Planning a road trip this fall? As more people are hitting the road, plastics are helping to make those trips more fun! Plastics Make it Possible® travel correspondent and blogger Stephanie Sheaffer of Metropolitan Mama has been travelling across the country with her family and decided to take plastics along for the ride. She’s learned that plastic innovations can help you and your family get the most out of your summer road trip in ways you can see, like resealable plastic bags and containers that help keep your road snacks fresher longer and with portion control, and in ways that aren’t so obvious, like decreasing car weight in car parts like door panels and bumpers, which saves gas.
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How have plastics helped make your road trips possible?
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I need my plastic and use it wisely when traveling!! softie100@hotmail.com
Fantastic
Plastics are the bomb! It keeps my drinks cold. Gotta have a cold drink in the summer
Plastic makes my entire trip to Walt Disney World with my family possible. From the plastic dash that looks nice and provides protection and function, to my son’s ultra protective car seat. We drink from plastic bottles that cool quickly from the plastic cooler that insulates perfectly. While on the trip, we eat with plastic utensils, use plastic water sprayers for refreshment and buy plastic light spinners for my son to use while waiting for the parades. Every part of our vacation is touched.
Space saver
Plastic helps keep us organized and ready to go whenever we want to take a little road trip.
Plastics in my water bottles and my water bladder backpack kept me hydrated in the stupidly high heat. My tiny GPS was made of mostly plastic, making it weigh barely anything at all. Our plastic cooler kept our food relatively fresh and multiple types of plastic bags were useful for all sorts of things such as food storage, transporting dirty clothes, and carrying random items.
I have kids so plastic is a life saver to us. Without it we would have more messes on out hands and laps!
We use plastic food tubs for our daughter to get sick in – cover & throw away. much better than bags
We pack everything in plastic bags. From fruit salad to crackers.
bag and tag it
Plastics made out trip to go camping possible. We carried our water in plastic, stored our food in plastic, and even stored our “waste” in plastic! Thanks Plastic!
makes my car lighter
I wouldn’t be able to leave my house without plastic bags to hold damp paper towels!
Plastic is lighter and easier to recycle than it’s counterparts with less breakage,Safe for little fingers and easy to clean
my baby can’t destroy plastic
USE PLASTIC LOCK TOP CONTAINTERS TO PACK BBQ FOODS AND KEEP STUFF SEPARATE FROM EACH OTHER
Plastic chairs, water bottles, etc
Plastics help many ways when i bring my cooler on road trips to theme parks i fill up the coller with iced tea so i need plastic cups to use and throw away. Plastoc knives, forks helps in so many ways
plastics made my summer possible by helping me able to clean up easily.
Plastics keep all my stuff neatly and cleanly organized in the car!
Canteens!!! The best way to bring water in on any camping trip!
Remember Using plastic containers conserves energy!
When the equation includes the energy used to synthesize the plastic resin, making plastic containers uses as much energy as making glass containers from virgin materials, and much more than making glass containers from recycled materials. Using refillables is the most energy conservative.
There’s no way we’d take a road trip without a plastic cooler filled with food and ice.
Plastics are the best for transporting food and supplies in the car.
Let me give you one word of advice Benjamin: PLASTICS!
it helps to save time & is a life-savor when your on the go anytime.
it helps save time & is a life saver when your on ther go anytime. It helps being organzie so much simpler.
I never leave home without a box of 1 gallon baggies. I use them for everything from food to holding
last minute wet bathing suits.
please recycle all plastic !
Dont make a move without plastics.
plastic are easy to use
Plastics make it easy to pack for road trips!
reusable bottles to keep refreshed.
I like plastics so easy to use.
I love to recycle plastic!
Plastics were and will always be an everyday necessity whether on one of our summer road trips or even weekly events involving our childrens activities. Recently though, gallon size plastic bags helped avoid any shampoo bottles from exploding; re-use plastic grocery bags were useful when collecting sea shells and definately for putting wet bathing suits in; and platic water bottles were very useful to carry with us in a backpack and refillable when necessary.
i use and recycle plastic, from plastic bottles, plastic bags, to plastic storage containers.
I love plastic freezer bags for organizing!
I can tell you the easiest thing I can think of is keeping food fresh and ready during my trip… Saves me tons of money bringing along sandwiches and snacks and such instead of stopping everywhere.
I use plastic and recycle everytime
Plastic does not break like glass…therefore dropping a plastic bottle vs. a glass bottle saves a lot of time and mess. Not too mention flat tires sometimes
Plastics are so good for storage.
reuse reduse recycle
As a mother of 2 little ones plastics are used in sippy cups, snack containers, trays for activities and even buckets in case someone gets car sick.
All my sand toys are plastic.
plastic keeps my feet warm!
I am able to take my lunch with us on the road.
