How to Drive Cross-Country Solo
Road-tested advice for the long haul Written by Ellis Perry Like many of the things a man may do by himself, driving alone cross-country might be a matter of necessity or a matter of choice. If circumstances are compelling you to go solo, we hope you’re up for it. If it’s an item you’re ticking off the bucket-list, remember that fortune favors the bold but punishes the unprepared. This article deals mainly with practical considerations rather than existential ones, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t offer a short word about the long drive down the proverbial road less traveled. With a road-trip on the horizon, some men’s thoughts will turn immediately to possible play-lists, and to the titles of audiobooks. So much time. I hope none would think So much time to kill – one of the most repellent and tragic phrases ever assembled – and that all men will instead think of how best to use that time. I’ll assume the question is about better and worse, more and less constructive ways to put...