When do you pack the cases?

[another]

I generally pack the day before we go!! and then buy anything I have forgotten when we get there.

Up to now that list includes (but is not limited to!!)..

Swimming costume
Shower gel
shampoo
jumper/cardigan
shorts!!
sunglasses
PJ's

[luckylady]

I take so little luggage on our visit to Florida most of whst we need is already there, plus it's a good excuse to go shopping.[msnsmile2]

[taylona]

For this trip I packed the weekend before we came as I had to organise the family to leave as soon as school finished. This way I can stop my teenage daughter's wearing something they 'must' take.

[berni_richards]

I start packing 2 weeks before in the spare room I try on all my summer clothes and put back what doesnt fit. I pack for me and the baby then hubbie packs his own (the night before)though he is better at packing than me. With approx 3 days to go I try to shut the cases and when they dont fit I take about 1/2 the stuff out but leave most of the babys stuff in. Now she is bigger we might be able to share a case. We always come back to UK with 1 massive roller bag more than we went with we have spare suitcases in 1 of our closets over there. We also split the clothes up between all the cases just in case. Our hand luggage is alot more than it used to be nowadays I blame the baby and not the mum and dad

[CERICROWLEY]

On our last trip at Easter, I actually packed the morning we were due to fly take off 9.30

As I tend to always pack the same things all the time, and this trip was only for 5 days over Easter weekend.

[dunkderby]

I left my husband with 1 item to pack, his Electric Shaver (as he needed it in the morning), and he still managed to leave the plug/lead at home and had the cheek to ask 'didn't you pack it'

Colleen

[Jill]

Colleen that sounds right. 'Head' and 'screwed on' comes to mind when my other half does his own packing.

[Lyn]

I always use the list from the last holiday to make a list for the current holiday. I start getting things ready weeks before and have things in and out of the cases so many times most people think I'm nuts. However I am a bit of a control freak, I do all the packing, I pack the cases, weigh them, then start over to distribute the weight better. As strange as this may seem I enjoy it and it is all part of looking forward to my vacation.

[Seb-Flyte]

Usually have everything washed an ironed a couple of days before, and pack the night before !

[mfairhurst]

I get the things washed and dry and put them in one room with the cases ,Then 2 days before we go pack and if we have forgotten anything buy it in Florida as you would
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