Travel days aren’t complete without snacks. Sweet or savory, your favorite snacks can make long days in the car or plane more enjoyable. But bringing your favorite munchies on trips isn’t always cost-effective, practical, or tidy. Frequent stops at the gas station for snacks can add up, and many of the most delicious snacks are notoriously messy (we’re talking about you, Cheeto dust!). Snackle boxes are the easiest way to bring your favorite snacks with you on your next road trip or plane ride without the mess.
What is a snackle box?
With over 34 million views on TikTok, snackle boxes are the latest snack trend that combines yummy snacks with practical storage supplies. Also called carcuterie, snackle boxes are made using a fishing supply tackle box and an assortment of your favorite snacks. Because of the tackle box design, these boxes are quick to pack and easy to carry with you to your next destination. Plus, they can be customized to fit your family or friends’ favorite munchies, and the modular element of the boxes keeps crumbs contained, so everyone can arrive at your final destination well-fed—and without crumbs all over their clothes.
How to Make a Snackle Box or Carcuterie Spread
Making a snackle box is simple. All you need is a tackle box and an assortment of your favorite snacks. On TikTok, @askinem stocked her snackle box with savory foods like trail mix and popcorn, as well as sweet treats like chocolate-covered pretzels. Another TikTok creator, @danielleebrown_, added goldfish, sour gummy worms, and mini cookies to her plane-ride snackle box.
While it’s best to pack a smaller snackle box that can fit in your personal bag for plane rides, consider using a multi-tiered tackle box for road trips or to hold snacks for movie nights. On TikTok, @gracelynnhewitt99 used a four-tiered tackle box to pack snacks for a beach day. The extra space allowed her to pack multiple types of candy, vegetables, cheeses, and even cans of soda.
If you want to make the most of your snack space, consider purchasing a tackle box that has removable dividers. Then you can customize the box’s sections to fit all of your go-to snacks. Create small sections for candies and trail mix, and leave bigger sections for larger items like fruit, granola bars, and drinks.
If you’re packing dairy products in your snackle box—especially if you’re going for carcuterie—make sure to leave room for plenty of ice packs, and make sure to eat the dairy products first. Because tackle boxes are designed to hold fishing gear and not food, they will not keep refrigerated items cold for extended amounts of time.
Benefits of Snackle Boxes
Besides being easy to pack and carry during your travel day, snackle boxes offer many benefits for the whole family.
Snackle boxes are easy to customize to please multiple friends and family members. If you decide pack a tiered box, consider dividing the tiers per person so each friend or family member can decide the snacks for their tier. For kiddos, this will minimize bickering over which snacks each person gets.
Snackle boxes are also versatile and can be used for much more than just traveling. Fill a box for a movie night with friends or bring one to a barbeque or party during the summer. Pack smaller snackle boxes in your backpack on hikes or trips to the beach. And while picnic baskets may be more aesthetically pleasing, snackle boxes are a more practical way to pack food for picnics and snacks for sporting events.