Who does what to keep 'focused' on long journeys?

[Ant1981]

I'm gonna read this thread, I've got to DRIVE to RAF Spadeadam on Wednesday 

Where the hell is that?! I'm based at Costa del Cosford, hoping for Odiham when I leave in Oct which is 30min from my Parents house!! 

It's all the way over Cumbria way, where the air is sooooo clean you feel refreshed to breath it. That's the only thing I like about it, the air is beautiful, really is.

[bored_Welsh_lad]

I'm gonna read this thread, I've got to DRIVE to RAF Spadeadam on Wednesday 

Where the hell is that?! I'm based at Costa del Cosford, hoping for Odiham when I leave in Oct which is 30min from my Parents house!! 

It's all the way over Cumbria way, where the air is sooooo clean you feel refreshed to breath it. That's the only thing I like about it, the air is beautiful, really is.

I have done FP training up there several times, I find the odiham comment quite funny.. Why do people sign up to move to a camp 20 mins from home? really...

Spades a proper out the way camp. I raced along hadrians wall for charity last year and we stopped off in Spade so I was ordering in pizza's each night.. God that food was good!!

[stealthwolf]

Am normally okay during the day - it's the night time driving that gets me. Probably because I've been awake all day and knackered.

Depends on how long it is. More than three hours and I'll stop for a breather and to stretch my legs. Which is why I try to keep the journey time down. 

Otherwise - lucozade sport with caffeine, sweets like haribo/skittles - anything that doesn't need to be unwrapped. Gum and mints. Switch on/off the aircon. If there's no one around, slow down to 60mph and open the window. Play some angry/pumping music and whack the bass up. This is all for a short duration and then back to normal.