Packing a cabin bag for long haul

kathrynha

A stick deodorant would be okay.

My hand luggage list is:
T-shirt
Pants
Stick Deodorant
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Sanitary products
Hair brush
Lip balm
Headache tablets and headache stick
Water bottle - fill up once past security
Notebook
Pen
Puzzle book
Kindle
Phone
Wallet
Passport, paperwork etc.
Sandwich bags - so many uses, dirty underwear in them, sick bag, doggy bag, etc.
Sweets


I also always travel with a large hooded top. Hood can block out light for sleeping, it's warm, it can be folded as a pillow, it can be used as a blanket etc. And because you are wearing it, it doesn't count in your luggage allowance.

dondo

In addition to all that have posted above- in regards to headphones- I had noise cancelling ones which were great and they came with the little adapter things that have 2 pins on them as the sockets for watching the inflight entertainment on planes tend not to fit standard headphones. Probably not explaining well but these are what I am talking about

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-X-AIRPLANE-AIR-PLANE-3-5MM-STEREO-HEADPHONE-EARPHONE-SOCKET-ADAPTER-/261816249660?hash=item3cf576ed3c:g:IbEAAOxy4YdTUp8P

The headphones my kids had with them didn't but we had a short stopover in Munich (we were on our way to NZ too but with a stopover in Singapore) so manged to buy some overpriced adapters there.

You can always use the free headphones but the quality isn't always the best

christaitfife

When I traveled a lot I always took:
A book
Tablet
CHARGERS!!!!!
Paracetamol
Ear plugs
Some sort of fragrance
A couple of pairs of socks

Really, you don't need much in a cabin bag if you fly with a good airline. The entertainment, food and a comfy seat should do you.

Just one recommendation - ask for an aisle seat. You can stretch your legs if need be, and you don't need to ask people to move if you want to stand up.

Pollycat

Some airlines give out 'comfort packs'.
When we travelled with Qatar to Bali, we ended up with 8 of these.
They contained toothbrush, toothpaste, socks, eye mask.

christaitfife wrote: »

Just one recommendation - ask for an aisle seat. You can stretch your legs if need be, and you don't need to ask people to move if you want to stand up.

The downside to this is that the people in the window and centre seat may disturb you if they want to get out to stretch their legs.

The way OH & I travel long-haul (depending on seat configuaration) is to opt for aisle seats in the centre section (if it's 3-3-3) one behind the other e.g. 15D & 16D or 15F & 16F.
Quite often we get couples sat next to us and they get out on their side so I can sleep all the way without being disturbed.
Does confuse check-in staff though who can't understand why we don't want to be sat next to each other.

colazombie

I travel to Australia about once a year.
Apart from the obvious, I absolutely must take lip balm, nasal spray and and moisturiser, i find the flights are very dying.
And also some food as i'm always hungry and often dont find the meals sufficient.
Apart from that, a couple of books and i'm happy enough to watch the films provided.

Gloomendoom

If I sit in an aisle seat and try to stretch my legs, it usually ends up with somebody falling over them or crashing into them with a food trolley.

tara747

lady1964 wrote: »

That's it I think, hand baggage is quite generous thankfully but I am taking items on this trip that I wouldn't usually take & as we're flying business, the airline provides eye mask, ear plugs, toothbrush & paste so no need to bring my own.

Most airlines provide these for economy passengers too!

Pollycat wrote: »

The way OH & I travel long-haul (depending on seat configuaration) is to opt for aisle seats in the centre section (if it's 3-3-3) one behind the other e.g. 15D & 16D or 15F & 16F.
Quite often we get couples sat next to us and they get out on their side so I can sleep all the way without being disturbed.
Does confuse check-in staff though who can't understand why we don't want to be sat next to each other.

We always try to book window+aisle seats towards the back. On certain planes, after row 30 or so, the formation is 2-4-2 (before row 30 it's usually 3-4-3).


Two seats together, window view, AND nobody else disturbing you. Perfect

lady1964

tara747 wrote: »

Most airlines provide these for economy passengers too!

Yes, I realise that! I meant to put something else but got distracted mid-type & when I came to finish what I was typing, I couldn't remember what I was going to put haha!

danandjens_worldtravels

I find that you don't really go into your bag much when actually on the flight, so it's mainly stuff to make the waiting between flights more bearable.

Wear a hoody (as mentioned above, blacks out light, use as pillow etc)
A scarf is always good as it had multiple uses including as a towel on occasion as well as blanket when the ac is too high
A travel towel and bar of travel soap if your stopover includes place to have a shower (Abu Dhabi and Singapore definitely have this facility - swimming costume for Singapore as pool in the airport) in
Local currency for a brew
Kindle
iPod, charging cable as can be done at most airports and even by usb on the plane
Jandles (as the kiwis say flip flops) good as soon as your landed in warm NZ, I actually travel in mine and keep trainers boots in hand baggage depending on direction of travel.
Paracetamol
Eye mask and socks although often given these by airline.
Lip balm


I don't take deodorant as I can't be bothered with the liquids bag and use moisturiser at the airport duty free with a little perfume squirt.

For any travel, passport and credit card all the rest can be sorted out easily.

Pollycat

tara747 wrote: »

We always try to book window+aisle seats towards the back. On certain planes, after row 30 or so, the formation is 2-4-2 (before row 30 it's usually 3-4-3).

Two seats together, window view, AND nobody else disturbing you. Perfect

Apart from the close proximity to the galley and toilets, maybe.