Ultimate Travel Tips for Road Warriors

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Welcome to another episode of The Pebble. Today is a Tuesday Travel episode. My family and I are quite the road warriors ......... Between an entire year and a half of living in a 32-foot trailer and visiting somewhere in the vicinity of 22 states and now living about 6 - 7 states away from our family, we know how to get by on the road. So, I thought I would share a few of our must-have items in the car to make a successful road trip with you.

To start with, I'm in the car . You have to have your person. No, just kidding. Okay, first off, I know we're all for buying less bottled water. Yay, for going to events and around your house, but you never know when something might go wrong, and you need to have water with you. So this is the place to have a pack of 24 - 28 bottles of water with you. You know, recently we've heard about events, whether it was too cold or too hot, where people were stuck in their cars for 24 and 36 hours. You have to have water with you. So, yes, if you don't have to drink them, great. They can be around for another emergency event. They don't have to go to waste, but have water with you always, always, always. And they can also serve other emergencies, like cleanups and other things that I'm gonna show you.

Like have... Carry your own pump soap, if someone gets sick in the car and you are between gas stations and/or rest stops and you need to just pull over roadside and you have that emergency bottle of water and you have a pump of soap, you've got a cleanup station. Also, if you pack, if you keep a thing of fresh toothbrushes and a thing of toothpaste in the car with you, you can always brush your teeth. Let's be honest, sometimes we forget toothbrushes. But B, depending on how you packed up your car, you may not want to go digging for them. And if you're like us and sometimes between New York and Texas we drive straight. And so we aren't stopping at a hotel, or whatever, and if we haven't kept one close and we're feeling yucky, here you go.

Now it's nice to be able to just take that in to- with you to a rest stop. But again, if something's gone wrong or you just feel disgusting, toothbrush, toothpaste, bottle of water. Just imagine the little ding. I'm my own animator. What can I say? That's the budget we're working with here at "the pebble". No, but seriously, on that note too, I am a big believer in having some bubbly water around, because it's without all of the extra sugar of a soda; it can be settling for my stomach, and sometimes the kids. So, also, if you have younger kids and you want something to maybe rinse out their mouths after they've been sick, but you don't want to give them a soda, I'm not being .........

This isn't a brand push but um something with lemon or a little bit of citrus in it can help their stomach It can also It's just a great kind of mouthwash without being mouthwash which we do also is a good idea if you want to keep that for roadside But if you don't want to actually use a mouthwash sometimes some of the seltzer waters that have some of the citrus can also have a great freshen you up if it is hour 18 or 19 on the road trip Uh another great thing are these are just a good idea to have in the car period They're called interdental brushes They work as both um kind of uh flossing devices and mini brushes We try to keep these in the car on the regular Um not the greatest thing Uh they're they're kind of single-use items so I don't recommend them for all the time but just as a backup to just have in your car all the time .........

And again, road warrior. All right Now back to those emergencies happen wet ones Um you may know them from when you had little ones or you have little ones now Don't think that means your life with wet ones has ended okay Bigger people have accidents and issues too But B these are great interior cleanups for your car et cetera Don't leave home without them Finally ah always have plenty of blankets especially if you're driving in winter Um just because where you're going or where you're coming from isn't cold weather um a lot of times you may be driving through areas that it will be And again um you never know that you might get stuck in an area wherein the weather turns cold and you know uh you don't want to be stuck and and get sick or worse Like I said we've heard of some recent events where people have been stuck in their cars 24 to 36 hours

You are talking about potentially life-threatening issues, and also for comfort ......... You can shove blankets into places. They're not gonna take up that much space. They're not weighing down your car. Probably, if you have kids and pets, they're gonna be more comfortable, and it also provides a little bit of safety. Finally, snacks ......... Protein plus sugar is always a good win This is my husband's favorite M&M's with peanuts I think he just says the peanuts so I let him have the M&M's but we'll give him that He's the driver I want him to stay um you know awake and focused so I get the protein of the peanut He gets the chocolate That sounds like its own commercial but it's not This is always a fun one too Cracker Jack Um it's got the popcorn but it also has the peanuts Also again in those go-to road warrior safety side of it a little bit of protein makes a difference too So that is my must-have list ......... I would love to know your must-haves As we go on I'm um over the weeks I'm sure I will have more to share especially you might notice this is a pet bed We travel a lot with our 3 dogs Let me tell you that's its own packing trail So I'd love to hear your favorite items your tips what you see is missing And you know what I think you need to pack I think you need to pack a subscription Yes I have to do it people No but thank you if you've shown up yet again for an episode of The Pebble You know I appreciate it.

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