A road trip planner is a must if you are not the person that just yells, “Woohoo! And away we go,” then hits the road. You might be one of those people that needs to plan out every detail and needs some sort of destination. If that is the case, there are some free map trip planners that will help you out. You don’t have to buy a bazillion maps and open them up all over the living room floor.
Road Trip Planner
Back in the day, there were two ways to plan out your route for your big road trip. The first way was to buy the maps and figure it out on your own. The second way was going to AAA and ask them to make a TripTik for you. It would usually take a few weeks, so you had to plan ahead. When it was done, it was a little book with cardstock map pages that you would flip as you drove. TripTik is still around, but it has advanced to the future along with the rest of us. You can go to the TripTik link with your smartphone and hit the road.
Rand McNally, the beloved map maker for automobile driving of days of old, has a road trip planner, also! And now, unlike paper maps, it has up to date points of interest and things to do for along the way. Use this Road Trip Planner link to bookmark it on your smartphone then hit the road. Each night you can plan out your next day’s drive.
Navigator is very similar to the Road Trip Planners and it is likely already on your phone. Enter where you are going and it will speak directions to you all the way there. You’ll wonder how you lived without it. One thing to remember before you get started on your summer trip: stop by A1 Performance Auto Repair to have your car checked over to avoid any unnecessary problems on the road.