We take cases of bottled water in a cooler and fill the cooler with ice from the motels we stay at. This way we always have plenty of clean water to drink, and it doesn’t cost us a fortune.
Our road trip was great with our cooler filled with plastic water bottles and snacks in plastic bags. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Plastic coolers provide cool drinks during hot summer weekends at soccer tournaments…
Plastics help lighten the load when travelling and with all the recycling options available now, there is no reason to generate a lot of unneeded waste.
I put fish and crap in Basket Cooler after fishing. Plastic Water Bottles is useful for camping. I can take Plastic Folding Chairs everywhere I go.
I recycle plastic and use it with the money I make at work for vacations. I also work outside all day and it can be hot so I put water in recycled plastic containers and use the ice water to drink and cool off, so that I don’t get dehydrated in the sun and I like to use plastic sandwich baggies for my lunch at work.
I always take frozen bottles of water with me. As they thaw, I have cold refreshing water to drink.
Plastic is eco friendly and you can recycle it. I love packing my food in plastic because it keeps things fresh.
Plastics have made life great on road trips in the form of the 20 oz. soda bottles! Our dog is forever panting and drooling, climbing over our sodas in the middle console. With an aluminum can, not sp protected, you get the picture…..but w/ a cap on a plastic bottle, sweet!
Traveling with plastic makes life so much easier and convenient and reuseable. Like plasrtic bags, water bottles, ice packs, containers for snacks…
Water bottles and credit cards…need I say more? I’ve got to have my plastic to have a great summer vacation!
Plastic makes it possible for our kids to have snacks in the car, and for everyone (including the dog!) to have cold, fresh water.
Plastic credit cards and loyalty cards make a road trip possible with great savings.
How could we ever function in today’s world without plastic?
Plastics make life easier every day.
plastic is convenient and lightweight
I used a small rolling cooler so I can stop at rest stops, stretch my legs and roll my cold drinks to a park bench to relax.
Using plastic is the only way to go when traveling! Keeps the good stuff in and the bad stuff out!
I use plastic everything, because I have two small children that are prong to dropping things…Plastic would my our summertime road trip great!
My boyfriend is diabetic. We use a plastic cooler to bring with us on long road trips. This allows us to bring his insulin and explore the country side. We LOVE plastic!
I cannot imagine living without all the plastic conveniences that make my life easier!! As far as road trips, I would say plastic bags are staples for us–for carrying food, personal items, electronic devices, paperwork, etc. We often wash, rinse and reuse plastic bags, too!
The handheld games my kids play are made from plastic, decreasing the times I hear “Are we there yet?” while allowing me to maintain my sanity.
storage and organizing
From plastic freezer bags to plastic tablewear, plastic is fantastic!
From plastic freezer bags to plastic tablewear, plastic makes my summer fantastic
I’m always camping, and wouldn’t be able to do it without plastics. From the tent components, utensils, lake gear, chairs, etc, it’s pretty much all plastic.
As a parent, I use plastic everywhere I go for my toddler – from sippy cups to toys. We simply couldn’t get by without it.
Plastics have helped keep our food fresh while on a road trip and keep our child entertained with toys and a portable DVD player.
Plastics help me NOT be a litterbug. Wash and reuse, no trash!
Plastic makes packing all of my roadtrip snacks so much easier!
For our summer road trip, I always take a cooler (plastic) for drinks and sandwiches as well as reusable plastic water bottles (BPA free). I use my plastic credit card instead of cash.
bottled water is a road trip essential, for sure! you never know how the water is going to be in the place you’re going, and it’s important to stay hydrated, especially in this scorching summer heat!
On our road trips to Tallahassee, with kids and puppies, its quick and easy to provide relief for the summer heat, with plastic cups and bowls.
Plastic water bottles that I wash and reuse are a must-have on any road trip. My plastic credit cards- can’t live without them!
Plastic is one of the most useful products humans have ever made
I always carry a plastic jug full of water when I travel in the desert! ;-)
Can’t imagine not using plastic while traveling. It is indispensable.
my car has a lot of plastic I believe
Plastics make saving money on snacks easy!
plastics are the best for travel
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keeps all food from getting soggy. but keeps everything fresh.
we use plastice to keep the car organized and clean.
plastic is cheap & make summer getaways practable & affordable!
convienence also plays a big part of it-gotta love plastic
plastic is amazing!
Wouldnt take anything else!
we use plastics to hold food and keep it cool doing road trips
plastics are so reusable!
Light, easy to use and clean and doesn’t break. Use it all the time trips, work lunches, freezing leftovers and not just food. Use it toys, dogs toys, dog food, cat food storage of everything. Rock on plastic!!!
Plastic bottles of miller lite!
i LOVE PLASTIC!
Love the plastic rolling beverage holder great for those long trips. You don’t have to stop to get drinks or sandwiches. Of course you have to put the sandwich in a plastic bag to keep fresh.
