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Packing too much - is it a woman thing?

By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

Having just got back from a few days away. I realised when unpacking, that I had only worn 50% of what I had taken with me. I thought I had packed light too.

Do you have your holiday packing or weekend away packing down to a fine art? Or are you like me and take far more than you will ever need? I am sure men never take as much as we do or are there some that do?

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By *ourbonKissMan over a year ago

a land up north..... of leicester

No men definitely do this too, I was out with friends last night and we were talking of our upcoming trip to Ibiza and 6 of 8 said we always pack more than needed

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By *ere-for-my-convenienceWoman over a year ago

West Midlands

Nope

Ask Simon Cowell

Oh and any gay man lol

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By *issBehavingxxWoman over a year ago

Glasgow

After many years travelling for work I've learned to pack light...

I can go for a 7 night holiday nowadays with only hand luggage

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Nope

Ask Simon Cowell

Simon just has to pack his trousers that go up to his nipples and his unbuttoned shirts !

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple over a year ago

Derbyshire

I have been known to pack more books than pants.

Mr ddc

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"No men definitely do this too, I was out with friends last night and we were talking of our upcoming trip to Ibiza and 6 of 8 said we always pack more than needed"

I'm glad to hear it ! I still managed to only take short sleeves though, in all that packing so I was cold !

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Having just got back from a few days away. I realised when unpacking, that I had only worn 50% of what I had taken with me. I thought I had packed light too.

I pack about an hour before leaving.

Panic packing has always served me well.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"After many years travelling for work I've learned to pack light...

I can go for a 7 night holiday nowadays with only hand luggage

I need to take tips from you!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Oh god I wish I could travel light!! I would take the kitchen sink if it would fit in my (large) suitcase.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"After many years travelling for work I've learned to pack light...

I can go for a 7 night holiday nowadays with only hand luggage

Do you turn your underwear inside out..?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

3 weeks ago I was in Dubai and New York in the same week!

I had a mini suitcase and one carry on hand luggage for my laptop and small things.

A few things I have learnt whilst travelling is..

If the hotel is willing to provide it...you don't take it!

I packed the night before. I hate taking too much.

Also I make good use of the hotels laundry service

Thomas x

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago
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We're going away soon,I've deliberately not increased the luggage allowance to force me to pack sensibly

My friends think it's hilarious and wonder how I'm going to cope

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By *issBehavingxxWoman over a year ago

Glasgow

"After many years travelling for work I've learned to pack light...

I can go for a 7 night holiday nowadays with only hand luggage

Do you turn your underwear inside out..?

Underwear?????

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"I have been known to pack more books than pants.

Mr ddc"

One of my friends forgot all her underwear for one of our holidays!

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

I pack about an hour before leaving.

Panic packing has always served me well.

I think there is definitely something in that theory ! I might try that next time.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I can easy go away for a week with hand luggage.

Germany in July on the bike will be 12 days in total and it'll all go in a bag no bigger than hand luggage on the pillion seat.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"We're going away soon,I've deliberately not increased the luggage allowance to force me to pack sensibly

My friends think it's hilarious and wonder how I'm going to cope

Can you have some of your OH's allowance though? That's a good ploy!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I pack about an hour before leaving.

Panic packing has always served me well.

I think there is definitely something in that theory ! I might try that next time. "

Just be prepared to go without underwear...

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman over a year ago

little house on the praire

I'm a dream, I literally take just what I need. Very light traveller.

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple over a year ago

Derbyshire

"I have been known to pack more books than pants.

Mr ddc

One of my friends forgot all her underwear for one of our holidays! "

Ooooh, tell her if ever she wants to holiday in the Peak District....

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

I pack about an hour before leaving.

Panic packing has always served me well.

I think there is definitely something in that theory ! I might try that next time.

Just be prepared to go without underwear...

Sounds like you need to go to the Peak District!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I tend to travel light. Much better than dragging around crap you don't need.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I pack about an hour before leaving.

Panic packing has always served me well.

I think there is definitely something in that theory ! I might try that next time.

Just be prepared to go without underwear...

Sounds like you need to go to the Peak District!

I can pack for any temperate or hot climate for 2 weeks in a small rucksack...including a couple of books

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By *ingle Beds LassWoman over a year ago

Bedfordshire

If it were not for toiletries, I could get away with hand luggage. With toiletries my luggage weighs around 11k but more bulky

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"If it were not for toiletries, I could get away with hand luggage. With toiletries my luggage weighs around 11k but more bulky

What toiletries are you packing?

