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GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Where the family vacation money actually goes

The trip almost never blows up on the hotel bill. It blows up in $14 increments, three times a day, for nine days straight.

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The Route 66 stretches still worth driving with kids

Most of the old road is frontage pavement beside an interstate. These are the segments that actually earn a tank of gas and a day of your vacation.

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Take him where the fish bite, not where the trophies are

The father-son fishing trip that actually works is two nights, four hours from home, on water full of small fish that never stop biting.

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How to camp with a baby and still enjoy it

Book the pitch near the toilet block, solve the 4am temperature drop, and keep the drive under ninety minutes. Most of the rest is just a weekend outdoors.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Three thousand miles with the kids in the back

Cross-country with a family works or fails on four decisions you make before you pull out of the driveway.

GuideSam OrtizSep 22, 20266 min

Three hundred miles a day, and other rules for driving with kids

The route matters less than the timing, the packing order, and what you do at hour seven when everyone has had enough.

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GuideMarcus ValeSep 22, 20266 min

Planning a road trip that's still fun on day four

Most road trips fall apart on the third or fourth day, and almost always for the same few reasons. Fix them before you leave.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideWes DunbarSep 22, 20265 min

How four friends share a car for a week without falling out

Most road trip arguments are about money and pace, not personality. Settle both before anyone packs a bag.

GuideWes DunbarSep 17, 20263 min

The travel kit that keeps a trip from ending early

Pharmacies abroad are fine. Finding one at 3am in a place you don't know, with a language you don't speak, isn't.

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What Your Carry Permit Actually Does at the State Line

Permitless carry, shall issue, reciprocity and the map errors that turn a lawful carrier into a defendant. Read this before the next road trip.

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GuideGuides & ChecklistsDean ShawSep 23, 20268 min

Do Your Road Trip Checks Three Days Before You Leave

Tires, route, kids and the breakdown kit, in the order that actually works. Most of it happens on a Wednesday, not at 5 a.m. Saturday.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideHistoryDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Seven Historic Stops Worth Making the Kids Sit in the Car

Valley Forge to the Alamo, the places where the story actually happened, what to see when you get there, and the parts nobody puts on the brochure.

GuideDogs & PetsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

What Actually Works on a Long Road Trip With Your Dog

Crate or harness, how often to stop, and the hotel call that saves you a $150 cleaning fee and an argument at the front desk.

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GuideDadsSam OrtizOct 8, 20265 min

Nobody needs the bathroom until you pass the last exit

Nine hundred miles, two kids, one cooler buried under everything. How the first-timer does the family road trip, and how the veteran does it.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

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The dashboard lights that mean stop the car now

Cars6 min

Pick the truck by the door jamb sticker, not the tow rating

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StoryDadsSam OrtizOct 7, 20266 min

She packs the car backward, and she's right every time

Six hundred miles, two kids, one cooler. On a road trip, my wife's system beats my Tetris skills, and her rules work for any family car.

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Road Trip Games That Still Work at Hour Six

Eleven car games with real rules, honest trade-offs, and one that quietly turns into the best conversation of the trip.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

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