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Road trip tips (lemmy.zip)

submitted 3 days ago by confuser@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm going on a 8 hour drive in a 2012 equinox for the first time, longest drive before was 2 hours back when I was a newer driver.

The car does not have any smart phone type features like the newer cars, it will connect the phone for calls but that is it, there is a charging port but I'm guessing its usb2 so it won't be all that fast and may not keep up with the phone, I have a battery bank and plenty of cables though, I won't be stopping for those Bluetooth FM cigarette plug things because I'll just being doing this the one time and it doesn't seem useful enough to me.

I am very confident behind the wheel but just curious if anyone has any tips I haven't thought about before.

I don't think I'll get very tired driving but I am known to get a slump of energy a couple hours after lunch but I don't think I'll eat a very big lunch so I may not have much of a slump.

I am driving this car back, I came here in a truck with another driver, something interesting I noticed between trucks vs small cars is that the taller trucks leave you less exhausted and so you can drive longer with an easier time because there is a perceived slower speed of things moving in and out past your field of vision.

Thankyou on advance!

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[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

My big ones are about tiredness and sleep. I drive for work (regularly between 6-10 hour drives) and there are times where I've had to pull off the highway and lean back for a little nap. I know it's already been said a couple times though.

If you're getting tired at all, you should find a place to stop sooner than later. Like others have said, you can do some stretches or walk around, maybe even some jumping jacks or something to get the blood pumping.

I don't usually go for energy drinks or coffee, but sodas and other drinks are fine for me. And snacks do help keep you awake with the mindless energy of chewing something.

Someone said long form audio to listen to, such as audiobooks or long podcasts. Music can work, but I find it can get monotonous after a while and it'll kinda make you sleepy.