Quote Originally Posted by paulboogie
I have planned out a few stops, but could use some help in between.
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Please recommend some additional places for us to see, especially along Route 66.
We maintain a web resources page for Route 66 and I think the best online resource is this one. Also there is a brand new book covering attractions and history to be found along Route 66 -- here is my review.
A friend and I are leaving on Tuesday and hope to get to LA within 7-10 days. Our focus is to visit national monuments and eat great food along the way.
Your over-all route is doable in ten days, but you are still going to have some long days.
CAMPING question: we don't have any of our own equipment.
There are scores and scores of posts on this Forum that address this issue (look in the Gear-Up Section) but in general, there are no places that come to mind that provide camping gear (unless you are booking high-end $$ trips)
COOLER question: I have a cooler bag. I've found links on Google that recommend using ice packs rather than ice cubes, because ice cubes make the cooler heavier and may cause rips in the lining. What's the consensus on this? I know ice packs are pretty expensive ($3-4 each) relative to regular bags of ice cubes.
I use both, but greatly prefer the artifical cooler paks, because of the chance of water contamination of the food stuffs. Here is an excellent article about cooler safety rules and another on roadtrip snacks.

Mark