Plastics have helped keep everything organized, clean, easy to find and the best thing is they are inexpensive. They are perfect for traveling.
We use plastic everywhere, especially when we take snacks along with us on roadtrips.
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pWe take Plastic sippy cups and water bottles for our kids on all road trips in the summer!
I love a good sandwhich and water both packaged with plastic!
love plastics for everything
Plastics are great for travel. It’s easy-case, which is perfect for summer road trips.
Plastics help us travel in ways and locations we otherwise couldn’t. We were able to camp on a remote island and pack out all of our trash in leak-proof containers.
plastic bottles to all car parts needed to travel. great.
It’s easy to travel!
I’ve never heard of this before but it sounds really good.
The plastic cargo carrier we used for our vacation saved our clothes when we got caught in an awful storm! Thanks!
i use plastics for everything from containers to organize thinsg around the house and in the van to the large 2 gallon bags to tote things everywhere with me.
plastics help me on road trips by having a portable water bottle I can fill up so I don’t have to keep buying!
Without plastics, I couldn’t drive my car!
Plastic helps my road trips be better because I worry about breaking glass in a car or out in a picnic!
Without plastic bags for diapers and plastic containers of wipes, we’d be in trouble!
Plastics are light weight and reusable. They don’t break like glass items.
Plastics allow me to take a cooler filled with string cheese, water and coconut water and fruit. It really helps get me where I’m going while also keeping my food and drinks at the perfect temperature!
PLASTIC COMES IN HANDY WHEN CARRYING FOOD AND DRINKS OUT.
Plastic keeps my picnics from being a mustard, ketchup, mayo, relish nightmare
best thing about plastic on a trip is that it’s lightweight, versitile and easy to wipe off and re-use. plastic silverware and plates also is a huge memory in my family’s road-trips to this day because when we would visit my grandmother in Texas, her neighbor would make us home-made (and extreemely yummy) tamales and being them to us fresh as we were leaving. we would hardly get out of the neighborhood before we busted out the plastic plates and forks to eat them. Thanks plastic!
Reusable plastic water bottles…great for keeping hyrdrated with LOTS of water.
Plastic stores garbage, food, wet paper towels, wet wash cloths, dirty clothes, snacks and the list goes on and on forever. So a trip without plactic bags isn’t worth taking.
Plastics are everywhere and def help in a roadtrip. From all the containers for food-snacks and drinks. To even toys, phones..etc. :)
Thanks for the chance to win :)
Plastics are everywhere and def helps in road trips.
From our food/drink containers to our gadgets-phones, toys..etc. :)
Plastic have made my trip convient and more portable
lighter weight and non breakable, makes for good traveling gear
Plastic bags and camelback water liners help keep us fed and hydrated on the trail
space-saving lightness.
Don’t believe we could get by without plastics these days! Everything is made of!
I drink from plastic water bottles non-stop during road trips. It can be easy to forget to stay hydrated so it is important to drink up.
We take tons of snacks on our roadtrips and that would definitely not be possible without some of our reusable plastic container and of course little plastic baggies!
I use a plastic reusable iced coffee cup when I’m on the road.
plastic water bottles are great to refill and have in the car while driving
The whole world depends on plastic for the modern world.
Our plastic cooler keeps sodas cold on our road trips. And we use plastic containers for snacks.
Without my trusty plastic Visa card, my trip would not have been possible.
Plastic makes budgetting for food on a short road trip much more manageable because it enables me to bring tons of food along. From prepackaged snacks, thing that I prepared at home and put into various plastic baggies and containers, bottles of water or juice, the cooler we store perishables in, even to the cutting board I used to slice up fruit and cheese! It is a much more affordable trip when every meal doesn’t have to be eaten at a restaurant whether that be the sit down or drive through variety.
where would we be without plastic
Plastic refillable water bottles are super for water, lemonade and iced tea when traveling. Also plastic bags keep many things “safe” when packing the suitcase, especially when flying.
I love plastics!
By keeping food cool and safe
I think everyone has covered just about any possible use for plastic that I could ever come up with.
Plastic is a must on roadtrips. It is easy to clean. light and easy to store. save for children on any road trip.
Plastic is fantastic! From pieces on my car to the pencil case that carries my children’s pencils and crayons to keep them occupy while we travel on road trips.
The cooler is my first and biggest thought! Can’t road trip without a cooler of goodies!
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We use plastic bags for wet bathing suits at the pool, and couldn’t get by without using plastic containers to bring our lunch.
Food containers!
Plastice containers keep our lunches fresh when we are out ans about
I used the travel plastic containers to take my favorite shampoo & conditioner on vacation with me.
we use plastic all the time for water bottles for our kids or holding there baby food in for storage.
Without our cooler and reusable plastic bottles, we’d never have enough water and cool snacks to keep going during long road trips and hikes!
