A bumper-to-bumper guide to your next summer adventure.
Prepare your vehicle for long-distance travel.
You should also consider bringing an extra battery for your key fob.
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Learn how to use the jumper cables (there areYouTube tutorials) before getting on the road.
Pack strategically.
Packing and repacking your car can be time-consuming.
Use apps to plan your stops.
Clean bathrooms definitely make your pit stops more pleasant.
Sort out your devices.
Don’t have any place in your car to put your cell phone to view your maps app?
Use a binder clip and a rubber band to make your own phone holder that clips onto air vents.
Not enough outlets to charge devices for all passengers?
Get a multi-outlet adapter, such as theAnker USB C Car Charger.
Bring cash.
Also, fill old pill bottles with quarters for easy counting at tollbooths or for parking meters.
TheParkmobile app, which helps make parking fee payments simpler, is available in over 400 U.S. cities.
