Why?

Because, what's so unique about the desert? Well...three things. The biggies...

1. Heat
2. Cacti
3. Lack of visible water

Two of these three desert aspects require specific guidance for the non-Arizona resident looking for good car travel information and tips. This is vital if a person, or family, is to have the safest vacation they can while traveling to Arizona or in Arizona by car, during one of their southwest vacations.

So, I'll be discussing in slight detail travel tips specifically relating to Arizona's high heat and Arizona's lack of water.

I'll leave the car travel tip related to cacti for someone else at another website to discuss. But, hmmmm, maybe I'll just add a short little tip for these prickly pieces of greenery when you're doing your car travel.

And what would that car travel tip be?

Don't drive over them. Your tires won't like that. Okay, silliness aside...

Moving on to these two critical car travelling tips...

1. This first car travel tip details the issue of the Arizona heat.

Now, why be concerned about this when travelling to Arizona by car? Because, I'll bet that you're thinking of travelling here from a state that doesn't get too warm in the summer. Perhaps a state that gets lots of snow?

I'll also bet that your car may not have had a recent major tune up too. Don't worry, most everybody doesn't give their car the attention it deserves. Me included.

So, this car travel tip may sound rather fundamental and elementary but you need to make sure that your car is in absolute tip-top shape when you do your car travel in Arizona. This is especially critical if you're going to be travelling or doing your vacation Arizona stuff in the hotter summer months.

Trust me when I say that you do not want to be doing your car travel stuff and have your poorly maintained car break down on your way to Phoenix on a hot summer day at a location where the still air next to the highway is 130 degrees Fahrenheit.

Not fun.

So, key point with this car travel tip is to make sure you have your friendly neighborhood mechanic do a last-minute checkup on your car before you travel. And be sure to make it one of those thorough 150-point inspections where the entire car is detailed.

Trust me, you won't regret it after experiencing a true Arizona summer daytime 'road trip'.

Now, let's move on to the second car travel tip...

2. This second car travel tip involves that liquid we all need, use, and love (no, not coffee ).

Water.

Yes, good ol' H2O.

Now, why is this part of these travel tips? I'll explain.

You see, this car travel tip is in here because it ties in with the first car travel tip. That is, if you're going to be doing your car travelling through the Arizona desert during the hotter summer months, which are about from April to September, you need to be totally prepared for the remote possibility of being stuck out on a desert highway without water.

Yes, it's true.

Most people who travel to Arizona don't even give it another thought as to the absolute necessity of having water in their car during their car travel trips. Why? Because they are travelling here from a non-desert state. And they're usually not having to worry about having enough water in the car.

But, those of us who live here year-round know how critical having available water is, especially when it starts to get hot here.

So, the key point of this car travel tip is if you're going to travel by car to Arizona during the hotter months I would suggest that you have in your car at least one-gallon for each person in the car.

Trust me, when your car breaks down (along with your A/C) and you're stuck by the side of the road for three hours waiting for AAA to show up you'll be ever so glad that you have water to drink, or put in the radiator, or even to pour on your head or your kids heads to keep them cool.

Again, I know these travel tips may sound rather simple but they can save you from a life or death situation.

That is, you might have the bad fortune of having your automobile break down somewhere remote in the desert, but with proper planning through using these car travel tips, you can still make the best of the worst and still come out with a good, fun vacation experience.

Good luck. I hope these Arizona car travel tips prove useful should you need them. Let's hope you don't.

Thank you kindly.

Written by Andre Best
President, Ultimate Results, Inc.
http://www.andrebest.com - Learn About Life From Another Perspective

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