Without plastic my car wouldn’t run, my sneakers wouldn’t protect my feet and my phone wouldn’t be able to call for a ride!!
Each day I am thankful for my plastic bags – how else could I contain my dog’s poo on walks??
plastic makes my trip possible by ziploc bags keeping everything organized dry, and clean!
Plastics help with road trips because we reuse plastic bottles instead of purchasing more. It is also recyclable which is great for the environment!
We use plastic every day – no road trip required! However, it is great in the car because it is safe, light weight, and easily portable. From water bottles, food storage, and keeping the food and drinks cold it is indispensable. Thank you for having this giveaway!
Plastics are the only way to travel. I never leave home without my space saver bags and a full supply of Ziploc bags.
With two small children, plastic has saved me many times. I would not want to give them glass
Carrying plastic straws with us helped keep our toddler hydrated while on the road.
Kids toys are a must with my daughter.
Plastic, camping made easy….
Its needed for the cooler we take
Plastic saves our sanity! Without a doubt, if we didn’t use plastic containers and bags to store and organize the items for the kids on our car trips, things would be a huge mess! We pack each of our 2 kids a “goodie container” in a plastic tote, and it includes snacks, small toys, crayons & paper, etc. And actually, several of those items are also stored in their own plastic baggie.
We also keep a larger plastic tote in the trunk, and we keep water bottles, extra travel pillows, blankies, snacks, etc.
In all ways around, plastic makes our lives sooo much easier while traveling in the summer!
Plastics is everything to us
Plastics have kept me hydrated and able to have portable small containers with traveling on the bus and great for camping trips. I do not know what i would do with out Plastic, thanks
Plastics have helped to keep me from having to stop to get water because I can bring plenty of bottles of water with me to stay refreshed and hydrated!
We use plastic bags and containers to store our snacks to keep them fresh and we refill our water bottles. We also use plastic containers to store our belongings because it helps protect them. I can’t imagine how it would be to not have any plastic–we’ve come to depend on it! Thanks for the giveaway.
With a daughter who needs medication multiple times a day and is 2 YO, plastics are a must have for us! From the plastic container where we keep her medicines to the plastic syringes we use to administer that medicine to the plastic baggies we keep those syringes in to keep them clean while traveling, we have plastics in our day from beginning to end!
I use plastic resealable containers and plastic silverware on our camping trips, as well as plastic bags to clean up our trash! In the city, I always need “plastic” to pay for my summer shopping! :)
There are so many ways plastic is a part of our summer road trips. From plastic bags containing snacks to refillable water bottles; plastic containers to keep food fresh and protect our belongings and plastic toys/games to keep everyone occupied so that no one gets bored. We also use plastic for our toiletries (toothbrush holders, soap dish, etc). If we go to the beautiful Oregon coast, we take a plastic bucket and pail to play on the sand and in/with the water. The list goes on…I can’t imagine a day when I’m not using plastics for something! Thanks for the giveaway.
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Granted most of my car is plastic- but, I couldn’t cram the luggage of teenager & the little one in-without those plastic bags that reduce the 10 seeming TONS of clothing, down to a mere few feet in the trunk of the Prius. Unloading it’s like they brought the entire closet with them- though admittedly, it’s possible teenager did!
In between- no trip is complete without plastic drinking bottles to fill with water, because soda will never do when they are saddled to the car for hours.
Sunglasses made of plastic for the entire family starts off any road trip, plastic snack bowls for the car, our plastic water bottles, a plastic trash bag………
When I think about all the ways I use plastic for our road trip, wow …the plastic cooler, kept cold with the plastic refreezable ice blocks, the plastic bottles filled with water, pop(soda), and ice teas, the plastic bags for our black cherries to snack on, plastic utensils, plastic bags to keep the trash in, plastic that frames our pop-up chairs, and the list goes on….
We always have two ice chests. A small one for inside the car and a large one for our groceries we take into the hotel.
It might sound gross but when you have to go pee and the driver doesn’t want to stop the car having an empty plastic bottle of anything helps you feel relieved and comfortable while the driver gets to stay on schedule. That is unless your female but I would think any driver would stop for a female to go to the restroom.
Plastics make our family vacations possible. We love to take old-fashioned car trips with our family. Traveling long distances would be a lot more difficult without the use of plastics. We use a cargo carrier to fit all the luggage we need and a cooler to keeps drinks cold so we can stay hydrated. Plastic bags hold the snacks to keep us going during those long drives. The plastic in the car seats help keep my children safe. The cell phones that help us keep in touch with family while we are gone are made of plastic. And who can forget the plastic in the portable DVD players? Keeping our children occupied during the trip keeps us sane until we arrive at our destination. Plastic rocks!
using the cooler allowed us to stop and eat when hungry rather than waiting at restaurants thus gave us more time to spend enjoying other activities on our road trip
My plastic water bottle is a life saver on long road trips! :)
Plastics have fulfilled most of my needs this summer. I Love You Plastic!!!!!
