Rossen Reports: These 3 hacks will save your summer road trip

From cool gadgets like this. That's nice and easy and safe. By the way to creative hacks like this, we'll need this in *** minute. Rosset. Report saving your sanity on the road. Let's start with *** free app to plan your trip and sites to see along the way. Google Maps. It's free. You can download it right now. We all have access, right? You're gonna go on saved. Ok? Then you're gonna come right over here to maps. Then you're gonna open my maps and boom, we're ready to go use this tool to build your own custom. Yeah. And even drop pins to all the different places you wanna go. You can also share it with your family and view it on your phone in real time. So everyone has the itinerary now that we've planned. Let's hit the road. Here's *** way to keep your phone hands free while you drive. How often do you do this? Right? You have limited space here in the console you're driving, you gotta put your phone somewhere, you wanna put your thermos somewhere, you throw this in here, it's ling around, you have this and then there's no room for anybody else. This thing is really cool. Let me show you this. There are *** lot of these out there. It's *** combination cup holder and phone holder at the same time. Ok. So this, we found this on Amazon for 19 bucks. There are *** lot of options out there. Ok. So you stick it in here like this and here's the magic of this, right? There's room to put my phone. So that's nice and easy and safe by the way. But there's, it's not like you're wasting all the space here. I can also fit my thermos 19 bucks. I know it's little stuff, but we've all done road trips with kids and this is, it helps, but this last tack will keep your kids entertained for hours. This is really cool because I'm not handy at all and even I can do this. All you need is *** freezer bag, your kids or your ipad or whatever. And *** little, you can even use *** pen, but I'm just gonna use *** little screwdriver pen thing. OK? Take the headrest off, ok? Just like that. We'll need this in *** minute. So don't do anything with this. Ok? Then take the freezer bag, turn it to the side and you're gonna make *** couple of holes in it, right? You're just literally just gonna that and like that, OK? Then we're gonna take the headrest and put it back on. OK? Put the headrest back down just like this and look at this. Put this in here like this, close it up. Boom. I have my own little holder for the ipad and I can watch your kids can watch videos on this and leave you alone one final tip. Always keep *** first aid kit in your car. I've learned this the hard way. So don't make my mistakes. Get that first aid kit, just keep it in the trunk. Uh I'm gonna share all the links to all that stuff on my website, Rawson reports.com back to you.

New projections from AAA show that 60.6 million of you will be driving 50 miles or more for the Fourth of July holiday. Those long road trips can be brutal �� especially if you’re traveling with young kids. That’s why Rossen Reports is sharing summer road trip hacks to make your drive less stressful.Watch the video above to see Jeff share hacks for long road tripsPlan your trip using Google My MapsYou’ve likely used Google Maps for navigation, but do you know about their My Maps feature? The tool lets you create your custom map and drop pins to all the different places you’d like to visit. It’s great for planning long road trips and figuring out all the stops you want to take along the way. You can also share your custom map with others and view it on your phone, so everyone has their itinerary in the palm of their hand. You can find My Maps by going to Google Maps on your desktop, clicking Saved, then Maps, then Open My Maps.Convert your cupholder into a phone mount without sacrificing spaceHow often do you throw your phone in the cupholder when you’re driving? Instead, try using a combination cup and phone holder. We tested this one we found on Amazon for $19.99. You can use these to mount your phone without taking up space in your cupholder �� so you still have somewhere to put your drinks.Make a tablet holder using a plastic bagTurn the backseat of your car into a movie theater for the kids using stuff you probably already have at home. Grab a freezer bag (we used a 2.5 gallon), take the headrest off your front seat, then line up the bag and poke two holes where the headrest connects. Put the headrest back in, place your tablet in the plastic bag, and now you have a DIY tablet holder.It’s also always a good idea to keep a first aid kit in your car for long road trips. Pack it with things like bandages, hand sanitizer, medication �� anything you could need in case accidents happen.Have a question for Jeff Rossen? He’s answering your consumer questions every Friday in the new segment "Rossen Responds." Email your questions to him at [email protected].

Watch the video above to see Jeff share hacks for long road trips

Plan your trip using Google My Maps

You’ve likely used for navigation, but do you know about their My Maps feature? The tool lets you create your custom map and drop pins to all the different places you’d like to visit. It’s great for planning long road trips and figuring out all the stops you want to take along the way. You can also share your custom map with others and view it on your phone, so everyone has their itinerary in the palm of their hand. You can find My Maps by going to Google Maps on your desktop, clicking Saved, then Maps, then Open My Maps.

Convert your cupholder into a phone mount without sacrificing space

How often do you throw your phone in the cupholder when you’re driving? Instead, try using a combination cup and phone holder. We tested we found on Amazon for $19.99. You can use these to mount your phone without taking up space in your cupholder �� so you still have somewhere to put your drinks.

Make a tablet holder using a plastic bag

Turn the backseat of your car into a movie theater for the kids using stuff you probably already have at home. Grab a freezer bag (we used a 2.5 gallon), take the headrest off your front seat, then line up the bag and poke two holes where the headrest connects. Put the headrest back in, place your tablet in the plastic bag, and now you have a DIY tablet holder.

It’s also always a good idea to keep a first aid kit in your car for long road trips. Pack it with things like bandages, hand sanitizer, medication �� anything you could need in case accidents happen.

Have a question for Jeff Rossen? He’s answering your consumer questions every Friday in the new segment "Rossen Responds." Email your questions to him at [email protected].

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