Ingenious road trip hacks
It’s road trip season! But, road trips aren’t always windblown hair and sunshine (especially when you’re traveling with kids). They can get real old, real fast, when you have to drive for more than a couple of hours at a time.
However, using these tips and tricks, you’ll get through the longest, most laborious of drives. These road trip hacks will have you riding in style in no time.
Download The SitOrSquat App
We all need to make the call of nature. Install the SitOrSquat app (by Charmin) to help you find public restrooms near you or where you’re planning to travel. With the SitOrSquat app you can search, view, rate and add public restrooms to help you, your family and others enjoy the go, on the go.
You can: Download from Itunes or Download from Google Play store
Roadtrip surprise bags/parcels
Create a surprise bags/parcels for your kids to open each hour (or each day, or even each destination) of the road trip. With exciting new activities to play, time will effortlessly pass by without them even realizing. Ideas for the parcel include puzzles, new books, toys and road bingo. Basically, anything cheap and chearful from the dollar store. Read more…
Deodorize your car
Cars can become quite stinky from regular use. Everytime you get into your car you’re rubbing whatever smell is in your clothes into the seats. Read more…
Keep an open box of dryer sheets in the cabin (under your seat) and your car will smell nice and crisp, for up to 3 months. Read more…
iPad TV monitor
Looking down at a tablet/iPad you’re holding for long stretches can give you a neckache. So hang it off of your car’s sun visor for a makeshift TV monitor. Read more…
Shoe to toy organizer
If you’re traveling with young kids, a shoe organizer is perfect for keeping toys tidy and easy to reach in the car. You only need about 6 to 8 pockets, so if your shoe orangizer is too big cut it in half. Read more…
NOTE: If you’re unfortunate enough to be in an accident, loose items can (and do) become projectiles. So only use this for light/soft items. Heavy items should be kept in the trunk. Read more…
Napkins and plastic cuttlery at the ready
Stock your glovebox with a few napkins and plastic silverware to make eating on the go easy and less messy. Read more…
Collect in car trash
Convert a plastic cereal dispenser into a trash receptacle for your car. Fill with refuse and recyclables while you’re driving, then sort or dispose of materials when you return home. Read more…
Rubber band phone holder
If you’ve misplaced your phone holder during your trip use a rubber band to hold your phone up. Simply thread a rubber band through an air vent for a makeshift phone holder. Read more…
Charge everyone up
Your average modern day family now has countless gadgets between them, making battery life ‘sacred’. Avoid technology feuds by having a USB multi-way charger for everyone’s electrical gadgetry. Read more…
Stop a windshield chip from cracking
When you’re traveling at lot there are plenty of opportunities for your windshield to chip, especially if you’re travelling on a gritty road and the vehicle in front kicks up a rock that hits your windshield. If left unchecked, that chip can go onto crack your windshield. Read more…
Use clear nail polish paint on both sides of the glass to provide a temporary fix, until you get to a repair shop. Read more…