Plastic has fulfilled all of my summer needs. I LOVE YOU PLASTIC!!!!!
So many things that I use are made of plastic. From my laptop, to the cups and bottles i drink out of. It has helped me stay hydrated this summer, and it has helped me have fun this summer, using my frisbee. Plastic is a wonderful thing.
If it weren’t for plastics, my 30 year marriage would not have lasted. My husband and I both work fulltime, which means our home is last on our ‘to do’ list. Everything in our home is plastic based except for the hamster.
Number one is reusable plastic water bottles! Saved us a lot of money to not have to buy drinks at every stop along a long road trip.
love that good ole fashioned plastic!
credit cards and cell phones, plastic is an amazing thing!! I can’t go anywhere without some sort of plastic!! :)
I take my plastic coffee cup to any and every gas station I drive by. It’s convenient, reusable, saves $$ and good for the environment since I don’t have to buy a new one every time!
I use plastic bags for a lot of thngs, make-up, earrings, medicine and plastic drinking travels cups,refillable of course, what isn’t plastic anymore? It’s great!
it is so much cheaper to do a road trip when you pack your own lunches and plastic silverware and dishes are a godsend for picnics
we use plastice because they are reusable and save lots of money on our trips!! :)
Summer road trips would be impossible without plastic! We use it for snacks in the car, keeping our drinks cold, containing soggy bathing suits, keep wetwipes moist, organize toys for the car – the list could go on and on!
I love my plastic, I use it daily.
We count on plastics to store food and beverages for our children when we travel. Our son has autism and is very particular about the things he likes to eat and drink. Without convenient ways to store things for him we wouldn’t be able to go anywhere.
I bought little plastic desks for my kids to use on our road trip. They filled them up with toys and craft stuff. Kept them very busy!
I take my plastic reusable BPA free bottle with me when I travel to save money on having to purchase water at the airport and also to be earth-friendly.
The plastic water bladder and tubing in my CamelBack will be a life saver when I’m walking 60 miles in 3 days in the Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure next month. It’s been great training with it this summer! Between this and packing everything in Ziploc plastic bags, I am set for the walk and the weather!
my kayak is plastic and it gives me a great upper body workout in the hot summer!
Gotta use plastic bags to dispose of dirty diapers on the road!
My kids love to swim, which means we’re always toting around wet towels and bathing suits. A thick, reusable plastic bag is essential to our packing list! And so are the plastic “water noodles” they play with in the pool!
plastics rock
I couldn’t function without plastic baggies! I use them to pack computer and phone cords, keep wet or dirty clothes separate, for liquids when going through TSA, and of course for snacks on the way.
THIS IS AWESOME!!
I have three young kids- so plastics are in pretty much everything we take with us. From their travel beds, to their car seats- yep= plastics do it!
Plastic tarps are used for everything from ground cover to protecting gear, to shelter when we travel in the mountains.
For road trips we use plastic space savers for sleeping bags and coats. Out ice chests are full of food in baggies to keep separate and fresh. We have a plastic dirty laundry bag that is seal-able, as well as seal-able bags for all computer components and cameras. Can’t live without plastics.
Without plastic bags, I don’t think a trip would be as manageable for my family to take. We use plastic bags of all sizes to contain our toiletries, electronics (cameras, phones, etc.), toys, food, beverages, and even dirty laundry.
we freeze plastic water bottles and put them in the cooler. as they melt the water stays contained so food won’t get soggy
Plastic bags and insulating containers helped keep cheese curds from Canada “good” all the way back to Virginia, where we made wonderful poutine tonight!
Water bottles and sippy cups.
plastic baby! all the way
I pack plastic filled containers of snacks for the trip.
Plastic helped us on our road trip by keeping our food cold in the cooler. It helped save soooo much money! Thanks!
plastic allows me to carry everything i need around with me since its so lightweight!
We use plastic to keep food/snack and drinks road ready. We also use it in our media – books on tape/cd and tunes – without plastic you can’t have tunes!
We use plastic for everything to do with food and entertainment on the road – containers to mp3s!
Plastic cups are a lifesaver when we’re on the road. I can rinse them and reuse them.
We use plastic coolers, freeze plastic water bottles to keep things cold in the cooler and take along plastic BPA free water bottles to fill up with water when we arrive at our hotel. I can’t forget our “plastic” credit cards to pay for our trips!
BY PACKING FOOD IN PLASTIC CONTAINERS FOOD IS SO MUCH CHEAPER!
plastic helped me because it was always reusable and a great place to store leftovers and it didnt take up a lot of space.
plastic items make a road trip easier
i love plastic when we go to the beach
sandwich bags!
Plastic bags are my go-to for everything. Food, toiletries, keeping wet clothes away from dry clothes, sealing up garbage to keep the car clean, storing wet-ones for clean-up, and more.
