Be sure to bring along any personal medications you need, including allergy medicine, pain relievers, antacid tablets, and so forth for minor discomforts. While it is possible to make brief stops to buy snacks and drinks on the road, you should bring your own snacks and drinks if you need them, because the team may not be able to stop to let you buy what you want when you want it. It is desirable to manage your bowel movements so that is out of the way before you leave, if at all possible. Trying to keep a number of vehicles in position to perform their assignments cannot be done if teams are constantly snacking, drinking, and then stopping to dispose of the consequences of that non-intercept related activity. Sunglasses are quite useful, particularly if they are UV blockers and even polarized to reduce glare.
Headaches can result from glare associated with excessive sunlight.
Grassy roadsides are often full of chiggers, and even ticks. All participants should be well-rested at the start of an intercept. Collectively, we will amass well over 100,000 miles, sometimes under adverse conditions, so skilled and alert drivers are essential if we are to be accident-free. On the trip home, change drivers to avoid fatigue . Each vehicle should have a simple first aid kit and a flashlight.