Food and Snacks suggestions for a trip

Never heard of combos, but I can see how they'd be very easy to take along on a trip. Great idea to get a plastic cup with a straw! Maybe even one of those kid's "sippy cups" would work.

Thanks for the well wishes :)

Sandwich wraps, yes, I could do that. I have some flour tortillas now, and could make up some of your famous cilantro/lime slaw to put in them. Hard boiled eggs are also a good idea.

Thanks!

No clue what Clif bars are, but I'll look for them. Thanks!

I was thinking the same thing about having snacks in the cooler needing to be at the ready whilst driving. First cooler I looked at would have required pulling over just to open it! Eh, no, won't. The one I got is much easier to open.

I'll probably buy a few bricks or wedges of cheese, then cut them up and put in a zip bag. Good idea to put hard boiled eggs in a small plastic container, and halved. I'm thinking deviled eggs, which I like, and this cooler is supposed to keep things cool for 3 days.

Excellent idea to cut sandwiches into quarters, and I wouldn't have thought of that. I'm going to be driving through, as much as I can, except for stops for my dog and me to stretch our legs and for her to relieve herself. One or two bite's worth, I'll be sure to keep that in mind for some of them.

Trash bag, good idea. Hadn't thought of that.

I bought 3 gallons of bottled water for my dog, but hadn't thought of bringing a small one for me to drink out of. Good idea. I'm always drinking something -- water, iced tea, lemonade. Have a few empties from my favourite lemonade, and just realised I could rescue them from the recycling, and fill with my favourite iced tea, which I was thinking I'd have to do without because the jugs are too big.

The only thing I don't have worked out is music. I'm picking up the car today, so maybe I'll be able to figure something out, but all I've got is my iPad for that.

I'm LOLing at your toilet paper mishap :D

4 personal pillows (hey, I like lots of pillows, and I like my *own*, thanks) are on the list, along with flip flops.

I was bemoaning not having a laptop to bring, just the little iPad mini, when it occurred to me today I could bring my desktop with me! Why not? It's small, won't need a printer, just it, keyboard (also small), monitor and cables. A bit of a pain to repeatedly set up and break down, but not *that* bad.

Thanks much for your many suggestions!

Wet wipes are also a good idea, and I wouldn't have thought of them. Have paper towels on my list, but they're not as effective for sticky or greasy fingers.

Thank you!

All good suggestions. I'm planning on buying some fresh fruit that keeps relatively well, too -- plums, figs, grapes.

Thanks!

Thanks, Frog. Jerky is a good idea. Got another store run to make this evening, and will pick some up.

Had to laugh at Kazak's "They're like granola bars, only good." Never been a fan of granola bars either, but will pick one or two Clif bars up, in case I like them.

OK, I'll bite...what are Scotch eggs? I could look them up, but would rather hear it from a Brit.

Or some nice haggis! Had to look up Scotch eggs and, uh, I'm going to pass ;). Also never could quite develop a taste for marmite, or vegimite.

But I would be down for the salt and vinegar crisps, sausage rolls, mini Babybel, and orange squash. Regrettably, I'm unfamiliar with Mr Kipling's delightful cakes.

Good advice on staying hydrated. Never usually a problem with me because I've always got a beverage at hand. Not quite as easy to manage in a vehicle, but I've been given some excellent tips on that score too.

Thanks! I'm getting excited, and very relieved I've now got the car! I'll have a few days to get used to it, and the GPS app on my phone. So far, I haven't been able to figure out how to open the trunk (that's boot, to you ;)