Plastics are cool! Plastics are hot! …. hmmmm …. they do it all.
plastic keeps food cold/hot and also holds our snacks!
I put all my food in plastics when I leave home.
I mused plastic containers to separate items packed for travel. Plastic bags are great as well.
Plastic water bottles and a plastic cooler. Plastic food containers to keep the lunch items cold and fresh in the cooler.
Plastics are versatile and for the most part sturdy enough to last through air and car travel, in the tote and back pack, and many reuses. We refill plastic water bottles, pack lunches in plastic tubs and bags, and always have plastic bags on hand to handle soiled and wet clothes and towels. Recalling how we used glass bottles, which one slip would emit big OH NOs!, travel with plastic is essential.
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Plastics have allowed my family to reduce our consumable waste. We have color coded plastic items that we use for everything from food storage to toys.
It makes it so much easier to eat and not have a huge mess. In the summertime with everyone always cooking on the grill it is the only way to eat.
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Plastic has made it possible to not worry about my kids spilling (or my husband’s driving) on long road trips.
Plastic is great for the kids snacks and storage. Plastic makes loooooong trips easy and fun less mess and less headaches.
Plastic cooler, plastic drink bottles, plastic blue ice things … how did we ever survive without these?
Recently took my nephew on a 4 hour road trip. Thank goodness we had plenty of plactic containers for all his cars and gadgets.
Let’s see where to begin! We are always on the go to a sporting event, and we wouldn’t make it without our ice chest and water bottles. Not to mention the snacks that are safely sealed inside plastic bags!
plastic is safer than glass in the car. it certainly is lighter and disposable if necessary. snacks packed in zipper bags are recloseable and keeps them fresher. i always pack with plastics when we go on trips
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Plastics allow us to keep our kids food separate and fresh – with one kid with allergies this is a must!
This summer, my family took two separate driving trips that took us all the way up and down the entire east coast. We drove from North Carolina to New Brunswick, Canada to visit my in-laws. Then we drove back to NC and took a week to regroup. I then piled the girls into the car and we drove down to Central Florida to visit my parents. Each trip was 3 weeks long. In order to save on gas, we took our smaller car. There is no way we could have fit everything we needed into our tiny trunk without the use of space saver bags. They were so helpful to have, and totally made of plastic!
Additionally, my girls wound up stealing my Kindle (made of plastic as well); they were able to read tons of books I downloaded for them, and again we saved space.
I always have a clear plastic bin in the car. I use it to organize the kids bins they bring each one gets to fill up a colored bin with there stuff. Then they can’t complain about not having something to play with. and if all else fails they can stack the plastic. It keeps bugs and water out. You never know when something is going to spill
Plastics are my best friend when traveling. I use them for snacks and storage while on the road!!
Plastiic definitely make my road trip possible, it keeps my food fresh, my drinks cold, separate the waste from the clean. keeps things i want to keep clean.. clean.. plastic does it all. :)
We always take water bottles and a cooler all made of plastic!
It definitely is great to keep food in and it keeps it fresh.
We always pack food on road trips, which includes plastic spill-proof reusable bottles for the kids drinks! I do sometimes try to think what life was like before plastic. Hard to fathom. My 4 year old will say “It won’t break, its not glass, its plax-tik.”
Roadtrips with small children are like saffaries – there may not be wild carnivorous animals – but a car load of 4 & 8 yr olds become ravinous and unsettled pretty quickly. Enter plastics – ziploack baggies of snacks and spill proof drink containers quickly diffuse the savage beasts. Reusable coffee mugs calm the frazzled parents.
Leak proof containers hold lunches, soiled boots and clothing. With plastics the sky is really limitless.
plastic containers to keep PB&J and tuna sandwiches fresh and the car smell free!
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Plastics make the world affordable.
Plastic keeps us hydrated in hot summer days in FL whether we’re at the beach or driving around town or taking a walk.
I’m all about plastic containers for snacks!
We use plastic resealable containers for snacks and plastic bottles for water, also plastic coolers and blue plastic ice packs. Definitely makes life easier!
Plastics have always kept are toothpaste,mouthwash,sunscreen,etc…from leaking onto everything.Its also great for keeping our cold things cold and hot things hot!
I don’t think we could travel anywhere without plastics of some sort, From plastic cups for pop to storing snacks or lunches to whatever we decide to bring with us, I bet it’s made out of plastic! It defintely makes traveling *easier*.
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Plastics have made my summer trips much easier because they are reusable and I don’t have worry about finding a trash can or a pit stop to chuck them like I do w/ styrofoam and paper cups!
I’m a “dyed in the wool” recycler, plastics are the only way to go! And, it’s a crime (or should be) to toss them into the land heap…..
GO GREEN…SAVE THE EARTH…RECYCLE…WE ALWAYS USE PLASTICS!!
