road-trip packing seasonal & timing guides

Easy, tested road-trip packing seasonal & timing guides for busy weeknights.

I remember the first time I hiked the Pacific Crest Trail with a backpack that felt like it was made of bricks. My shoulders…

I remember the first time I packed for a road trip in the spring. My backpack was a chaotic mix of items, some of…

I still remember the panic that hit me two hours before my 7 a.m. flight to the Pacific Northwest. My suitcase was overfilled with…

There's nothing quite like the feeling of pulling into a new town after a long drive, the sun just beginning to set, your backpack…

I remember standing in my kitchen at 10 PM, staring at my suitcase with three-quarters of my clothes still on the floor, realizing I…

I remember the first time I packed for a road trip in spring. The sun was just beginning to warm the air, and I…

I still remember the day I packed my car for my first budget road-trip in spring — the smell of fresh laundry mingling with…

I still remember the time I packed my backpack with everything but a tent, only to find myself stranded in a national park with…

I still remember the panic of trying to squeeze everything from my toothbrush to my tent into a single suitcase, only to find myself…

There’s something about the scent of fresh laundry and the hush of a suitcase being packed that brings me back to the best road…