Use uuid with your usb stick
From Andreida
mount the device somehwere
mount /dev/sdc /mnt/test
find the uuid:
ls -lF /dev/disk/by-uuid
check the mount data
vi /etc/mtab
create an entry in fstab, here you will need the UUID and the line from mtab
vi /etc/fstab
example:
UUID=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx /mnt/extra ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1