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Plastics have helped by making my car weigh less and thus get better gas mileage
can be very handy during vacation.
plastic is great for keeping my summer meals cool!
keep everything fresher longer
Plastic is great at keeping foods safe and dry, drinks cool, and of course then there is the cooler itself! My grandsons ultra safe carseat is made of plastic and he rides in it so comfortably when we travel. We need more durable plastic in our lives!
We travel alot with grandchildren 4 and under. We carry plastic cups and plastic silverware with us always. Then when the kids get hungry or thirsty we can stop anywhere and let them have food or a drink. We have been able to avoid fussy kids this way. Also we use plastic sheeting on our seats under the car seats to keep our seats clean from all the little messes you have with small children- we just roll it up and throw it away and no mess to clean up. Plastic ziplock bags also help keep crayons and toys organzied for road trips. Must also mention that we carry extra plastic bags for quick clean up. Plastic helps us to have a somewhat stress free trip.
Plastic holds my car together! LOL Also my ice chest is made of plastic along with the containers that hold the potato salad, lunch meats, greens, tomatoes, chips, pickles, etc. Plastic spoons/forks/knives, plastic to hold steady the paper plates. I look around and see I can’t do without plastic, trips or at home.
With being handicapped, plastic is so much easier to carry things & keeps them fresh.
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plastic is needed for when we go hiking, keeping drinks in, keeping food cool, storing foods, and it can be recycled
plastic rules!
Plastics make it possible to provide my kids multiple snacks on family trips
Funding my road trip wouldn’t be possible without plastic, we use our credit cards to pay for everything!
Plastic made my trip easier b/c I drink TONS of bottled water and I freeze them before a trip! I recycle them of course, also!
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Plastics helped make my summer road trips possible – I had major surgery a couple of weeks before our road trip, and plastic water bottles were a lifesaver. I froze 24 of them prior to our trip – not only did they provide icy cold drinking water as they melted (VERY refreshing!) but they acted as ice packs to keep the contents of our cooler cold during the trip (one of the items in the cooler was my prescription meds).
I use plastic to pack food and drinks.
Our road trips are just across the street to the beach but we take a lot of plastic – the cooler, the water bottles, the spray bottle full of water, the containers for the sunscreen, the containers for the fresh fruit, the freezer packs and on and on. Can’t live without it.
Plastic never breaks and is lighter to carry.
no matter where or when we travel, we always seem to get stuck in traffic. we were on the way to laouisiana from virginia and outside atlanta we hit dead stop traffic. we sat for a while and just about that time we were thinking about stopping for gas, the car died, in the middle of summer! thanks goodness we had a plastic container of gas to help out in a pinch. also a plastic cooler with drinks and snacks to pass the time while we sat and waited. plastics really do make so many things we take for granted possible!
My daughters plastic pull along Dora the explorer suit case made my trip this summer.
I reuse large plastic water bottles and stack them in the freezer. When it’s time to fill the cooler, I can save money on ice and they keep everything cold. They eventually melt and then we have cold water to drink too!
our reusable water bottles
Plastic cups and bottles are a must have on road trips. I also can use bottles from home to bring water in to save money.
We freeze water bottles as well as capri suns so we can skip ice and have cold drinks in the cooler for ages.
Plastic is a life saver!
Plastic, how did we ever get along without it. I use it and wash it and reuse it. I love plastic.
Plastic helps keep food contained on a trip to let my kids snack on and to have their sippy cups
Plastic rules!
We use plastic containers for our food and drinks when we hit the road without them we would prob. have big messes thank u plastic!!
I use plastic every day for storage and organization.
We took our family of four in our fusion for a 3 week trip to FL. Our trunk spce is limited due to our child’s foldable wheelchair and medical equipment. I used plastic vacuum sealed bags as our luggage and was able to pack for all four of us for the duration without doing much laundry. fyi, we brought an airpump with reverse airflow so we didn’t need a vaccuum.
Great for everyhing
We use plastic everything,Dinnerware ,cups,bags.Taking anything else wouldn’t be good with children.
plastic tarps kept us dry during a trio of thunderstorms while we were camping this summer. DEFINITELY have to pack a lot of plastic when camping! :) We also stored our camp gear in plastic bins and tubs for easy transport and also to keep them clean!
Love the plastic luggage cover for the top of our car and of course the plastic cooler that plugs into the cigarette lighter – the plastic bags and containers that keep the food fresh – the list goes on.
We have a plastic cooler that is vital for our roadtrips and allows us to pack all our own food for the trips!
Plastics are a great asset in our RV because they’re lightweight, and can have lids which seal them up tight.
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from car seats, to snack bags, to water bottles, to toys- plastic keeps us on the road very smoothly!
I love reusable plastic water bottles on trips!
