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Outside Magazine, June 2004

The Great Escape
Pulling off a perfect weekend starts with a clean getaway

By Rob Reed

Intro | Mobile Theaters | Unloading Dock | Beach Style


	(Marcos Chin)

OUR FAVE SUMMER PHRASE "Road trip, baby." Whether your target is mountains, beaches, rivers, or—heck—Mexico or Canada, there's no need to fear the drive. Armies of innovators are fighting to pimp your ride for the ultimate in high-tech travel. We're talking state-of-the-art electronics and accessories that'll turn your vehicle into Dell on wheels, allowing you to tune in coast-to-coast satellite radio, download digital maps for every imaginable path, fire up some DVD action in the back, and haul enough tunes to stuff a music emporium (without fumbling a single CD). In other words, the journey just became as cool as the destination.

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