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72 hour kit
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Atlas
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Baseball bat for protection, in case of emergency
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Beef jerkey
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Blanket
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Book about the place you are visiting – culture, history, landscape
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Caffeinated drinks or pills
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Calling card for phone calls
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Camera
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Cash
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Cell phone
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Cell phone charger
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Cell phone extra battery
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Change / coins
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Clorox wipes – great for quick clean up
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Clothing appropriate for possible weather changes
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Cooler
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Dish towel
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Disinfectant
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DVD player & DVDs
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Electronic games
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Empty (clean) gas can
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Entertainment for children
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Extra keys to your car
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First aid kit
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Flashlight
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Food
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Full tank of gas
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Games
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Good book
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GPS system
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Gum (for when your ears plug up due to changing elevation)
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Insurance card
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Insurance, auto club, roadside assistance information
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iPod or MP3 player
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iPod or MP3 player convertor/adaptor – so you can play the music on your car stereo/speakers
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Items for your trip
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Emergency supplies from "road trips - pack for safety" list (see on this web site)
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Jacket
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Light jacket
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List of recommended rest stops & bathroom locations
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Magazine
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Maps
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National or States Park pass
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National Parks Passport stamping book if visiting a National Park, monument or site
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OTC - Over the counter drugs (allergy, headache, …)
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Paper
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Paper cups
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Pen
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Phone numbers of family members, emergency contacts
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Pillow
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Pocket knife
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Power adaptor
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Prescription drugs
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Puke bucket
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Roadside emergency kit
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Snow scraper, if any chance of snow
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Sun flower seeds
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Sun glasses
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Tire changing kit, spare tire
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Tissue
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Trash bags
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Travel guide books
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Travel itinerary, hotel phone number & address, travel plan details
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Travel pillow
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Umbrella
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Water
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Wet wipes
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Windshield wiper fluid
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Work & projects to get caught up (if you are the passenger)