A serious must read before your next road trip. This book is packed with tips and tricks to ensure the most epic of adventures!


This book is a must read for all road trippers, new and old alike. Some topics covered include car organization, making an itinerary, eating on the road, packing tips and so much more!

As always, thank you to the publisher and netgalley for providing me a copy in exchange for an honest review

Being an avid roadtripper this book taught me numerous things that I never thought to consider. It’s a very planned out and meticulous information packed book about planning and executing a road trip.

Going on a family road trip this summer?.

This is the perfect book to help you plan a successful trip!

Rob @2traveldads shares great tips about planning, keeping the little ones entertained, what to pack, and how to be prepared for emergencies.

Rob also shares snack ideas and itineraries for traveling in the US, Canada, and Mexico. I plan on using some of his itinerary suggestions for my future travels!

Thank you to NetGalley and Tiller Press for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!

This is an okay book of travel trips for browsing, but Survival Guide is overstating it.

"The Road Trip Survival Guide" is divided into five section ranging from planning to itineraries. It is filled with little paragraphs and bite size pieces of information, but is not presented in a very engaging format. While it may be an interesting starting point for someone who has never traveled and is looking to get started, most of the information here is common sense with a side of some googling.

The highlights of this book, for me, were the forward by Samantha Brown and the overall focus of enjoying the whole trip instead of racing to a destination.

Thank you to NetGalley & the publisher for providing an eARC for review.

I've been traveling with my children for years. Heck my first born went on his first trip to Florida at only four weeks old. That being said, this book still had many great ideas and things I'd Never thought of before now.
This is a great addition to any travelers shelf!

I was not particularly impressed with the content of this book. As a family who travels often, I know there are many more less entitled and device dependent ways of traveling with a family. This is not for travelers who are looking to travel in a budget friendly way.

The Road Trip Survival Guide by Rob Taylor couldn't be coming out at a more perfect time. The kids are out of school, our pandemic restrictions are starting to lift, our itch to travel is at its peak and terrific weather conditions are upon us you should reach for this book to help you plan all your future road travels. The author provides great examples on how to plan your trip and nice recommendations on places to go.

As a big road explorer myself much of the information I was already aware of . This book has lots of useful information for beginner ‘road trippers’. There are lists to keep you organized and the information is great for families with young children. This book is a quick and useful read.

I would like to thank Tiller Press, Rob Taylor and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

An excellent guide for road trips, including many things first timers or novices might not consider when planning. Overall excellent writing and great tips!

Road Trip Survival Guide is a well written manual for minimizing stress and increasing enjoyment and efficiency whilst traveling. Released 25th May 2021 by Simon & Schuster on their Tiller Press imprint, it's 192 pages and is available in paperback, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately. It makes it so easy to find info with the search function.

This is a well organized book which does precisely what it says on the cover. It is full of good ideas for planning and executing a road trip with maximum efficiency and minimal stress. The chapters are arranged (roughly) chronologically for a theoretical trip: planning, packing, eating, safety, and some destinations with itineraries. The majority of the book is written for the North American reader, but the tips are universally useful for readers from other areas. The author is a travel blogger and experienced family road-tripper and he has a friendly and inclusive style of writing which is encouraging without being pompous or overbearing at all. I also liked his comprehensive advice about safety and how to deal with emergencies.

Everything about travel has changed with the pandemic and camping style road trips are a wonderful way to get out without breaking rules or risking the public health. This is a valuable resource and would make a good selection for library acquisition or home use. There's lots of solid info to be found here.

Five stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

As someone who road trips a few times a year I was excited to get the ARC of this and it didn't disappoint!

The Road Trip Survival Guide goes into great detail for all stages of a trip from research and itinerary planning through to how to best pack your vehicle, ideas for meals whilst on the road, and even covers emergency prep.

It's perfect for anyone venturing out for the first time and I found it had lots of useful hints and tips I'd never even thought of as a regular traveler!

Thanks to Netgalley and Tiller Press for a copy of the ARC in return for my honest review.

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The Road Trip Survival Guide: Tips and Tricks for Planning Routes, Packing Up, and Preparing for Any Unexpected Encounter Along the Way by Rob Taylor gives tips and tricks to make the most out of a family road trip. Mr. Tayler is the found of 2TravelDads.com, a travel blogger, and tourism expert.

I read this book in anticipation to an upcoming three-week road trip the family is going to Midwest United States. We have taken many road trips before, but this will be the longest and any idea, or advice, is more than welcomed.

The Road Trip Survival Guide: Tips and Tricks for Planning Routes, Packing Up, and Preparing for Any Unexpected Encounter Along the Way by Rob Taylor is a short book, full of suggestions, advice, and even sample itineraries. I’ve gotten a bunch of good ideas from it, as well as reinforcing others.

Mr. Tayler starts at the basics, from when to leave (I like to plan the day backwards), to organizing your car. From essential packing lists, to recipes for healthy snacks, and much more.

On the important points that he likes to get across, the author reiterates them several times. I don’t know if it’s on purpose or not, but I would assume it’s important to people who are taking their first road trips. For others, it’s easy to just skip to the next section.

The book is written in a friendly manner, almost – but not quite – a bunch of blog posts put toether. While I’m not a fan, for this style of books it certainly works – especially when one wants to skip around to find information relevant to them. If it worked for such luminaries as Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Ann Druyan, why not for the rest of us?

These types of books are difficult to write, I am no envious of the author. There is a large gap between the people who are taking their first road-trip to the ones who are just looking for a few tips they didn’t think about. I thought Mr. Taylor did a good job walking that fine line.

