What to pack each day? [Archive] - The DIS Discussion Forums

luvdsny

10-04-2002, 10:49 AM

http://www.magictrips.com/forums/images/smilies/mickey.gif Last year we got a lot of info. out of a similar thread. We discussed what sort of 'pack' we all took to the parks each day and what all we packed it with. http://www.magictrips.com/forums/images/smilies/mickey.gif

I've pulled out the suitcases and put them on the guest bed and I'm ready to study my packing list. :teeth:

http://www.magictrips.com/forums/images/smilies/mickey.gif So, what does your BIG packing list look like and what do you take to the parks each day? http://www.magictrips.com/forums/images/smilies/mickey.gif

I'll come back on and list my sh, er, um, I mean I'll list my stuff a little later. :) Need to do a couple chores first. :rolleyes:

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Zurg

10-04-2002, 11:45 AM

Man I though you were talkin' about packen' heat!

(Where is that master spy D, RMD when you need 'm)

December99

10-04-2002, 12:17 PM

Things I'm definitely taking each day....

Camera
Video camera
Hand gel
Tissues (and ALOT of those!!!!) :D
money
pen
autograph book maybe
water bottle maybe
rain poncho maybe cause i really wanted a 100 years one last year when we were there but i couldn't justify buying one when i already had a mickey one!!!
extra pair of socks in a ziplock bag
small thing of powder for my tootsies
maybe small snacks

nativetxn

10-04-2002, 01:09 PM

My foot care kit. I forgot to take it with me on my cruise and I was very sorry. I will have a small ziplok bag with some mole skin, blister gels and a couple of bandaids along with me in my waist pack. I suppose I will have to precut the moleskin or carry my tiny little scissors in my pocket so they don't stop me at the security station before entering the parks :rolleyes: They don't check your pockets though.

Lip balm with sunscreen :)

WebmasterBarry

10-04-2002, 01:23 PM

For Tia: all blue denium shirts :)

Speaking of which, I will only put photos of Tia in a denium shirt in the DIS Con slide show.

KarenNY

10-04-2002, 02:23 PM

Contents of my waistpack- AP, room key(charge card), ibuprofen, pepcid, lip balm, sunglasses, and a few dollars. I travel light;)

December99

10-04-2002, 03:14 PM

Oooooohh...I forgot some things - definitely sunglasses!!!! And tickets and room key (I DON'T want to be camping out on the Boardwalk now that I have nice room!!!!) And Lip Balm (that is already packed actually!!!)

Does anyone want to carry my bag?????? ROFL

luvdsny

10-04-2002, 03:35 PM

Okay, I still can't answer this yet....but.....for Barry :teeth: I bought a NEW denim shirt for DIS-Con yesterday. LOL :)

disneycub

10-04-2002, 03:52 PM

I'm going to carry as little as possible into the parks. Definitely a water bottle, tickets, cash, credit cards.....that's about it.

Pixie Power!

10-05-2002, 04:17 AM

I'm going to carry as little as possible into the parks Me too!

I think i will just carry my room key, money, camera, sunglasses & lipbalm & Im still in search for the perfect rucksack type bag.

Emma

Fantasia Sam

10-05-2002, 05:41 AM

I like to have in my pack:

Video camera - it's small
AP
Sunnies
Lip Gloss - I like to make myself look pretty for the characters :)
Wet wipes
Tissues
Bit of cash
Disney Club Card
Credit Card
Room Key

Camera depending on what Pacl I buy - I'm off to shop for one today :)

RaySharpton

10-05-2002, 08:13 AM

duplicate post, sorry!:)

RaySharpton

10-05-2002, 08:15 AM

O.K....you're not going to believe how much junk that I carry...lol.

This week, I found this clip-on koozie, made for beer bottles, but the perfect shape for my water bottle. I think that I'll carry this. That WDW neck, water-bottle carry thing was always to small to fit over my big fat head...lol.

I do have a "Eagle Creek Sidekick" waist pack(fanny pack) that I wore last year. It was dark green and I bought it as advice from Deb Wills site.

