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These Are Few Essential Accessories You Must Have in Your Car on Road Trips!

When everything gets going once again and you are taking the road trips are you planning now, these are few essential accessories you must consider keeping in your car.

It is now that we realize the privilege of travelling more than ever. Being stuck in our homes for more than 45 days now, we are sure most of you can’t wait to hit the road as soon as all this is over. Many of you must have already planned your roads trips that you are going to undertake in better times. Here in this article, we will tell you about some really essential accessories that you must have in your cars when you can resume with your road trips. Of course, a basic tool kit, adequate levels of fuel and lubricants like engine oil, brake fluid and coolant among others must be checked before driving long distances, but here are some more accessories that make road trips a little more hassle free.

Here's a list of five essential accessories you must have in your car on your road trips.
Here’s a list of five essential accessories you must have in your car on your road trips.

A Puncture Kit

A Puncture kit is one of your life saving accessories when out on road trips.
A Puncture kit is one of your life saving accessories when out on road trips.

This has to be one of the most essential of them all. A flat tire can really you out of your momentum when travelling long distances and a puncture kit becomes really essential then. It can also be really difficult to find a puncture repair shop out on Indian highways and given the condition of Indian roads in some places, its really not difficult to pick up a puncture anyway. Even if you are not an expert in fixing a flat tire, the manuals provided with these puncture kits will be enough for you to get the job done. At least for a few kilometres till you find a proper puncture repair shop.

An Air Pump

An air pump goes hand in hand with a puncture kit.
An air pump goes hand in hand with a puncture kit.

This goes hand in hand with a puncture kit because after you have repaired the puncture, you would need to inflate the tire again. Those of you who’s cars are equipped with tubeless tires, even you’d need an air pump at some point. If you have picked up a puncture, the tire will only remain inflated for some time and over a certain distance only. As you travel down the highway at high speeds, there will be more wear on the tires and eventually it will lose out all its air. An air pump in that case will help your tire remain inflated for a longer period.

A Car Mount Phone Holder

A mobile phone holder can be very handy for cars without infotainment system, especially for navigation.
A mobile phone holder can be very handy for cars without infotainment system, especially for navigation.

Yes, most cars come with touchcsreen infotainment screens these days but not all of them have in-built navigation or Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. A lot of people on the road are also using older cars that did not have touchscreens. When travelling long distances to places where you are not sure about the route, a phone holder that fixes on your dashboard or windscreen is one of the most essential accessories on your road trips. Its easy to watch the navigation on your phone without having to take your eyes off the road or fiddle with your phone.

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A Portable Multi Dock Charger

A portable dock charger will keep all your equipments juiced up on the go.
A portable dock charger will keep all your equipments juiced up on the go.

Most cars these days come equipped with multiple USB charging ports and micro-USB charging ports but there are very few cars that have an 8A or a three-pin socket. Only some very premium cars have such features. You have to admit that even when you are out on a road trip, someone would have an important email to send or finish the last few slides of a presentation for which they might need to plug in and charge their laptop. That is when a multi dock charger comes really handy with 8A and three-pin sockets. Also, if can be extremely useful to charge your camera batteries and you don’t have to be anxious of finishing your camera battery. Moreover, perhaps everyone in the car can be charging their phones without having to wait for their turn.

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A Central Armrest

An after market central armrest can be very relaxing on long highway runs.
An after market central armrest can be very relaxing on long highway runs.

Just like a lot of cars on your roads do not have touchscreens yet, a lot of them also do not come with an central armrest for the driver and front passenger. When driving long distances on highways, your hands can get fatigued over time by holding on to the steering wheel and you either end up resting your hand on the gear lever or the hand brake lever and that leads to even more fatigue. Not all cars, especially those under ₹ 10 lakh, are available with the central armrest up front. This accessory will help you to rest your arm while you are stuck in traffic or driving on straight line for long distances. It also helps in preventing shoulder cramps when you have been driving for a very long time.

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