When going on holiday

miamoo

I packing for holidays, and have managed very easily on 15kg luggage for a week in turkey. In fact it was well under 12kg and the case weighed 2.5kg.
Clothes wise I would take 5 basic vest tops, 4 night time tops, 2 shorts, 1 long trousers 1 crop trousers 2 skirts. 3 pairs shoes (pumps,sandals,heels) light jacket. 3 bikini's and 1 sarong. Almost forgot underwear lol! 7 knickers an a couple of bras.
I choose dark bottoms so I get a couple of wears out of them, and travel in the heaviest things.
I find it harder packing for the kids as DD wants to take everything she owns lol!

goanmad

Margaret52129 wrote: »

A friend of mine says she takes her oldest undies and leaves them behind! .

That's something that really maddens me. If we aren't contributing enough to the landfill problems here in the UK we dump our rubbish around the rest of the world, too. :mad:

I only take 1 pair of pants on holiday and don't bother with a bra, I'm not that well blessed! I wear them to travel in wash 'em and wear them home again. Heck, I'm on holiday.

floss2

taka wrote: »

For short trips the sacks still come too .... Its sad but at least one of the sacks comes with me even on an overnight trip somewhere! I just can't get my head around packing without them now!

My OH is a bit like that - too many years of 2 or 3 week intercontinental trips on business, including lots to Israel, have resulted in him being a "laundry-fold" man with a zip-bag for each shirt/t-shirt. He reckons it's so much easier when your bag is picked on by El-Al security staff as they can lift everything out & stick it all back without too much mess - and he can see if anything gets left on the table, like toiletries.

I have to admit to folding my things that way now....but haven't yet started with the bags.

Savvy_Sue

Pennywise wrote: »

I even count tea-bags and take exactly the right amount.

We recently spent a week self-catering in the UK, and I found a box of 40 Redbush teabags was about right for a week. However it wasn't quite enough on our recent holiday in Fuerteventura when I guess it was hotter so I was drinking a lot more!

I thought I'd seen some in a supermarket out there, but couldn't then find them when I needed them. I was saved by finding an emergency stash in my handbag.

Pennywise wrote: »

I've been doing it for over 20 years and have only be badly caught out once when our plane was grounded and we had to stay for an extra night in a hotel

I've always done what I need, plus one for luck. That served me well when the boys were at the stage of throwing up in the car ... and I haven't quite lost the habit now.

red_devil wrote: »

what about medicines? Do you takeeverything you can think of incase you get something or just the basics like paracetemol and maybe a few plasters?

I keep small bottles for our vitamins and supplements and decant exactly what I need into those. They live in a small zip bag, handy for carrying down to breakfast.

But that's about all I take. Always a few ibuprofen or paracetamol in my handbag, see ...

I have always had a packing list: when the boys were younger I'd give them a copy too, and expect them to get their bits together. Each boy had his own list: Clownie on DS3's list, Brown Bear on DS2's, LOTS of books for DS1. :rotfl:

I now have a packing list which I customised from an old MSE tip, and I check it both before packing here, and when packing to come home. It's useful to take it with me because I can add things to it that I've forgotten and remember them next time ...

DH took the bare minimum this last holiday: no spare shoes for example. I had my trainers and my smart sandals, but didn't wear either, so maybe next time I'll leave them at home ...