7 Cross Country Trip Survival Tips

7 LIVING ON THE ROAD SURVIVAL TIPS:

with a small car and small budget....

1. It is essential to keep up with your nutritional needs while on the road. V8 Fusion Energy drinks contain a full serving of vegetables and fruit. In addition, they give you more energy than a cup of coffee would from natural sugars. 

2. Keep your cooler cold with ice when stopping for gas to keep items like drinks, fruit, yogurt, bread, and other food cold.  TIP - peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are easy to make and store.

3. All Starbucks locations have free WiFi and wall outlets to recharge any electronics and update social media. Take advantage of Starbucks on your road trip!

4. Have LOTS AND LOTS of music downloaded to your phone and an AUX cord if there is no Bluetooth in the car. An Apple Music subscription for college students is about $5.00 a month. Apple Music allows you to download any song or album from Apple Radio so that you will not be using your data when streaming the songs on the road. Also, it never hurts to have some CD's in the car with you if you still have any of those relics.

5. Buy stamps from any USPS Office so you can send postcards from different places. Postcards are cheap, we found 29 cent postcards in Colorado and bought a book of stamps for 5 dollars. So if you have the extra money, postcards are cheap and amicable souvenirs for family and friends. 

6. Planet Fitness will be your favorite place, along with Walmart parking lots, after this road trip. It costs around $20.00 per month, and the Black Card Membership allows the cardholder to bring 1 guest to any location, which is perfect for 2 travelers. The Planet Fitness chain is located all around the United States with the universal features. This is where you can stretch, work out, and shower after a long day on the road. Make sure to research what HOURS the Planet Fitness closest to you operates on. 

7. This is how we hang dry our towels after a nice shower at Planet Fitness. It works well! So make sure to bring some hangers for this reason.