Let me preface and say that almost all of these items were because of friends who recommended them. I have no shame in saying that other people have some amazing ideas! Just like teaching. The best teachers know the best ideas to "steal." lol
My Kindle. Honestly. I downloaded a few books on my Kindle before we left and between the road trip and the nighttime reading, I have gone through almost 3 books in less than a week. It's so convenient to take with you. I do love actual books, but the convenience of the Kindle is unmatched. lol I have the Paperwhite, but there are a few different versions out there.
This backpack. It's the Daylight version of a hiker's backpack. I didn't want anything huge, but this is perfect. It holds lightweight jackets, towels, snacks, waterbottles, emergency kit (because you know one of us girls are going to fall and scrape ourselves up. lol). If you're wanting something small, but bigger than a fanny, this is a great backpack!
They are a GAME CHANGER when it comes to packing. I don't know how I ever did it before without these things. I will never go back to not using cubes when packing a suitcase again. In fact, whenever I pack a weekend or overnight bag, I find myself getting annoyed at how messed up and mixed up everything gets. I might start packing a cube for a weekend bag - haha! And in the winter when I need to pack big coats? I fit so many in ONE of these cubes!
When we road trip, I pack the main cooler with all the fridge stuff and then I pack the stuff that we'll need for the trip in this cooler (like sandwich meat, fruit, drinks, etc). Then, during the trip, this is what I pack for when we're gone all day and need to pack food for the whole day. What I like best about it is the tray up top. So I can keep the "fragile" stuff away from getting squished with everything, like sandwiches or chips. I got the "30 can" size for our family of 5. The 16 was too small, it was alike a lunchbox size for me lol. And this size is still small enough to use the shoulder strap and not die.
I love this thing so much. I don't actually see my same print right now, but they have TONS of different patterns and colors. What I love about it is that I don't have to roll it up if it doesn't fit in my suitcase all rolled up. I can just fold it once to make it thinner (because I do PACK that thing). It's huge and can hold a lot in it. The only thing that's not in there is the shampoo, conditioner, and soap (they have their own bag - just in case they decide to leak or explode lol).
Annnnd... Stasher Bags. They have SO many different sizes and shapes, and they're NOT just for food, although they are AMAZING at packing and storing food. We use them ALL THE TIME for our lunchboxes and storing food in the fridge. Get yourself a multipack so that you can have one of most of the sizes/shapes. I really like this standing up one - I use it for all the medicine we bring (yes, I bring an array of medicine with us, and guess what? We usually need the oddest one. Brooklynn actually used the Gold Bond this trip because she got stung by something - poor kid). I also use the long bag for all of our chargers. Seriously, get a multi-pack and then if they don't have a stand up one, get one of those, too. You won't regret it! lol
Ok - it's about time for me to think about what we're doing today on our last day of the trip. Although it's currently storming, so I don't know what we'll be doing today!
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