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How to Prepare for a Road Trip

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how to prepare for a road trip  a few skills some well-chosen supplies are all it takes to turn your ride into a home away from home  you will need a good math A well-stocked emergency kit spare tire and changing tools some pillows and sleeping bags a credit card some food and snacks aluminum foil a cooler to and some ice  optional and electricity power converter to extra car keys and some slice and bake cookie dough Step 1  make sure your car is in good working order  no sense spending half your trip stuck in some two-bit Town waiting for a new camshaft step to invest in a good map and make sure your destination is on it  step 3 pack emergency supplies including blank flares a first aid kit energy bars plenty of drinking water and a working flashlight with extra batteries  investing in electricity Power number for about $3 you'll be able to charge up your laptop cell phone electric razor and a lot of other gizmos just by plugging them into your cigarette lighter you can even buy an adapter that accommodates two electric devices and step forward make sure you have a good spare tire or a donut in your trunk worth of very least one of those tired I can flat repair kits play your added make sure your jack and tire iron know where they should be jumper cables or a good idea to take along a spare car key I'm leaving other one with a friend who could overnight it to you in an emergency  step 5 throw some pillows and sleeping bags in the back seat so you can snooze in the car or take advantage of camping sites Superstore parking lots are also a popular place to crash overnight step 6 have at least one credit card with you for emergencies step 7 stock up on snacks and meals to cook on your car engine while you drive  the internet is full of easy recipes you can download basically all you need is some nice chicken Fisher chops some vegetables a little seasoning lots of aluminum foil and a hot engine if you're driving in hot and sunny weather cookies on your dashboard which slice-and-bake don't what date Take Along a collapsible cooler to filled with ice to keep your beverages cold and food fresh  Step 9 always realistic about how much driving you can handle  when you've had enough pull over and call it a day or night did you know Ellen DeGeneres was voted the celebrity Americans would most want to take a road trip within a 2007 survey

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