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my girlfriend thinks my road trip emergency kit is turning into a disaster checklist
We’re planning a long drive through a few remote stretches, and my girlfriend thinks I’m overpacking because I added a wolfbox to the usual tire inflator, flashlight, water, and basic tools. Her point is fair: the car is in good shape, the battery was tested recently, and too much emergency gear can make a vacation feel like I’m preparing for everything to go wrong. I had one dead battery morning at a motel years ago, though, and it changed how I think about being stranded somewhere with bad service. I also know using a jump pack as a phone charger can drain the thing before it’s needed for the car, which makes the multi-use part a little complicated. For longer road trips, do you treat a compact starter as normal insurance, or only bring one for winter, older cars, or truly remote routes?
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We’re planning a long drive through a few remote stretches, and my girlfriend thinks I’m overpacking because I added a wolfbox to the usual tire inflator, flashlight, water, and basic tools. Her point is fair: the car is in good shape, the battery was tested recently, and too much emergency gear can make a vacation feel like I’m preparing for everything to go wrong. I had one dead battery morning at a motel years ago, though, and it changed how I think about being stranded somewhere with bad service. I also know using a jump pack as a phone charger can drain the thing before it’s needed for the car, which makes the multi-use part a little complicated. For longer road trips, do you treat a compact starter as normal insurance, or only bring one for winter, older cars, or truly remote routes?
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Oregon Coast roadtrip amended
Whatsup thanks for the feedback on my post yesterday! Here's my new improved itinerary, and I also used a chatbot to help me organize my long list of sights, I hope that's alright. Any recommendations for music in any of these towns would be awesome! this is kind of like a honeymoon on a budget road trip for my wife and I right after new years. I know about oregon coast weather I lived there for years, we've got our boots for the mud and raincoats for the sprinkle and will be in a warm hotel room by 6pm every night. what do y'all think of the new improved plan?
Day 1: Copperopolis → Grants Pass
Drive: \~7-8 hours. Overnight in Grants Pass
Day 2: Grants Pass → Astoria
Drive: 327 miles, \~8 hours. Leave by 9:00 AM. Lunch in Eugene
· \~3:30 PM: Arrive Astoria. Explore the Astoria Bridge.
Overnight in Astoria
Day 3: Astoria → Seaside → Cannon Beach
· 9:00 AM: Depart Astoria.
· 9:30 AM: Salt Works (Seaside)
· 11:00 AM: Seaside Promenade for lunch
· 1:00 PM: Ecola State Park Drive to Ecola Point.
· 3:00 PM: Haystack Rock (Cannon Beach). Walk the beach.
· Evening: Overnight in Cannon Beach.
Day 4: Cannon Beach → Three Capes → Tillamook
· 9:00 AM: Depart Cannon Beach.
· 9:45 AM: Cape Meares. Octopus Tree
· 11:30 AM: Continue Three Capes Loop through Oceanside.
· 12:30 PM: Tillamook Creamery. Lunch and ice cream
· 1:30 PM: de Garde Brewing. A few minutes away.
· 3:00 PM: Drive south to Devils Punchbowl.
· Evening: Overnight in Newport/Depoe Bay area.
Day 5: Newport → Yachats → Florence
· 9:00 AM: Yaquina Head Lighthouse. Tidepools at base .
· 10:30 AM: Agate Beach. Razorclamming & beachcombing.
· 12:00 PM: Drive south to Waldport.
· 12:30 PM: Hobbit Beach.
· 1:30 PM: Lunch at Drift Inn Pizza in Yachats.
· 3:00 PM: Thor's Well & Cape Perpetua.
· Evening: Overnight in Florence.
Day 6: Florence → Reedsport
· 9:00 AM: Heceta Head Lighthouse.
· 11:00 AM: Sea Lion Caves
· 1:00 PM: Drive to Reedsport. Lunch at Harbor Light or Sugar Shack .
· Afternoon: Crabbing/Dune Riding. Rent gear or book a charter in Winchester Bay.
· Evening: Overnight in Reedsport
Day 7: Coos Bay Area
· 9:00 AM: Millicoma Marsh Trail
· 11:00 AM: Mingus Park
· 12:30 PM: Lunch at Shark Bites
· 2:00 PM: 7 Devils Brewing
· 4:00 PM: Egyptian Theatre.
