practice packing

emamasa · 08-31-2007

i get to pack this weekend! well...practice anyway! i know, i'm silly - but we just decided to fly last night and i hadn't planned on worrying about how much we brought since we were drving. now...i have weight limits and bag sizes/amounts to consider. and with 2 little ones with us, we don't want to have a ton of heavy bags too.

sooo....i am going to pack and see what the best way to get it all there will be. then i'll unpack most (it's still close to 100 here, gotta have those shorts and tanks) until closer the week before we go.

ths will be fun!!

anyone else do this?

dznylvr · 08-31-2007

I am not too worried about packing. We are flying SW, and we can take 3 bags per person. That is 15 bags

. I also have two older kids (ages 11 and 8) who can help out.
One good thing is that you will be going in warm weather, so each day's clothes will be smaller when packed, than if you were going when the weather is questionable-when you have to pack some jeans, long sleeved shirts and jackets.
Have fun "practice packing"!!

woohoo · 08-31-2007

I do this in the fall when I have a trip in feb- Ill pack all the stuff we will need in Feb rather than put in the attic with the rest of the summer stuff. And I make a list of what I have in the bag so when Feb rolls around I get to open the bag and tweak what I do or dont need, fit into and add the stuff I had bought in the mean time!

**Dopey** · 08-31-2007

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Originally Posted by emamasa

i get to pack this weekend! well...practice anyway! i know, i'm silly - but we just decided to fly last night and i hadn't planned on worrying about how much we brought since we were drving. now...i have weight limits and bag sizes/amounts to consider. and with 2 little ones with us, we don't want to have a ton of heavy bags too.

sooo....i am going to pack and see what the best way to get it all there will be. then i'll unpack most (it's still close to 100 here, gotta have those shorts and tanks) until closer the week before we go.

ths will be fun!!

anyone else do this?

Heheheh, you're not excited at all, are you? Not even a little bit.

I don't blame you. Last time we went, I had the suitcases ready to go 3 months ahead.

Daisee · 08-31-2007

I am always way excited about our trips.. but I pack the day before.. I know.. I should be ashamed...

sue299 · 08-31-2007

Remember to have room for the stuff you will bring back. If you are allowed 2 suitcases each and you only need one... make sure you pack an empty bag - with a tag with your information on it. That way if you need an extra bag for souvenirs you have it, you won't have to go buy one! (southwest does make it easier allowing 3 bags. I always back a couple extra bags-just in case!)

emamasa · 08-31-2007

very good tip sue! i am going to borrow DH's grandpa's HUGE suitcase - i think that will help a lot. i just realized i will have to check a carseat as well (we are going to DH's grandma's for a night - and his aunt is driving us, she has no little ones). I am going to call to see if there is anyone they can get a seat from for that day. otherwise, we will just have to count that as one of the bags. oh well, not a big deal, i think we'll have plenty of room, especially if we get that HUGE one!

and, Dopey - whatever gave you the impression I am excited?

TaraRae82 · 08-31-2007

I'm finishing up laundry today so I can do the same thing emamasa!

bransworld · 08-31-2007

I can't say that i have ever had to "practice" pack. But i can understand why you would want to. Going from driving to flying can make a huge difference.

palmickey · 08-31-2007

I always take a empty suitcase and it is never empty when we come home.

I wonder how that happens?

08-31-2007	#1 (permalink)
emamasa Mickey's other girlfriend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Columbus, Indiana Posts: 2,752	practice packing i get to pack this weekend! well...practice anyway! i know, i'm silly - but we just decided to fly last night and i hadn't planned on worrying about how much we brought since we were drving. now...i have weight limits and bag sizes/amounts to consider. and with 2 little ones with us, we don't want to have a ton of heavy bags too. sooo....i am going to pack and see what the best way to get it all there will be. then i'll unpack most (it's still close to 100 here, gotta have those shorts and tanks) until closer the week before we go. ths will be fun!! anyone else do this? __________________ Sarah Avatar -5 pretty princesses!! visit me on myspace..... http://www.myspace.com/sarahc33 My Disney Countdown Counting down to: our next trip to my favorite place (a surprise for the kids and with our good friends) we have arrived at the happiest place on earth!

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dznylvr Mouse Meister Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Where I'm at. Posts: 1,182	Re: practice packing I am not too worried about packing. We are flying SW, and we can take 3 bags per person. That is 15 bags . I also have two older kids (ages 11 and 8) who can help out. One good thing is that you will be going in warm weather, so each day's clothes will be smaller when packed, than if you were going when the weather is questionable-when you have to pack some jeans, long sleeved shirts and jackets. Have fun "practice packing"!! __________________ "I am the powerful, the pleasurable, the indestructible MuShu!" My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Our next Disney trip It's a great big beautiful tomorrow, shining at the end of every day!

