# Road trip, 6 hours, you get 2 food items and 1 beverage **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 16, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169 "2019-07-16T15:29:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169/1 "2019-07-16T15:29:42Z")
What are you bringing? I’ll take buffalo flavor Combos, trail mix (with nuts & M&Ms), and a huge fountain diet Dew. mmm Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169/2 "2019-07-16T15:38:59Z")
2 liter bottle of Mountain Dew, a pack of Hostess cupcakes and a bag of beef jerky. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169/3 "2019-07-16T15:39:29Z")
Mountain Dew = bathroom stop. A few bags of Cracker Barrel Malted Milk Balls, a cheese Danish and [my ever-present bottle of Walmart fizzie-water](https://images.app.goo.gl/xgAYExEhudEX3rGW6). ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169/4 "2019-07-16T15:42:54Z")
Blueberry muffin, granny smith apple, sparkling water(lime or lemon). ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169/5 "2019-07-16T15:42:59Z")
Large Sonic unsweet tea. 2 corndogs. Bag of sour jelly bellies. (Merle Haggard’s greatest hits CD box set :)) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169/6 "2019-07-16T15:46:50Z")
^ Hey, Beck, [VOW is looking for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=878872). ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169/7 "2019-07-16T16:00:46Z")
Twizzlers, pretzels and Coke Zero ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169/8 "2019-07-16T16:25:30Z")
Chilled water, a [pork pie](https://www.google.com/search?q=pork+pie&rlz=1C5CHFA_enGB766GB766&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjChKDi7LnjAhUNFRQKHRMABSgQ_AUIECgB&biw=1658&bih=1074) and a caramalised red onion and feta filo pastry tart. Perfect picnic food. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169/9 "2019-07-16T16:34:47Z")
[Pizza Nostra 26 inch pizza with chicken, bacon and avocado](http://www.portlandpizzadelivery.com/menu/specials/26-giant-cheese), a bag of Chili Cheese Fritos and a 2 liter Diet Cherry Dr. Pepper. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169/10 "2019-07-16T16:41:20Z")
Road trips are the only time I drink soda (no real reason, I just don’t drink sodas much), so probably a 20oz Pepsi, bag-o-beef jerky and corn nuts. Wife and I do a lot of road trips. Did a 4500 mile one last Sept. She is doing a 3000 mile round drive on her own coming up in August. Gonna visit family. I’m staying home as the timing is bad for me to go. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169/11 "2019-07-16T17:01:18Z")
It depends on when we leave. If it’s morning, I’d take coffee. After lunch it would be water. I don’t usually eat on the road, but it would probably be trail mix or fig bars. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169/12 "2019-07-16T17:13:11Z")
I’m good. Six hours isn’t nearly long enough for me to get hungry or thirsty. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169/13 "2019-07-16T17:13:18Z")
Coffee, coffee ice cream, and Coffee Thins candies. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169/14 "2019-07-16T17:53:18Z")
Big Gulp of Diet Coke, Bag of Maui Onion flavored potato chips, and bucket of fried chicken (bottoms only). ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169/15 "2019-07-16T18:07:28Z")
If it’s morning, a large diet coke, a breakfast sandwich, and some easy-to-eat fruit, like grapes or apple slices. Any time after noon, it’d be a jug of water, the same fruit, and pretzels. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169/16 "2019-07-16T18:22:50Z")
Probably a 1L bottle of water, a big bag of peppered beef jerky, and a nut-heavy trail mix. I’m doing a road trip next month, and we’ll have several 6-hour (and 8 hour, and 5 hour…) days. We’ll have a cooler of bottled water, maybe some Mio or Crystal Light to break up the liquid monotony, the aforementioned beef jerky and trail mix, and probably some chips like Pringles for the kids. None of us are big on eating in the car, but I always, even running errands around town, keep something to drink next to me. Anyone have a good line on industrial-sized bags of beef jerky? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169/17 "2019-07-16T18:28:08Z")
Pepperoni cracker Combos, a family sized bag of Peanut M&M’s and a 44oz Diet Dr. Pepper fountain drink. ---
**Author:** ![Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169/18 "2019-07-16T18:30:39Z")
At least a 20 oz. Diet Coke, large bag of Doritos, and, at this time of year, a large bag of cherries. I might sub out smoked almonds for the Doritos if I want a touch more protein. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169/19 "2019-07-16T18:33:40Z")
A bag of cashews, a bag of grapes (or cherries if they’re in season) and a bottle of ice tea. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169/20 "2019-07-16T18:38:35Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > I’m good. Six hours isn’t nearly long enough for me to get hungry or thirsty. No kidding. A bottle of water perhaps. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trip-6-hours-you-get-2-food-items-and-1-beverage/837169.md?page=2)