The Ultimate Solo Road Trip Preparation Guide (2024)

[@CosmicNomad]

I discovered your channel through your Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim video and have been telling my friends how incredibly brave you are to hike the canyon alone at night!!! You are awesome and so inspirational! Here's wishing your channel grows and that you get to do this for a long time!

[@trailandtravel]

Thank you! You are so sweet! I hope my channel grows quickly too. Ive got so many adventures that I want to do and share! So many places to see! thanks for watching!

[@CosmicNomad]

@@trailandtravel I am subscriber and I am sure you'll get a lot of subscribers soon! Can I make a suggestion? For longer videos, you could add 'chapters' as they allow viewers to go to specific segments in your video and re-watch easily.

[@trailandtravel]

yes that is a great idea, I will definitely add that to my videos! thank you for your feedback!

[@just_joc]

You and I have the same roadtrip prep process! One tip for never having to worry about directions in areas with no cell service is to take a screenshot of the directions before you leave for your destination. This has come in handy so many times during my roadtrip through Utah and Arizona.

[@trailandtravel]

That's such a great idea, thanks for sharing!

[@Dr_Cole]

I loved this video. Beyond the incredibly beneficial logistics review, it also goes into how much you love almost every part of your trips. As a scientist of human behavior, I also find it interesting and informative for men how many women applaud your bravery and courage. As a typical male, I do not consider the aspects of traveling solo. I have driven across the country by myself several times, traveled to remote areas of the world, and undertaken several month-long trips without such considerations for safety. This is a reminder for us guys that (1) such safety considerations are probably important for us to consider more than we do and (2) if we stop to help a woman who is on her own, remember that she will likely - and smartly - consider you a potential threat to her safety until you are gone. Of course, there are plenty of dangers beyond people. Please chime in to correct my mansplaining errors in this interpretation.

[@trailandtravel]

Thank you! I think I am an overly cautious person.. and you might not see that in my videos but I truly am. Im always thinking of how I can handle different situations and make myself feel comfortable while I do these big adventures. Yes there are many dangers with traveling solo as a woman, but honestly I like to think that the majority of people out there are well mean. But I do keep my guard up if I feel a weird vibe from someone. I don't think you're mansplaining! I just think a lot of women want to make sure they will be safe!

[@neenee_marie77]

I like to clean my car before road trips too! :) You have great road trip prep! I think I'm going to start bringing a big thing of water to save money at gas stations. That's a great tip!

[@trailandtravel]

Bringing water seriously is such a game changer!

[@KeriFisher]

Milo is such a good helper =p. I love how organized you are. I got a tote to put all my soft flask water bottles, filters etc in and even that has been a bit life-changing. (Loving the new Katadyn filter, BTW). Need to pick up some more totes, for sure! Hope you're having a great trip. Looking forward to the vid(s).

[@trailandtravel]

lol he was so interested in everything I was doing! I really love organization, my brain just works so much better when things have a place. Im so glad you love your katadyn filter, it's been such a great investment for me. I use it ALL the time! My trip was SO good, can't wait to share the videos!

[@ulfarosalina]

Omg I’m feeling the vibes! I’m excited for you and can’t wait to see the upcoming videos. I love how you prepare everything so detail. I myself have a plan to solo road trip in the future and watching this video makes me excited. Stay safe and have fun!

[@trailandtravel]

Im so excited to share my trip, I was beautiful! My brain works really well when I know where everything is lol. Its probably a bit overboard but it works for me!

[@MovingToAdventure]

I will be getting into solo travel so these tips are helpful! Also Glacier is beautiful, hope you enjoy and the wildfire smoke stays away!

[@trailandtravel]

Awesome! I hope you truly enjoy your solo travels like I have. It's been a huge growth catalyst for me. Glacier was incredible, however we definitely had many smokey days. Can't wait to share all my glacier adventures!

[@pevidex]

have a good trip ❤

[@trailandtravel]

Thank you!

[@JAYFEATHERBOONDOCKS]

I went to Glacier NP for the first time in early June with the goal of biking the going to the sun road knowing it wasn’t fully open yet. Very Beautiful place. West side was 10x better for camping East side was 10x more scenic in my opinion of course. Can’t wait to see how you do it if you share. Are you going to not show video from inside the park or did you get the permit to record and share? I have some awesome video to share but I didn’t get the permit quite the bummer.

[@trailandtravel]

this Saturday Ill share my road trip up to glacier and the week after ill start sharing my full days in the national park!

[@joelee5493]

Watched this and got just as excited and I am not even going.:) Maybe too excited.. did you say you were going to get content from the actual travel to get there? That would be great to see as well.. One suggestion from watching. Seems you rely on your cell phone and service for GPS... Maybe invest in an actual GPS.. You know know when it could save you... I recently bought an Etrex 22X and downloaded maps to it then added way points... I no longer use my phone except for driving directions....

[@trailandtravel]

Yes I'll be sharing my trip up there! on Saturday my road trip video will come out! Yes I do rely solely on my phone for navigation, and as you heard in the video it has failed me several times. Ive been considering getting a gps I'll have to check out the one you recommended! Thanks for watching!

[@joelee5493]

@@trailandtravel I got it not long ago and watched another KZbinr to see how to download the topo maps and not pay an arm and a leg.... there are many different ones. Excited to see the adventure!

[@trailandtravel]

Awesome, that's the way to do it!

[@JAYFEATHERBOONDOCKS]

I went to Glacier NP for the first time in early June with the goal of biking the going to the sun road knowing it wasn’t fully open yet. Very Beautiful place. West side was 10x better for camping East side was 10x more scenic in my opinion of course. Can’t wait to see how you do it if you share. Are you going to not show video from inside the park or did you get the permit to record and share? I have some awesome video to share but I didn’t get the permit quite the bummer.

[@trailandtravel]

That's amazing! biking that road is absolutely on my bucket list. I want to go back to glacier already, it is such a special place! I didn't make it to the east side but I now know where to go next year!