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What's a good car trip survival package for a 15-year old? |
Travel Info I'm going to be stuck in the car for just about all of a two-day trip. My mom is the only one driving so we're not going to be making any stops that aren't absolutely necessary. I'm going to bring my DS and MP3 player, but those only have rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and I don't have car chargers for them. I also can't read in the car even though I can play video games. I think it's because my vision centers on the screen and my eyes don't really have to move. I'm going with my twin sister, and we have completely different musical tastes so I can't bring CDs. How can I, a 5'10 teenager with ADHD -off my meds because of bad side effects- stay sane during a car trip? Should I get a new DS game for the trip? What can I do when my batteries die? It can't be something with a real potential for messing up nice leather seats. Travel Tips I just want you to know that I totally know what you're going through, trying to find a solution to this problem, hoping that someone will suggest a single option that solves all your problems that's small, cheap, and entertaining. You may also be thinking that all the other answers are the same sort of thing you've thought of yourself, and you know even if you get all of them you're still going to be bored for a high percentage of the time. Well, there is an answer, but you're not going to like it. I realised a ong time ago that the degree of entertainment when confined to a small seat for a travelling time of more than 5 hours, that a person needs a variety of stimulus, which means you need to take lots of different stuff with you, so that you can choose what you like from your limited options when you start getting restless. Here are a few of the basic neccessities I never travel super long distances without: 1) Tranquilizers - Sleeping pills designed to render a person incapacitated for hours, even in an upright position. 2) Audio-visual interactive activities - you mentioned the DS. You must get a charger for it!!! Also get a rubix cube, and a new DS game. 3) About a year ago i invested in a portable DVD player, and it has a battery designed for 3 hours of playback, and I carry a few discs with me. If you're doing a return trip, you can rent from a video library, and if you're parent's car has a built in DVD player with individual headphone jacks, all the better for you. 4) Something creative or imaginitive, like building or sculpting of small and intricately detailed single-piece models. Don't take anything that could break, just something simple like origami. Borrow an origami instruction book from your local library to take with you, and lots of coloured paper, scissors, and an accordian folder to hold it all in. (just an example) 5) Become the trip coordinator, in charge of the maps, the direction, and try to calculate how long till the next town, or the next landmark, where to turn, etc, etc. Become the drivers' helper. 6) Become the trip chef, in charge of keeping everyone's drinks full, snacks at the ready, keeping the cockpit and cabin neat and clean, and maintain order in the ranks like an elected police officer. You could even make up a book of fake fines, and every time one of the people in the car broke one of mums rules they would receive a fine from you (This generally means you get less blame if something goes wrong, so it works in your favour). Hope that helps :) good luck. Others Take the cards from a board game, like Trivial Pursuit. You can all take turns asking and answering questions. You can always play car games. We always play 'I Spy' or the Kevin Bacon game--it always takes forever. Good Luck! Instead of getting a new DS game, why not just put that money into some car chargers for the MP3 and DS? Get a new DS game and a car charger. New car chargers for them are like 10 bucks. You could always get a puzzle book full of crosswords and such. get the game and a charger that plugs into the cigarette lighter in the car that way you'll have power all the way Rather then buy a new game buy a car charger for you system. What about writing down things if you can do that in a car without getting sick write a cool short story or even just about what is happening on the trip.Get a pack of cards a play some games to. i have the same problem as i go on coach holidays and they take at least two days to get to the destination so what i normally do and take is 鈾?buy a new ds game (i recommend animal crossing or harvest moon as you cannot complete them and they kep you facinated for ages) 鈾?puzzle book e.g. suduku or wordsearches for you id definately recomend the puzzle books |
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