Have a close-able organizer for important trip papers.

If you have paper items such as directions, hotel phone numbers, brochures and the like that do need to stay handy, be sure to keep them all in a close-able organizer, whether it has a zipper or a button and stretchy band. Having papers strewed around on dashes, in consoles and door pockets makes them harder to find when you need them. A long trip road trip is different than an hour trip to a museum. It is amazing how you can forget where you stuck something after driving through several states.