Road Trip Checklist

Planning a road trip is exciting, but forgetting even a small essential from your Road Trip Checklist can quickly turn your adventure into a stressful experience.  

From safety gear and car essentials to snacks, fun, and entertainment, your journey will be smooth and enjoyable.

Create a full-fledged trip checklist before hitting the road, so that you don’t face any difficulty.

In this article, we will cover all the steps to make your trip stress-free

1. Car Essentials for Your Road Trip Checklist

Car trouble is less fun until you are far away from the mechanic, waiting for hours. Here is a detailed list you need to carry during your road trip..

• Driver licenses
• Vehicle documents (Insurance, pollution papers, Aadhar card, etc.)
• Car fluids ( engine oil: petrol, diesel)
• Flashlight or extra batteries
• Spare tire, jack, and tool kit.
• Jumpers cables

2. How to spend your night in a tent instead of hotels or cars|Road Trip Essentials

Making your trip more adventurous by chilling in the tents, instead of hotels or cars. Here are must-have essentials:

a. Road Trip Essentials

• Lightweight and easy to carry tent: Carry a lightweight tent if you are a solo traveler
• Portable stove: It is one of the must-have essentials as it allows you to prepare hot drinks and hot meals while outdoors
• Flashlight: Carry a flashlight for night stays.
• Mats: Mats are another must-have for tent camping, as they provide an extra layer of comfort and insulation between you and the ground
• Matchbox: carry a bunch of matchboxes

b. Types of Tents :

• Pop-up tent ( Automatic Tent ): It is very easy to use
• It is beginner-friendly
• It takes 2- 3 minutes

• Manual set up tent: Comes with poles, pegs, and ropes
• You need to assemble it
• It takes 10 – 15 minutes

c. How to choose a tent?

Choose a tent according to the number of members going on the trip. For more comfort, choose a large-sized tent.

Choose a tent on the basis of material, durability, warranty, and guarantee.

d. Benifits of tent camping on a road trip :

• Cost effective
• More flexible
• Makes your trip more adventurous and memorable

3. Kitchen Essentials :

If you are planning to cook your own meal while road trip, it’s better to bring the basic utensils :

• Portable stove
• Cooking pan
• Plates or bowls
• Knifes
• Reusable water bottle
• Dish wash
• Garbage bags

4. Food :

It is one of the most important parts of your trip

Ready to eat :

• Instant noodles
• Maggie
• Cup soups
• Ready-to-eat packaged meal

Healthy options :

• Fruits
• Dry fruits : ( cashew, almonds )

Snacks:

• Cookies
• Biscuits
• Cips

Homemade :

• Paranthas
• sandwichs

5. Electronic Gadgets :

If you are someone who likes to record content, you must carry these

• Tripod

• Camera
• Binocular
• Drone
• Ring light
• Gopro

Must have basic electronic gadgets :

• Portable charger
• Car charger
• Tourch
• Noise-canceling headphones

6. Fun & Entertainment:

If you want to make your trip more interesting, add these items to your checklist :

• Speakers
• Games
• Playing cards
• Badminton
• Cricket
• Ludo

7. Personal items :

Add a bunch of personal items :

• Skincare
• Toileteries
• Wipes
• Washing soaps
• Extra pairs of skincare

8. Clothes :

Add clothes according to the weather of your trip :

Seasons :

Winter season :

If you are having difficulty during winter, add these items to your checklist.

• Thermal
• Warm jackets
• Gloves
• Extra pairs of shocks
• Extra pairs of Inner

Summer season :

If you have them during the summer, add these must-have items :

• Hat
• Sunglasses
• Cottan lien clothes

Rainy season :

If you have them during the rainy season, add these must-have items :

• Umbrella
• Raincoat
• Gum boots ( for safety )

9. Optional :

• Advance hotel bookings for night stays
• Book your dates earlier
• Carry cash if you want to travel in remote areas
• Carry ATM Cards, PAN cards etc .