Sitting in the back of your parents’ car, passing chips around, grabbing sandwiches from the cooler, making pit stops at random or interesting spots — or riding shotgun with a friend, jamming out to your favorite tune and hitting the open road — that’s what our memories of summer are made of. Hell, even just prepping for a road trip was fun.
We’re a little older now, but here’s the thing: with age comes the ability to do a long highway cruise better than we ever could as a youngster. With summer right around the corner, we’ve compiled above all the gear you’ll need to make new memories on the road. So get what you need and hit the road, Jack. Grab the wheel and point it west, take a buddy and leave the rest.
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The Road Trip From Hell
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“I’m going to die”. I specifically remember that thought. The rest is fuzzy, but I imagine my inner monologue to be something like this: “How did I get here? Was I drinking, as I am wont to do? Impossible, I’m only 8 years old. Even so, this is it. I’ve reached the end of my rope. My train stops here. Fare-thee-well, Brutus [my Bullmastiff and confidant], we hardly knew each other. By and by, old friend. Until we meet again.”