Our 12-point checklist offers peace of mind on the road this summer. Ah. The Great American Road Trip. Who doesn’t doesn’t need this more than ever these days? It’s worth cramming everyone and everything into your car for a trip to the lake or the beach and suffering yet another game of license plate bingo…
Gotta Get Away? Safe Road Trips You Can Take Right Now
The car is one place we feel safe Traveling in our own vehicle makes us feel safe. We own everything inside and we have the choice of who travels with us and where we go. All that’s left is figuring out safe places to travel during these times. My, how the pandemic has changed how…
10 Things You Should Keep in the Car
We Don’t Think About the Essentials We Need Until We NEED Them. When you think about what to keep in your car, what items come to mind? Of course, a phone charger, extra change, jumper cables, and your cell phone come to mind, but what else SHOULD be in your car? You never think about the…
Do These 9 Car Maintenance Tasks Before Hitting The Road for Vacation Season
When you go on vacation, you don’t want to worry about having car problems. You want to get there and enjoy your destination. Whether you are taking a long trip for several days or a short day trip, you want to ensure your car is going to get you there and back. There are car…
7 Travel Containers to Make Life Spill-Free in the Car
Get Your Gingerbread Men to the Party in One Piece. We can’t help you with the messes the kids make in the car, but we can help you prevent your cakes, soups and dips from becoming road kill. If you’ve signed up for the office pot luck or plan to bring a family favorite for Grandma’s, we’ve researched some…
Thelma and Louise Show You the Way to Road Trip Success
The right car, the right road and the right friend make the perfect road trip. Road trips rule. Didn’t you learn that from Thelma and Louise? OK, so their road trip wasn’t perfect – they shot a guy, robbed a liquor store, and ultimately jumped off a cliff. But, along the way they cruised in…
Need a (Spring) Break? Take a Road Trip!
Hit the road this season: these tips will help make your trip a success. Spring is here! You know what that means. It’ll be warm enough to drive with the windows rolled down. If you’d like to celebrate the arrival of a new season, we recommend taking a road trip. Can’t take more than a…
Road Trip Luggage: Getting There in Style
In Packing for a Road Trip, Style Matters as Much as Function When we pack our kids for a family vacation, we stress portability and dual function. That big t-shirt can be a coverup AND pajamas. That magazine can be reading material AND a fly swatter. But for a road trip, we can ease up on…