Our ice chest is plastic and it keeps our water bottles (also plastic) cool for the drive :)
Love my reusable water bottles!
Plastics- aka travel boxes- make travel go much smoother as they hold things such as colring books, games, and pencils to amuse the kids while we go down the road!
Plastic is a MUST for food storage – otherwise I would waste way too much food. Also great for portability for lunches, and of course keeping those lunches cold with plastic coolers, frozen plastic water bottles and (my personal favorite!) blue ice. Plus most of it recycles, a WIN-WIN…..
Not only does it provide us with everything we need when traveling but it helps keep the essentials like medicines safe and ready to be used. Plastics are a life saver!
We use plastics everyday. We pack our lunches, drinks and snacks in plastic.
Road tripping with a toddler requires a plentiful supply of ready-to-eat snacks. Plastic makes that easy!!!
Plastics are amazingly useful. I use them daily and especially on trips from coolers filled with water and pop, to the chairs and floats to the accessories to pack our goods.
Plastic is great to store our drinks!
Let me count the ways we use plastics while we travel! For starters a good plastic cooler is a must. Inside that cooler you will find sandwiches in plastic bags, peanut butter in a plastic container, plastic silverware, and plastic bottles holding our favorite drinks. Our four kids’ carseats–plastic! Trays to play games on–you guessed it, plastic! Not to mention GPS and many safety components on the car. Without plastics, truly it would not be possible!
Versatile and makes like so much easier.
I have been biking more and love my plastic on my bike that keeps it light weight.
Plastic are important on road trips. we use small easy close bags for snacks, health and beauty items and more. Also, so many useful items are made of plastic, such as coolers, dinnerware, bottles etc..
Plastics help us make our road trips possible in a huge variety of ways but the two that immediately come to mind are:
Providing my toddler with a BPA free sippy cup
Providing my baby with bottles that enable us to extend out trips without worrying about needing to find somewhere to stop off
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When it comes to road trips I am SO grateful for our plastic porta-potty, plastic ice chest, car seats, and bottles of hand sanitizer.
We have used large plastic containers to pack food and supplies for camping. We have also used small containers to store and transport food.
Plastics are truly a modern marvel!
We took a lot of platic toys with us on the road to keep the kids entertained
Love reusable plastic containers! I use them for everything! I have an Airedale that we often take on trips with us and pack her food in reusable plastic containers. I also take along an empty plastic container to use as a water dish!!
we use plastic zip-lock bags to keep snacks fresh on road trips and then to put the trash in – that helps keep the car cleaner and is easy to throw away at the next stop! I also prefer plastic to glass in the car, it’s just safer!
From the car seats that protect my children to the water bottles & plastic containers that hold their drinks & snacks – plastic is with us on all road trips! I love that plastic is reusable & recycleable too.
disposble plasticware so we don’t have to store dirty dishes, plastic bags for when my kid get carsick or for the everlasting amount of garbage or for the travel potty, the plastic in the carseat frames that keep my children safe, plastic sippy cups that keep my kids hydrated, plastic carseat protectors so my car doesn’t always smell the way it does after a roadtrip
Not only are plastics easy for my young children to carry around (without breaking!) but they also save space, help the environment, and leave me worry free!
Plastic water bottles, baggies, and coolers are what make traveling so much easier.
Although not a HUGE fan of plastic…I’m more of a naturalist. We do use quite a but of plastic…organizing with baggies is a big help, big safe car-seat, big cooler to keep food & drinks cold.
Among other things, we use plastics to pack all our healthy snacks–road food can be rough.
A plastic port a potty is a must on the road!
I couldn’t travel without plastic–refillable water bottle, space saver bags, Ziploc bags…
We take at least one( two day each way so over 1200 miles) road trip a year with the kids (4 and 12) I couldn’t imagine it without plastics. One major item I can think of are that the hardcovers on the electronics are plastic..like the i touch and i phone..even my sons ds has a great plastic covering to protect it from falls.
I am constantly hearing things being dropped in the back seat or finding things on the floor that have been stepped on, etc. We wouldn’t have these items still if it weren’t for plastics.
Couldn’t pack snacks for the kiddo without my plastic baggies!
Plastic makes it so easy to take our drinks in the car.
I couldn’t make it without snack bags for my kids, either!
We use plastic reusable containers and waterbottles. The kids sort their travel toys into baggies and containers as well. Without plastic our stuff would be a miserable jumble!
I always bring plastic bags with us on the trip. From bringing laundry home to keeping sand off things-we always find a way to use them!
I have a plastic shower tote for each kid filled with busy items – crayons, paper, wikistix. Makes time on the road easier.
Plastic bags can be used for all kinds of things. I keep them in all vechicles and take them to the local thrift store. They can be used for fish, rocks, sand, and shopping.
Never travel or take road trips without plastic bags for everything from food to toiletries! Plastics are indispensable at home and on the road!