1. Keep your phone in sight with a grip strip.
It can also hold pens, sunglasses, change for tolls... pretty much anything relatively lightweight.
Price: $10.69
2. Personalize the exterior of your car with some easy to apply (and remove) stickers.
The decals leave behind no residue.
Price: $120 to $210
3. Or just slap on a few adorable bumper stickers.
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4. Install a mobile office between your front seats.
5. Set up a booster seat for your canine copilot.
6. Or make a car hammock for a larger pooch.
Get the tutorial at Choosing To Be Colorful.
7. Class up the joint with a ~fancy~ air freshener.
It smells like success (even if you hang it in an old junker).
Price: $4
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9. Let Zubie monitor your car's health so you know when you're going to have trouble *before* it happens.
You'll get alerts when your battery is running low or when your engine is having trouble.
Price: $99.99
10. Keep a portable jump starter on hand for those times when you can't avoid the car troubles.
It comes with a built-in flashlight to help you see if you're in a dark parking lot.
Price: $190
11. Purchase an airbed to use whenever you need to pull over for a nap.
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12. Hang your keys on a keychain with style.
13. Plug in a scent diffuser to eliminate nasty odors.
Your nostrils will thank you.
Price: $19.99
14. Add some artwork to your tire cover.
Learn more at Always Rooney.
15. Stop your things from sliding around on your seats (or the floor) with this hanger system.
Price: $7.99
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17. Keep a supply of games on hand to play during long drives.
Mad Libs are always good for a laugh and this road trip game from Melissa & Doug is great for families.
18. Install a hammock on top of your Jeep.
The Jammock!
Price: $138
19. Nap in comfort with a DIY road trip pillow.
Get the tutorial at So Sew Easy.
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20. Eliminate all of your blindspots with a mirror that gives you a 180° field of view.
That's over *double* the field of view a typical car's mirrors give you.
Price: $59.95
21. Use this beacon and app system to easily find your car in any parking lot.
You'll never have to spend 25 minutes wandering around a parking garage again.
Price: $39.95
22. Warm up your chilly hands with a heated steering wheel cover.
Price: $79.95
23. Heat up your freezing body with a travel electric blanket.
Simply plug it into any 12 volt outlet.
Price: $24.95
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24. Revive lukewarm food with a portable stove.
Like the blanket, this stove uses any 12 volt outlet.
Price: $33.18
25. And keep your coffee steaming with a heated travel mug.
The temperature gauge on the side lets you know *exactly* how hot your beverage is.
Price: $49.99
26. Help your clothes stay unwrinkled using a carrier or a bar.
27. Charge your laptop using a cup holder power inverter.
It includes an AC outlet and 3 USB ports.
Price: $49.99
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28. Or let R2D2 charge your phone.
Price: $39.99
29. Reupholster your car door with a fabric of your choice.
Learn more at Diary Of A Mad Crafter.
30. And then make some matching car mats.
Get the tutorial at Crafty Chica.
31. Use a seat-mounted tablet to keep backseat riders entertained.
This "entertainment system" includes a bracket, mount, and charging system (you provide the iPad).
Price: $79.99
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32. Make seat back protectors to save your upholstery from dirty feet.
Get the tutorial at Little Red Window.
33. Sooth your aching neck with an elephant pillow.
Price: $39.95
34. And appease your sore ass with a fluffy pink car seat.
Price: $97
35. Store things on your windows using suction cups.
These caddies are intended for using in the shower, but they work just as well in a car.
Learn more at Grey House Harbor.
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36. Make a pop-up shelf to stop your groceries from getting smashed.
No more crunched up chips or broken baguettes!
Get the tutorial from Beetlesmart at Instructables.
