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Thanks to the responses! I feel confident to drive the 2, 400 to our new
home this summer! (For those who asked - we are moving from Chicago to
Olympia, WA.). Among the dozens of emails I received, there were so many
tips and ideas, I can't begin to enumerate them here - so I will give some
general ideas generated:
1. Always carry an ice cooler filled with goodies: cheese, vegies, cooked
rice, meats, GF bread, mayo, GF waffles for a toaster/toaster oven, etc.
2. Stop for hot food wherever you can to break up the trip: try Wendy's
chili or baked potatoes, etc.
3. Bring your breadmaker - plug it in at the hotel or campsite and make some
fresh bread!
4. Post your itinerary on the list - let people know where you plan to be -
and let them help you find local markets/GF food places to eat along the way!
5. Get you a dishpan and fill it with paper plates, cups, bowls, plastic
silverware, a roll of paper towels, salt, pepper, dishsoap, matches,
napkins, a small tablecloth, a dish cloth and a dish towel, garbage bags,
etc., then you always have something to eat on and something to do any dirty
dishes.
6. If you are going to stay in hotels, pack a pressure cooker, toaster,
electric frying pan, etc. Make meals at the hotel and pack them up for the
rest of the day - or at least have a hot breakfast!
7. Be sure to ask for a refrigerator if you are staying at a hotel.
8. Fresh fruit!
9. Dinty Moore Beef Stew, marshmellows, etc. - all easy camping foods.
Check the CSA food guide first and then off you go!
10. Think about getting a cooler that plugs in to the cigarette lighter
instead of one with ice. If not, use blocks of ice instead of bags of
pieces/cubes. Cover the cooler with a blanket to keep it out of the sun &
cool!
THANK YOU ALL! Now.... if only I could psyched myself up for the leg cramps
from sitting in the car.... LOL.
Kate
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