The 22 Best Road Trip Essentials to Check Off Your List Before Heading Out

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The 22 Best Road Trip Essentials to Check Off Your List Before Heading Out

If you're anyone like me, then you remember the days of packing up the car with your family in the summer and taking on the open road. The many hours stuck in traffic, snacks strewn all over the floor, the arguments between siblings that unfortunately can't be avoided, etc. Road trips are times of sleeping in questionable places, eating questionable food, and taking time to enjoy the little moments with your loved ones.

While the destination is important, it's equally essential to have the right items—including fun things for couple and kids—to ensure a great vacation. Follow our road trip checklist of the essential items that must have in order to have the trip of your lives—wherever the road takes you.

-  Adrianna Freedman (Men's Health Editorial Fellow)