[2][3] The band originally intended to promote the album by playing 50 concerts in 50 days in 50 states.

"[7] Phoenix New Times concluded that Travels with My Amp is "an album about and for the road, and should be sold at every highway minimart alongside wet naps and Tic Tacs.

"[12] The Chicago Sun-Times admired the "good, old-fashioned traditional punk venom of 'I'd Rather Be Alone (Than Be With You)', as well as the musical constants of rampaging rhythms and snotty singalong choruses.

"[13] The Cleveland Scene determined that the album "neither advances nor retreats from the Ghoulie mantra, melding the unflinching pop-punk aesthetic with Halloween shtick.

"[16] AllMusic noted that "a sure sign of the band's songwriting development is the presence of only one cover on this album of bright pop songs.