Get Road Ready

Tips & Checklists

Keep these handy checklists on your fridge to ensure that you have everything you need for a safe and successful family road trip this summer!

Family Checklist

  • Plan Your Route

    Use the Rand McNally tools on www.GetRoadReady.com to plan your route and stops along the way.

  • Pack Your Snacks

    Pre-packing snacks such as sandwiches, trail mix, juice boxes, fruits, and vegetables can save a lot of money when compared to stopping for food at rest areas or drive-thrus. A cooler, cutting board, and knife can go a long way to saving money.

  • Travel Activities

    Travel games, trivia, crayons, and toys to keep the children occupied. Prestone Trip Activities

  • Snap Your Pictures

    A camera is essential to capturing the fun and spontaneity of a family vacation.

  • Relax Your Mind

    Pack blankets and pillows for any trip longer than a couple hours.

  • Entertain Your Family

    Educational CDs or DVDs are especially good as a family trip is a great time to help your children learn.

  • Clean Your Vehicle

    The Blink® family of car care products can help keep the cabin in order whether you are traveling for a few hours, few days, or few weeks.

    • - Trash Tossers/Toss Outs slide easily into the seat-back pocket and provide an easy destination for the trash that piles up over the course of the trip.

    • - Tidy Totes keep toys, games, and loose articles organized and out of the way.

    • - Mess Lifters remove stubborn stains such as coffee and juice.