A perfect book for this particular moment in our lives. Itching to explore the world around you?Here is the book you must have, more than mere maps and advice. Here you can plan creatively and hopefully avoid common mistakes. It is an in depth guide to getting out and seeking out. A perfect book to gradually emerge from our forced isolation into the world. There are helpful guidelines. There are side notes that will make your trip memorable. The outdoors is ours to explore thankfully a bit better informed.

Overall, I enjoyed this guide - however, I do think it's geared more towards the beginner traveler. Although I'm not particularly seasoned in road trips specifically (and was excited to receive a copy of this book to read & review as I'm heading off on a road trip in a week) I consider myself a fairly savvy travel planner and traveler, so a lot of the advice in this guide wasn't new to me. As such, I perhaps didn't get quite as much value out of it as I would have liked.

However! That's not to say that there isn't value in the guide - there is, a lot! There's loads of great advice on planning, packing, food prep, and safety. I particularly enjoyed the final chapter, which includes several 'best of' road trips in continental North America, which gave me some ideas for future travels. While Taylor appears to be quite the, ahem, <i>prepared</i> planner (I still don't believe that I'll need a car vacuum, sorry Rob) the advice is there for the taking, for the reader to do as much or as little with as suits one's travel style. I particularly appreciated Taylor's notes on sustainable and responsible travel, and how we as travelers must consider our destinations and the way we move through the world, and leave each place better than we found it.

The tone is very friendly here and the author covers a variety of topics: Planning, Packing, Food, Safety, and even some recommended itinerates. Since it is written by a parent of young children, the recommendations and tips are especially useful for keeping the little ones occupied and happy. I liked that the author had several 'must do' items such as thoroughly cleaning the car BEFORE the trip to make the actual journey the most pleasant it can be. But at the same time, I didn't find a lot of new items for myself in terms of how I plan or do car trips (and I do not do them that often).

Here is what you will find in the book: PLANNING (researching destinations, calendar making, making a road trip green, ideas and themes for unforgettable trips). PACKING (versatile road trip gear, simple packing lists, car organization). ROAD TRIP FOOD (snacks, meals, food storage in the car). SAFETY (Basics of road trip vehicle safety, researching road conditions, night driving, safety resources). ITINERARIES (Ten US road trips you shouldn't miss, five Canadian road trips, 3 easy and safe Mexico road trips).

A lot of what you will get from the book is a bunch of simple tips to make sure you get the most out of the journey and with the least amount of frustration. How to make sure you don't miss things along the way (check out travel blogs first!) and don't end up with cranky bored kids (get special desk tablet activity sheets sold at many stores). How to avoid getting sick from spoiled food in the car and how not to spend far too much money by stopping for food and snacks along the way.

The book is very quick and easy to read. There are plenty of checklists (you don't want to forget your camera, for example!) and great examples on how to e.g., pack your car efficiently so you don't have to empty it out just to find one item in the middle of the trip. As well, items you may need in emergencies such as med kits or a spare tire. Because the author is upbeat it is also a fun read and not a chore/clinical at all.

I wish I had found more useful tips but I still think there are more than enough tips to make the purchase of the book well worth it. You often save money on a road trip but the driving and frustrations along the way mean that savings come at a price. This is a very inexpensive way to have less regrets and annoyances along the way while at the same time making sure you get to see and visit the points of interest that best reflect your own interests and enjoyment. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.

This is a surprisingly comprehensive travel guide. Packing your bags, loading your car, planning the route, preparing for emergencies, making meals and snacks - all of this and more is covered in this book. If you're planning a long road trip, multiple short road trips or even just a day long road trip this is the only planning book you'll need (and it will tell you what else you need).

I loved how this was broken down so practically. As a type A mom, this worked great for me when reading. The Chapters are Planning, Packing, Food, Safety, and Itineraries and within each of those chapters there are sections that range from broadly useful, to I never would have even thought of that! A great book we already to to use on our summer road trip planning.

This book has practical and useful tips for anyone going on a road trip. There are tried and true tips, but also many new tips and creative thinking. The format is organized well with headings such as Packing, Food, Safety etc.

The Road Trip Survival Guide is a great little introduction for those that have not partaken in a road trip recently. With COVID, a lot are hitting the open road that might not have done so in the past. This is a guide full of suggestions, lists, tips and tricks for a good old-fashioned family road trip.

One of the greatest effects from Covid is that people everywhere are itching to get back to traveling and that includes road trips for many. The Road Trip Survival Guide, is full of advice and tips to help you make the most of those trips and gain memories and fun while doing so.

It's been quite a while since I last indulged in a road trip. We're thinking about taking one this summer, but with recent diet and lifestyle changes, I knew I needed help to re-figure out the logistics.

Written in a light, friendly style by an experienced traveler and dad, I found the information in this book practical, affordable and well thought out. I loved the advice about using social media and the internet to plan a trip. Without a clear plan of what to look for and where, it's just too easy to wander the 'net, getting sidetracked by non-helpful but eye-catching time-sinks. Rob keeps his advice specific so you can stay on track.

I also was happy to learn about new products that weren't available the last time I road tripped. When did coolers get power? I need one! I think we're going to be just fine, hitting the road on a summer day soon. I'm feeling empowered now as we start planning our trip. Thanks, Rob. See you on the highway.

Thank you to author Rob Taylor, NetGalley, and Tiller Press for allowing me to read a digital advance review copy of this book. This review is my honest and unbiased opinion.