Gas station pickles are the real MVP, not the jerky

Drove from Tucson to Flagstaff last month and grabbed a bag of those garlic dill pickles from a Chevron on I-10. Thought it was just a gimmick next to the Slim Jims, but the crunch and brine lasted through 40 miles of nothing. Way better than the $7 beef jerky that tasted like cardboard and salt. Anyone else swear by pickles for the long haul, or is there something else I'm missing?

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christopher_coleman172mo ago

and honestly the gas station pickle game has been slept on for way too long. I did basically the same drive back in March and grabbed a big jar of those spicy dill spears from a Circle K outside of Phoenix. The salt and vinegar just hit different when you're staring at nothing but rocks and cacti for hours. I ate the whole thing before we even hit the mountains and still had room for the little pickle juice shots they sell now. Jerky used to be my go to but the prices got stupid and the texture is always either rock hard or weirdly chewy. Pickles are cheap, they hydrate you a little, and they don't leave that gross film on your teeth. Im never going back.

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