Do you travel light?

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  1. Posthumous

    Posthumous Resident Smartass

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    Or do you pack twelve pairs of underwear for a three day trip?
     
  2. soaringeagle

    soaringeagle Senior Member

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    i always overpack, because i know every 3 day trip might become a 3 month trip
    like when i went to new mexico for a week, it took me a year to get back home
    so i always pack for at least twice as long as i plan on staying (and usualy find i needed to pack more)
     
  3. bird_migration

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    For a trip of several months to several years I pack about 12 kilograms of stuff. This includes clothes, toilet stuff and books. The books probably make up 10 kilograms of the total weight.
     
  4. Piaf

    Piaf Senior Member

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    I pack as much as possible. And thats a lot.
     
  5. Posthumous

    Posthumous Resident Smartass

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    Yeah, I figured you to be an efficient traveler.
     
  6. Posthumous

    Posthumous Resident Smartass

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    You I figured would need five trunks eight suitcases and two hat boxes.
     
  7. bird_migration

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    Yeah, it's useless to take lots of random crap for two basic reasons:

    1. You have to carry all the extra weight
    2. You can always buy things you need

    But then again, for a two week trip I would probably take more stuff than for a two year trip.
     
  8. praxiskepsis

    praxiskepsis ha!

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    I rarely travel. When I do, as light as possible.


    I always forget shit and pack last minute.
     
  9. Piaf

    Piaf Senior Member

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    Hahaha...You figured well.
     
  10. Cate8

    Cate8 Senior Member

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    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

    I have my own luggage so I can carry all my own stuff. I dont like tavelling light. But I like travelling organized
     
  11. Piaf

    Piaf Senior Member

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    Yeah, me too. I just bought the new agatha ruiz de la prada luggage set...I think you'd love it...
    And just beacuse of it, I cant wait to travel....
     
  12. soaringeagle

    soaringeagle Senior Member

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    i pack last minute too
    as a rule, if i can fit it in my pack,or tie it on then i'll take it

    when i travel though i dont do the hotel thing..im sleepin deep in the woods 100 miles from the nearest stores, so if i forget something...i'm screwed
     
  13. Posthumous

    Posthumous Resident Smartass

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  14. Zoomie

    Zoomie My mom is dead, ok?

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    Nah, I pack very light when I travel. Twenty pounds max. Even when I hike my base pack weight is under 15 pounds. And that's heavy by some standards.
     
  15. Cate8

    Cate8 Senior Member

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    Oooh Piaf, Im jealous!!
     
  16. fitzy21

    fitzy21 Worst RT Mod EVAH!!!!

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    i usually pack a couple days worth more than needed...and i never turn out to need it
     
  17. AquaLight

    AquaLight Senior Member

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    I haven't traveled much in the last couple of years but i do overpack
     
  18. Aristartle

    Aristartle Snow Falling on Cedars Lifetime Supporter

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    I'm kindda always prepared, so I do pack stuff that I probably won't use while traveling but I packed it just in case. I can always carry whatever I pack. But on the short 1-5 day trips I usually pack incredibly light.

    I have the best wrinkle-free slinky black dress is perfect for stuffing into a bag.
     
  19. Ms.Oh!

    Ms.Oh! Senior Member

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    i dont travel... =[

    but when i do go somewhere i dont take much at all.
     
  20. jerry420

    jerry420 Doctor of everything Lifetime Supporter

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    as a rule i try to pack an extra pair of socks and underwear...and yes i try to travel light...
     
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