What To Pack For Long Road Trips
There are many different things you want to pack on your road trip. All the ones for inside the car need to be easily accessable because you don't want to stop every hour to get something new to do. It is always a good idea to keep an extra change of clothes for the kids accessable too in case one of the kids gets car sick or spills something or has an accident. All the suitcases can be in the back along with any other items you are not going to need until you reach your destination.
INSIDE THE CAR
In these lists you will find items that you should have near the person they are for. Easily accessible and easy to use items make the inside of the car a lot less cluttered. Make each person their own carry along bag to put all their stuff in and mark each bag with the persons name so they don't get mixed up.
FOR THE ADULTS
- Phone with car charger
- MP3 player with headphones
- Books to read
- Puzzle Books
- Hand Sanatizer
- Bandaids
- Slip On Shoes (for the car ride)
- Camera with charger or batteries
- Pillow and Blanket
FOR THE KIDS
- Arts and Crafts (coloring books, yarn, pencils, crayons, blank white paper, etc.
- MP3 player with Headphones (make sure to load it with your kids' music before you leave)
- Nintendo DS (can use MP3 player headphones)
- Movies (in case you have a DVD player in the vehicle)
- Books
- Slip On Shoes (for the car ride)
- Pillow and Blanket
- Pipe Cleaners (assorted colors for hours of creating and not messy at all)
FOR THE MEDICAL BAG
It's always good to pack a little medical bag along with your suitcases. That way if someone is sick, the migranes set in, or you need the first aide items, you have them.
- Childrens medicine (tylenol, cough medicine, motrin, etc)
- Peptobismol
- Adult Medicine (dayquil, nyquil, tylenol, sudafed, motrin, etc)
- Dramamine (motion sickness medicine for the way home)
- Bandaids
- Neosporin
- Tweezers
- A Needle or straight pin (in case of splinters)
- A set of glasses screws with the screwdriver (I have needed this many times LOL)
- Medicine Dispenser
- Small Scissors
- Mini Mirror
- Q-Tips
- Extra Epi-Pen (for those who need one)
- Extra Razor Stick and Heads
- A Comb or Pick
FOR THE CAR
- Plastic Grocery Bags
- Baby Wipes (great for messy hands)
- Zip Lock Bags
- Paper Towels
- Hand Sanatizer
- Change (in case you run into a toll booth)
- Toilet Paper
- Updated GPS
- First Aid Kit
- Flash Light
- Umbrella
- Laundry Bag for Dirty Clothes
- Cooler to hold drinks and snacks
SUITCASES
Depending on where you are traveling to will depend a lot on what goes into the suitcase.
- Pack an extra 2 days of clothes (for those just in case moments)
- Socks and Underware
- Pants, Skirts, Shorts
- Shirts, Long Sleeve shirts, Tank Tops
- Shoes, Sandles, Flip-Flops
- Always pack a swim suit no matter where or how long the vacation is going to be
- Tooth brush and tooth paste
- Hair care products (shampoo and conditioner, hair ties and clips, hair brush, hair spray or gel)
FOOD
- Healthy snacks (chocolate covered raisens, cranberrys, cherry's, mini carrot sticks, 100 calorie pack snack, etc.)
- Individually Wrapped Snacks (chips, pretzels, small candy, granola bars, etc.)
- Mini Drinks (apple juice, orange juice) or Drinks with Lids (bottle of water, water bottle from your house, etc)
- Ziploc bags of snacks (gold fish, chips, etc. The things you can buy in a big container and seperate yourself)
