Traveling with the flu? Of course it is best to stay home when sick – but reality is – life happens. Whether your kids get sick on the journey or someone in your family suffers from motion sickness, clean up is no fun. What’s worse than vomiting away from home (and the bathroom)? Not having the tools to clean it all up!
I’ve witnessed plenty of adults quickly reach for those barf bags on planes during turbulence and have watched pregnant moms struggling to keep things down. I can relate as I endured horrid “morning sickness” (all day long) for 16 weeks during my pregnancy! It’s great the airlines provide barf bags – however, when traveling with little ones, vomit usually happens without notice and without aim.
So now you have a miserable child, a mess, the stench, and don’t forget the upset passengers all around you, gagging.
Introducing the YakPack – all the supplies you’ll need for cleaning up – invented by parents who endured a road trip with 5 sick kids… what better motivation than that?
When I opened the YakPack, the smell took me back to grade school. Yes, that is where that wonderful “hide the puke smell” powder was first introduced to my brain and that is where it stayed. Daniel throwing up on Neil in first grade – now that memory just won’t go away!
The YakPack is a way to include “packable peace” on your flights and travels by being prepared for those times when accidents happen.
Here is the pack: 
Here are the contents:
Step 1: Remove contents, apply non-latex gloves, and place large absorbent blue pad (blue side down) on child’s lap or area around child. Hand child barf bag with simple instructions to throw up into bag if more is coming.
Step 2: Sprinkle odor absorber onto vomit immediately. The passengers around you would rather smell this than the vomit.
Step 3: When the powder has absorbed into the vomit, it will combine into a solid mess. With your best “this doesn’t bother me” parenting face, use plastic scoop to scoop up vomit and powder.
Step 4: Place the mess into the provided red biohazard bag. Use additional wipes to clean up child and surrounding area. Offer a wipe to other passengers if they were an unfortunate target.
Step 5:Rinse out child’s mouth with small amount of water. Ask flight attendant for Ginger Ale or 7up.
OK – so not something we like to think is going to happen on a trip – but better to be prepared than to be surrounded by a mess while trying to comfort a sick (and possibly, crying) child!
The YakPack is something that should be stocked in every glove compartment and carry-on bag. In fact, I think cars should come stocked with them!
You can purchase the YakPack at www.theyakpack.com
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