· Evening: Overnight in Reedsport
Day 8: Cape Arago Loop & Sunset Bay
· 9:00 AM: Cape Arago loop
· 11:00 AM: Shore Acres State Park.
· 1:00 PM: Sunset Bay.
\*5:30 PM: Drive to Port Orford
· Evening: Overnight in Port Orford
Day 9: Samuel Boardman & Crescent City
· 9:00 AM: Agate hunting, then Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor. Natural Bridges, Secret Beach, Arch Rock.
· 12:00 PM: Crescent City for lunch
· 1:30 PM: Trees of Mystery (Klamath). 1.5-2 hours .
· 4:00 PM: Redwood National Forest drive-through. Take the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway and stop at Big Tree Wayside . Overnight in Eureka then drive home.
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Whatsup thanks for the feedback on my post yesterday! Here's my new improved itinerary, and I also used a chatbot to help me organize my long list of sights, I hope that's alright. Any recommendations for music in any of these towns would be awesome! this is kind of like a honeymoon on a budget road trip for my wife and I right after new years. I know about oregon coast weather I lived there for years, we've got our boots for the mud and raincoats for the sprinkle and will be in a warm hotel room by 6pm every night. what do y'all think of the new improved plan?
Day 1: Copperopolis → Grants Pass
Drive: \~7-8 hours. Overnight in Grants Pass
Day 2: Grants Pass → Astoria
Drive: 327 miles, \~8 hours. Leave by 9:00 AM. Lunch in Eugene
· \~3:30 PM: Arrive Astoria. Explore the Astoria Bridge.
Overnight in Astoria
Day 3: Astoria → Seaside → Cannon Beach
· 9:00 AM: Depart Astoria.
· 9:30 AM: Salt Works (Seaside)
· 11:00 AM: Seaside Promenade for lunch
· 1:00 PM: Ecola State Park Drive to Ecola Point.
· 3:00 PM: Haystack Rock (Cannon Beach). Walk the beach.
· Evening: Overnight in Cannon Beach.
Day 4: Cannon Beach → Three Capes → Tillamook
· 9:00 AM: Depart Cannon Beach.
· 9:45 AM: Cape Meares. Octopus Tree
· 11:30 AM: Continue Three Capes Loop through Oceanside.
· 12:30 PM: Tillamook Creamery. Lunch and ice cream
· 1:30 PM: de Garde Brewing. A few minutes away.
· 3:00 PM: Drive south to Devils Punchbowl.
· Evening: Overnight in Newport/Depoe Bay area.
Day 5: Newport → Yachats → Florence
· 9:00 AM: Yaquina Head Lighthouse. Tidepools at base .
· 10:30 AM: Agate Beach. Razorclamming & beachcombing.
· 12:00 PM: Drive south to Waldport.
· 12:30 PM: Hobbit Beach.
· 1:30 PM: Lunch at Drift Inn Pizza in Yachats.
· 3:00 PM: Thor's Well & Cape Perpetua.
· Evening: Overnight in Florence.
Day 6: Florence → Reedsport
· 9:00 AM: Heceta Head Lighthouse.
· 11:00 AM: Sea Lion Caves
· 1:00 PM: Drive to Reedsport. Lunch at Harbor Light or Sugar Shack .
· Afternoon: Crabbing/Dune Riding. Rent gear or book a charter in Winchester Bay.
· Evening: Overnight in Reedsport
Day 7: Coos Bay Area
· 9:00 AM: Millicoma Marsh Trail
· 11:00 AM: Mingus Park
· 12:30 PM: Lunch at Shark Bites
· 2:00 PM: 7 Devils Brewing
· 4:00 PM: Egyptian Theatre.
· Evening: Overnight in Reedsport
Day 8: Cape Arago Loop & Sunset Bay
· 9:00 AM: Cape Arago loop
· 11:00 AM: Shore Acres State Park.
· 1:00 PM: Sunset Bay.
\*5:30 PM: Drive to Port Orford
· Evening: Overnight in Port Orford
Day 9: Samuel Boardman & Crescent City
· 9:00 AM: Agate hunting, then Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor. Natural Bridges, Secret Beach, Arch Rock.
· 12:00 PM: Crescent City for lunch
· 1:30 PM: Trees of Mystery (Klamath). 1.5-2 hours .
· 4:00 PM: Redwood National Forest drive-through. Take the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway and stop at Big Tree Wayside . Overnight in Eureka then drive home.
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