Don't forget heels too !

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"If it were not for toiletries, I could get away with hand luggage. With toiletries my luggage weighs around 11k but more bulky

What toiletries are you packing?

Don't forget heels too ! "

Toiletries? Just go to a supermarket when you get there.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"I have been known to pack more books than pants.

Mr ddc"

This

Once had to buy an extra holdall for the books I had collected during a holiday in Australia

My friend said it was like travelling with the 'Great British Library'

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By *ophieslutTV/TS over a year ago

Central

I'm pretty good at packing - though there's often some panicky anxiety before it's finished.

I like to travel very light, usually with carry on bags only, though I am typically overlooked when I'm likely to be over the limit.

If you aim to do hang baggage only, then it becomes a real focused target, so that you only take the essentials and what you definitely will wear and need.

Waiting for luggage on a rotating belt isn't my thing. When I arrive, I like to get off and out - though sometimes it does attract some security suspicion. I've had my small bags gone through a few times but overall have still got away quicker than if I'd checked bags in. I always fly to where you can buy stuff and if friends are nearby, they can potentially help out too. If I have too much, I box it and courier it home - and have purchased foreign goods for delivery, awaiting my arrival too.

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By *uby0000Woman over a year ago

hertfordshire

tip roll clothes instead of folding

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I could live out of a back pack if I'm going to a hot country. Basic toiletries,but most places sell them anyway,clothes that can be washed by hand and dried on the balcony and sun cream. I buy books at the airport and socks,I always buy a pair of socks at the airport.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

If you aim to do hang baggage only, then it becomes a real focused target, so that you only take the essentials and what you definitely will wear and need. "

That's a great idea.

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By *overs14Couple over a year ago

norwich

I always back far too much. I'm currently packing to go to Portugal for the week and know I won't wear half of the stuff I take.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

no i am minimal - dont need much

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By *ingle Beds LassWoman over a year ago

Bedfordshire

"If it were not for toiletries, I could get away with hand luggage. With toiletries my luggage weighs around 11k but more bulky

What toiletries are you packing?

Don't forget heels too !

Toiletries? Just go to a supermarket when you get there. "

When you go on holiday in Egypt, buying all your toiletries out there becomes very expensive. If it were Spain, no problem. I have packing down to an art but toiletries are my downfall.

I don't take heels on holiday lol flop flips or sandals all the way

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By *alandNitaCouple over a year ago

Scunthorpe

I can pack light if I have to. Got all our stuff in one suitcase last summer(2of us) plus 2 small hand luggage items.

If we're driving I take loads... My biggest overkill being footwear. I have been known to pack 5 pairs for a weekend

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By *emmefataleWoman over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

I am a "just in case" kinda gal

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

No. It's a fear kind of thing. An inability to function in the moment kinda thing.

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By *ickawitchCouple over a year ago

Away with the fairies (Liverpool to you)

It's always a giggle when we pack for holidays in my house. Pete was in the army for years so travels light and can pack two suitcases of stuff into one so I lay out all my clothes/shoes/necessities on the bed and he stands for a few minutes shaking his head and arguing with me about the volume of items. Then he gets to work....rolling up everything.....squashing things inside shoes.....sliding things down sides and gradually it all disappears. When we get home and he unpacks most of it is still rolled up and I get told off for wasting suitcase space - and we start all over again next holiday time

My thing is I always take twice as much clothing as I need 'just in case' - I am not sure what it's just in case of but I do it every time

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Having just got back from a few days away. I realised when unpacking, that I had only worn 50% of what I had taken with me. I thought I had packed light too.

I always over pack, and my boyfriend over packs even more than I do!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I pack light. Working abroad for years has made me quite good at it

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

If I've got plenty of time to plan then I have the packing down perfectly and don't take too much. If it's a bit last minute or chaotic then I panic and take waaaayy too much.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Depends what we are doing and where we are going, this weekend we were at crystal's parents and I think I took 3 tee shorts and 2 pairs of boxers. Fot Lickety's do at Jaydee's I had 3 pairs of shoes (in addition to the trainers I was wearing) 2 different outfits and a bag bigger than crystal's

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

As someone who travels weekly I've got the packing light thing down to a tee!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I used to take loads. Then I stupidly forgot my suitcase with all my clothes on a two week holiday. I purchased the bare essentials only and I got by. So now I don't take half as much as I used to.

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