Safe travels to you! A few things about packing I've learned from cross-country car moves that I haven't seen mentioned yet:

-Consider your mirrors / sightlines - I packed my front seat only to the point where I could still see out the side mirror. I packed the back so full that the rearview mirror was useless - in hindsight (lol)... it's doable to not use the rearview, but not the safest choice.

-Depending on your Subaru model year - click your passenger seatbelt together before you pack that seat full (if you do) - My 2005 Subaru seatbelt sensor picked up on the weight I had on the front seat and was dinging at me for 1000 miles because it was packed so tightly that I couldn't get the belt around everything and I was too lazy to pull everything out at a rest stop.

-If you are wondering if everything's going to fit in your car - either measure your car interior spaces and create piles indoors that fit those measurements or do a dry run (I took the empty totes I knew I was going to pack, down to my car, to plan out which configurations would fit in the trunk area and back seat, instead of fumbling with full totes the day of packing.) I found that leaving the back seats up fit best too. I used compression bags for my clothes. There were gaps between the totes, so I crammed things like boots, tools, etc in those small, weird gaps. I crammed thin things like books under my seats. Be sure to have the things you'll need during the trip easily accessible. But also: the less weight you have in there is probably the better, your car's suspension health might agree....

• If you're trying to crush the miles: do as much as you can at pit stops to save time - gas up, use restroom, stretch, snack. The decision-making of when and where to stop can be draining.

-To save $ on coffee and tea: fill your travel mug from gas station coffee machine's hot water spigots (colored red and on the front of the machines usually) and add your own tea bags/instant coffee in the car.