i'm going to santa cruz, i tend to pack a lot of clothes, cuz i plan to gym and it's not going to be that hot so short sleeves but i brought some tanks and shorts and longer shorts and pants and a capri and then 2 sweatshirts and longsleeves and swimwear and u get wat i mean? help please? thank you
2007-08-11 19:27:52 · 5 answers · asked by anonymous24242424 4 in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Packing & Preparation
i'm going sunday through thursday, it's camping, but more like a summer camp for kids and i'm taking care of the kids, good possibility of getting clothes dirty, but i think that's usual with any camp, but yeah taking care of the kids too, developmentally disabled
2007-08-11 19:31:06 · update #1
The trick is not to fit more into your bag, but to bring what you need and no more.
Since you are helping the kids, and need to be near them often, you need to bring clean clothing for those sessions.
So put on your table the things you think you should, now take a second look.
Is there a clean set of clothes for each day (or half day if you think it is needed to change between morning and afternoon sessions)?
Will you wear tanks and short shorts?
In not, leave them home. Long shorts rolled will do for that one time when you might need them.
Same for tanks, Bikini top will do on the swimming days, T-shirts and one or two blouses for the rest of the time.
If you bring sweaters you do not need long sleeves too, or the other way round, if you wear long sleeves you need only one sweater.
A lightweight jacket and long sleeves will do well in the evening.
Take all you do not really need from the table, and check, if you have more than 12 tops you have way to many, if you have 8 tops you are nearly there, take that this time, but plan not to take next time what you do not need this time.
For the bottoms, 6 will do.
Add two sets of swim gear, (does not take much space,) underwear for as many times as you need to change. (Makes you feel cleaner.)
And two sets of shoes, and socks if you wear them.
Put them in a bag that is just big enough, if you have much space left you will want to put in that extra whatever, and you wanted to take just enough.
Being a camp, there will be a possibility to wash and dry your clothes if there is an emergency.
And if you are going to clean the place, use a used T-shirt over your swim gear, so you do not waste clean clothes on it.
2007-08-12 04:10:03 · answer #1 · answered by Willeke 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I roll them tight. It keeps out the wrinkles too. I would take everything you are thinking and if you have a few more thin shirts stick them in there. All the stuff thats thin can be rolled to make room for other things like pants that you will want to lay as flat as possible. If you can try and keep everything a little to one side so there will be a gap, for bathroom stuff. If you are taking a coat or anything bulky you can hang it over the outside. even bungy cord it on if you have too. I have one of those suitcases that has small wheels and a handle you can pull out to pull behind you and its amazing what I can fit in that thing! Hope this helps! Have a great time and good luck~cavewmn
2007-08-12 02:43:52 · answer #2 · answered by cave wmn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rolling your cloths saves a lot of space. Helped me pack a lot more when I went to Europe for 20 days.
2007-08-12 02:47:02 · answer #3 · answered by jersey_boy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy some space saver bags. You put your clothes in them and then roll them up and it squeezes out all the air. So they look like they are vacumed packed.
2007-08-12 03:30:27 · answer #4 · answered by thegreenjumper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can buy these bags that sucks out extra air out so it saves space for u it kinda look like a huge ziplock bad but on top there is a hole were u put a vacuume on it so u can suck out the air
2007-08-12 03:31:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