a few hours to get out and explore our country, road trips are a great way to feel more together with your friends and family. Road Trip Essentials: Updated June 30, 2022
The Icefields Parkway highway cuts through the Canadian Rocky Mountains during the fall season.
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