Beach Trip Packing List – The New Essentials Packing List

These last couple of years have been unusual, to say the least, and I’m lucky to have traveled at all. We all adapted to this pandemic situation, and we do our best to be safe at home, at work, and while we travel. I never wrote a packing list post until now. While planning a beach trip recently, I noticed some significant changes to my usual packing list.

First, road trip essentials

Are you ready to travel again? It’s a personal decision, but the important thing is to be responsible, protect yourself, and respect others. If you plan a trip to another country, make sure to be up to date with the applying rules in the destination country.

What we need to do is simple: wear a mask especially inside, wash our hands frequently, use hand sanitizer and disinfect objects we use frequently like the phone and keys.

The things you need to bring with you (for any trip) are below.

Essentials

First things, first. I know you don’t want to leave home without these items:

• Passport, ID, driver’s license
• Credit card and some cash
• Cell phone and charger
• Travel insurance – check your travel insurance conditions. Not all policies cover quarantine caused by COVID policies, and you don’t want to risk being stuck somewhere and having to pay to stay indoors.

Things you’ll need on your road-trip

• Hand sanitizer, a medium bottle for your car, and also small bottles for each bag you are carrying. Have them in an easy-to-access place so you won’t need to get everything else out of the bag to reach it. Hand sanitizer is not as effective as washing your hands with soap, but it’s the next best thing.
• Masks – pack enough masks for your trip. It will be less expensive to buy them from home. If you choose reusable masks, wash them every night.
• You will also need small plastic bags to store them. If you use a plastic bag for a used mask, throw the plastic bag, don’t use it with a clean mask. Use compostable bags to store your masks, we’re producing too much plastic waste already.
• Wet wipes/Alcohol wipes. Buy some wet wipes packs with alcohol, they’re useful in every situation. Use them to clean small areas or objects like your phone.
• Reusable water bottle. You can fill it with tap water if it’s safe at your destination, or just buy a large container and fill your bottle a few times. Less residue and a smaller chance of contamination. Choose a thermo-bottle to keep your water cold on a hot day.
• Snacks – you…