Let's be real: A road trip involves snacks. But for the big-butt traveler, digestion while seated is a nightmare due to compressed intestines.
Where should you actually go? You need a route with frequent, interesting stops that force you to get out and walk. Avoid the endless, straight highways of Kansas and Nebraska (continuous seat pressure). Instead, take:
It’s a tongue-in-cheek adventure visiting places like Big Butt Mountain (NC/VA), Butt Mountain (VA), Rump Mountain (ME), and Naked Butt (NC). The goal: laugh, explore overlooked natural landmarks, and embrace place-name absurdity.
Most people need lumbar support. You do not. Your natural anatomy has already created a posterior curve. Adding a lumbar pillow will arch your back painfully. Instead, use a sacral cushion (a small, flat wedge) under the tailbone to tilt your pelvis forward slightly, relieving pressure directly off the coccyx. big butt road trip
There is an unspoken anxiety for big-butt road trippers: Will I fit?
Will the gas station toilet seat crack? (It won't. Those are porcelain.) Will the Uber driver stare when I squeeze into the back row? (Maybe. Let them.) Will I have to ask for a seat belt extender on the plane after the drive? (Yes, and that's fine.)
The secret of the Big Butt Road Trip is that your body is not an inconvenience. It's a built-in cushion. While your skinny friends are complaining about their bony tailbones on hard leather seats, you have a natural shock absorber. Let's be real: A road trip involves snacks
Your job is to manage the pressure points, not to apologize for your geometry.
Location: Somewhere between Utah’s Mighty 5 and the Colorado border Mileage: 427 miles Fuel Economy: Terrible (literally, we ate a lot of gas station burritos)
Let me start by clarifying the name. No, this isn’t a post about how I spent a week sitting in a passenger seat regretting that third slice of deep-dish pizza. Well, actually... it is. You need a route with frequent, interesting stops
I recently completed what my friends and I affectionately (and accurately) call The Big Butt Road Trip.
Why "Big Butt"? Because for three days, the landscape didn’t just have a backside—it had a booty. We drove the forgotten highways that trace the backsides of national parks. We skipped the crowded viewpoints where tourists take the same photo. We drove around back to see what the mountains were hiding behind their "good side."
Here is the itinerary of pain, gain, and panoramic rumps.
Normal seat belts cut across the lap. For a larger rear, the lap belt tends to ride up onto the soft abdomen. Buy a 10-inch seat belt extender (ensure it’s FMVSS approved) and add a sheepskin cover. This keeps the belt low and tight on the hip bones, not the belly.