Traveling with MBP

I think you should be fine. My brother has brought his MBP on motorcycle rides and nothing bad has come from the vibrations. Just make sure you have proper padding around it.

 

Rather than sleeping it before traveling I'd say do a full shutdown. Otherwise, I'd be most concerned about heat but if it's insulated inside a bag with clothing packed around it, that may not be terrible but make sure it cools some before booting it up if it got too hot inside the pack.

 

I fell asleep with my mac book pro on my lap in bed, I turned over and my mac went flying and slammed against the floor.

Damage? I had to snap the fan fin back in place.

 

I'm going on a long road trip this summer. I am very hesitant to bring the mbp. I will be camping and it is going to be very hot. I'll be driving in a car.

 

If you;re on a motorcycle, make sure it's shut off AND put it in waterproof container or bag. It's a lot easier to prevent water damage than to fix it.

 

I have been taking my MBPs to work and back on a motorcycle every day for the last two and half years - never experienced a single problem. If your MBP does not have an SSD, probably its safer to turn it off, but I don't think I ever bothered.

 

I don't know about riding in motorcycles with a laptop, but you should be just fine, shut it down as recommended above.

 

Replace the harddisk with a ssd and you even do not have to shut the macbook down.

 

You should consider tossing it into a large zip lock bag as well just in case it rains. That's what I would do.
Have fun on your trip. I would love to do something like that. Not visit your family, just ride cross country.