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It's summer and that means road tripping season is upon us.
It's time to jump in the car with family and friends
and hit the open road.
Here's a list of the top five apps for your next road trip.
First off, we've got Waze.
If you're not currently using Waze,
now's the time to start and not just for your summer road trip.
Waze is a navigation app with tons of great features.
Since Waze is crowdsource fueled,
it's constantly updating and gives you
the best routes available.
It will alert you to slow traffic, accidents, speed
traps, hazards, and much more.
Then it will route you around them if possible.
If you see an accident or other event,
you could easily drop this onto the map
and help out other Wazers.
Waze will even help you find the best price on gas.
Speaking of gas, that brings us to our next app, Gas Guru.
Gas Guru is a simple and easy to use
app that helps you find the best price on gas wherever you are.
Watch the app and it shows you all the nearby gas stations
and prices for each.
It will highlight the best price in green,
so you'll know where to go.
If you don't like the map, you can
view all the nearby stations ranked by price.
Tapping on one will give you directions to that station,
prices for all grades of gas, and a phone number so you can
contact them if you need to.
You can filter by the grade of fuel
your vehicle takes and also search for other cities,
so you'll know where to go when you get to the next stop.
When you're on a road trip, it's not the end destination
that counts but how you spend your time getting there.
Road Trippers helps you find awesome things
along the way like attractions, food, and much, much more.
You can plan your own trip or use one of their guides
if you feel like taking a spontaneous weekend getaway.
When making your own trip, pick your start and end points
and it will plot you a map showing your route.
Then you can add points of interest along your way
based on your preferences and what you find interesting.
These range from practical things like accommodations,
food, gas stations, and campsites
to more wacky and fun items like offbeat attractions,
quirky shops, flea markets, wineries and breweries,
and ghost towns.
Add as many or as few as you like
and it will populate your map with icons showing you where
to find these attractions.
Swiping up on a point of interest
brings up photos, reviews, contact information,
a star rating, and more info like hours
of operation and price.
You'll never travel the same way after using this app.
With so many amazing points of interest
to see narrowing it down to fit into one trip
is going to be the real difficulty.
There's nothing worse than heading out
for a nice day at the beach or a hike in the woods only
to have the weather spoil it for you.
Dark Sky will help you avoid this mishap
and let you plan for your next adventure accordingly.
Dark Sky is a hyperlocal weather app
that gives you super precise weather
info down to the minute.
Because it uses your GPS location,
it can tell you accurately what to expect
in the next hour, day, or week.
The interface is clean and easy to navigate, showing you
all you need to know quickly and clearly.
Cycle through the chance of precipitation, temperature,
wind, humidity, and UV index.
Now you'll know whether to bring the sun block, the rain
hat, or the kite when you go to the park.
Swipe right and you've got a clear view
of the week laid out for you.
Swipe to the left and you can see an animated world
view of storms coming your way.
You can even see the temperature and how it will
change throughout the week.
You can also search for other locations
and scout out the whether they're before you go,
so you'll be prepared when you get there.
Finally when you stop driving for the day, whether that
be your final destination or just a stop along the way,
you want to find the best hot spots in town.
Findery is your local guide to the city,
no matter which city you're in.
Using Findery is like sitting down
with a group of knowledgeable locals
and enjoying a cup of coffee while you discuss all the city
has to offer.
Find the best donuts in town, catch some live music,
or relax in a quaint secondhand bookstore.
If you're into quirky oddball attractions,
Findery has that too.
You can search near where you are or far away
to plan an upcoming trip.
Swipe down on a location to add it to your bucket list,
mark that you've been there, and leave your thoughts
on the place or you can upload your own discoveries.
Tap on a location to read more about it,
peruse others memories of the place,
check out photos, see maps, and find more information
about that place.
Findery is constantly expanding and changing
as people upload their thoughts and memories of places
all over the world, so there's no end to all the great places
you'll discover.
All these apps are fantastic and can help make your next road
trip the highlight of the year, but none of them
are going to do you any good if you've got no cell service.
All of these are based on crowdsource data.
So if you've got no access to the web, you're out of luck.
If you'd like to learn how you can stay connected
wherever your travels take you, then check out
one of these videos here.
And those are the picks for my top five
apps for your next road trip.
Don't see your favorite app on there?
Let me know in the comments below.
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Thanks for watching and have fun on your next road trip.
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