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woohoo Newest DVC Neighbor!!!! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Twains World Parytime Excellent Posts: 3,752	Re: practice packing I do this in the fall when I have a trip in feb- Ill pack all the stuff we will need in Feb rather than put in the attic with the rest of the summer stuff. And I make a list of what I have in the bag so when Feb rolls around I get to open the bag and tweak what I do or dont need, fit into and add the stuff I had bought in the mean time! __________________ avitar a day at the castle with Mama "Dorkman" and her little "dorkmans" My Disney Countdown Counting down to: WDW Easter Basket Bonanza 123 days 23 hours 1 minutes

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Daisee taking a break Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,801	Re: practice packing I am always way excited about our trips.. but I pack the day before.. I know.. I should be ashamed...

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sue299 Mouse Meister Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rural Valley, PA Posts: 1,300	Re: practice packing Remember to have room for the stuff you will bring back. If you are allowed 2 suitcases each and you only need one... make sure you pack an empty bag - with a tag with your information on it. That way if you need an extra bag for souvenirs you have it, you won't have to go buy one! (southwest does make it easier allowing 3 bags. I always back a couple extra bags-just in case!) __________________ POFQ Nov 13-19, 2009 FREE DINING MVMCP wonderful trip POP Sept 19-27, 2008 Great trip - Free Dining -MNSSHP POP Nov 2007- It was WONDERFUL -MVMCP Nov 1996 AS Sports

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08-31-2007	#7 (permalink)
emamasa Mickey's other girlfriend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Columbus, Indiana Posts: 2,752	Re: practice packing very good tip sue! i am going to borrow DH's grandpa's HUGE suitcase - i think that will help a lot. i just realized i will have to check a carseat as well (we are going to DH's grandma's for a night - and his aunt is driving us, she has no little ones). I am going to call to see if there is anyone they can get a seat from for that day. otherwise, we will just have to count that as one of the bags. oh well, not a big deal, i think we'll have plenty of room, especially if we get that HUGE one! and, Dopey - whatever gave you the impression I am excited? __________________ Sarah Avatar -5 pretty princesses!! visit me on myspace..... http://www.myspace.com/sarahc33 My Disney Countdown Counting down to: our next trip to my favorite place (a surprise for the kids and with our good friends) we have arrived at the happiest place on earth!

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TaraRae82 Mouse Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 1,391	Re: practice packing I'm finishing up laundry today so I can do the same thing emamasa! __________________ 1984: Fort Wilderness, 1995: Caribbean Beach, 1996: Wilderness Lodge, 1997: Caribbean Beach, 1999: Dixie Landings, 2000: off property house, 2001: Dixie Landings, 2003: Caribbean Beach, 2004: MK only, 2007: Caribbean Beach, 1st Anniversary, September 16-30 2009: Wilderness Lodge/Port Orleans Riverside Avatar: DD's first baseball game, Father's Day 2009 Planning a fall trip! My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Baby's First Disney Trip! Ally Rae's meeting the Mouse!

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bransworld Mouse Meister Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liberty Township, OH Posts: 1,157	Re: practice packing I can't say that i have ever had to "practice" pack. But i can understand why you would want to. Going from driving to flying can make a huge difference. __________________ Brandon Disneyland - 1987 off site as a kid Disneyland - 1990 off site as a teenager Disney World - Magic Kingdom Only - 2000 offsite Disney World - 2005 ASM Disneyland Paris - 2006 off site Disney World - April 2007 SSR Disney World - April 2008 OKW Disney World - Sept. 2008 WLV Disney World - May 2009 - SSR Disney World - December 2009 - AKL Kidani Village Mousebuzzers I Have Met DAC921 USASMIG789 LisaLovesMickey Angell1975 Timkelmom My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Until my first Christmas Season Trip to WDW 21 days 3 hours 1 minutes

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palmickey MB's Pal Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: My heart is at WDW! Posts: 2,776	Re: practice packing I always take a empty suitcase and it is never empty when we come home. I wonder how that happens? __________________ x´¨) x¸.•´ ¸.•´¨)xxxx¸.•¨) (¸.•´xxxxxx(¸.•`xxxpalmickey ´¨) Boardwalk Villas May 2009* Saratoga Springs October 2008 Beach Club Villas May 2008 Old Key West December 2007 Old Key West February 2007 Saratoga Springs October 2006 Saratoga Springs May 2006 All Star Movies February 2006 All Star Movies October 2005 All Star Movies October 2004 My Disney Countdown Counting down to: ???????? 103 days 14 hours 31 minutes

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