<p class="ingestion featured-caption">Rob Taylor has made a few mistakes while roadtripping over 30,000 miles with his family of four.2 Travel Dads</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>Rob Taylor and his family have traveled over 30,000 miles on road trips.</li><li>In the last 13 years, they've made mistakes with packing, planning, and infrequent stops.</li></ul><p>Rob Taylor and his husband Chris have been taking their kids on <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-plan-perfect-american-road-trip-across-southwest-region">road trips</a> for 13 years. Together, they've traveled over 30,000 miles in the US, Canada, and Mexico.</p><p>"Our first trip was when our oldest was just a month old, so we're going on 13 years," Taylor told Business Insider, adding that they've spent an average of two weeks on the road monthly in 2024.</p><p>Over the years, Taylor's family has picked up some <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/solo-road-trip-tips-us-how-to-plan-2024-1">tips for long car rides </a>with kids — primarily through learning from their mistakes.</p><p>Taylor shares <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/simple-family-vacations-better-than-luxury-travel-2024-2">family road trip</a> advice on his blog, <a target="_blank" class href="https://2traveldads.com/">2 Travel Dads</a>, and in his book, <a target="_blank" class href="https://affiliate.insider.com?amazonTrackingID=bi-auto-72190-20&h=92109c12748f6289b9fbf812bd1393d74a1413da4beb75d4d93902f1332edb63&postID=66ba51737d61a86c18646141&postSlug=family-road-trip-mistakes-dad-who-travels-with-kids-2024-8&site=bi&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FRoad-Trip-Survival-Guide-Unexpected%2Fdp%2F1982177063">"The Road Trip Survival Guide."</a></p>