It has one open pouch in front, just perfect for all the WDW Guidemaps. That's actually one of the reasons that I bought it...lol.

Then it has three full-width zippered compartments.

In the largest rear compartment, I line up my disposable camera, my extremely compact and collapsable umbrella(for quick rains), my brand new Verizon Free-up cell phone(it will hold 200 phone numbers and names. I bought it for emergencies, but I plan on using it at WDW), and a disposable $1.00 rain poncho for long downpours), medicine, chewing gum. Yes it all fits side by side...lol, except for the poncho, Rx, and gum.

The middle section has some mesh sections for my wallet(WDW Annual Pass, credit card, I.D., MVMCP tickets, cash). A section for a plastic pencil, note pad. A zippered section for coins, a detachable thingie for car and resort keys, clip-on sunglasses.

And front section for receipts or stuff.

I also carry a collapsable cane in case I feel like I may collapse...lol.

I try not to carry anything in my pockets.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Maybe me doth carry to much...lol.

Ray :)

Zurg

10-05-2002, 09:11 AM

Ray maybe it wouldn't be so bad
if you didn't carry a redundant back up
of everything you listed in the second post :p :p :p

dalepool

10-05-2002, 11:06 AM

Not sure of the fanny packs as they always end up in the front------making my tummy pack look way to large. Back surgery puts a damper on the back pack----Thanks for this post. I'm now so depressed---I may have to hire someone to carry my junk. ( DH uses an EVC so I usually just pack him down like a pack llama) Carrying my own stuff this will be something new---.

See you in Dec.

PattyN

DixieDreamer

10-05-2002, 11:24 AM

Depends on what I am planning to do. Most days I travel VERY light - carrying my AP, Credit Card, Drivers License, and some cash in a slim waterproof card holder on a neck lanyard. If I need something... I either purchase it or wait until I am back at the room to take care of it.

If the weather is "iffy" or if I plan to take pictures... then I will wear a fanny pack and stuff the above mentioned card holder in (don't carry a big old wallet around), plus a very small walmart disposable rain poncho ($ 0.98 at Walmart!) and my very small digital camera.

I really prefer to go without a fanny pack - because I think being hands free and unencumbered is much more like "childhood". And when I am in the parks... I love to play like a child. :teeth:

DaveH

10-05-2002, 12:42 PM

I have my room key, tickets and an ID. Sometimes a Credit card. Cash and autograph book and pen in my waist pack. I have a small camera bag that I can put on my belt. In it my digital camera, extra memory, extra batteries. I carry a park map also.

Zurg

10-05-2002, 01:53 PM

Originally posted by DaveH
I carry a park map also.

Ha. (Zurg says in his best high school taunt)

I don't bother with a map, I know my way around the parks (well not AK)

Fantasia Sam

10-05-2002, 02:33 PM

Well I bought a fanny pack today (bum bag as we say here in the UK) but I guess really it is a waist pack.

Patty I don't mind wearing mine at the front because actually it hides my slightly on the large side belly.............oh who am I kiddin' actually it fits real snug between my two bellies :) LOL I'm not proud!!!

luvdsny

10-05-2002, 08:10 PM

Okay, let's see....I don't care for bum bags :teeth: fanny packs :teeth: or waist packs :teeth: because I am proud ;) :p and I like to think that I'm HIDING my 2 bellies. ;) :) :teeth: j/k :p I just don't care for them. :)

Before last year I had never been to a Disney park without a stroller and diaper bag :rolleyes: so it was a real treat to travel so lightly! :bounce: I had a small backpack purse that I threw on my back and forgot about for most of the day. It allowed me to carry my lunch trays :teeth: with both hands. ;)

However...and here is my eternal problem :o ...I found that my backpack purse was a wee bit too small for all of my sh, er, um stuff. :rolleyes: :o :( So this year, I'm looking for a bigger purse! :) I have had this 'purse problem' since I was 2 (basically since I was old enough to carry a purse! :rolleyes: ).....I like to have everything with me! I'm a 'my stuff' kind of gal I guess. ;)

I need/want/desire/must have :teeth: my room key, cash, credit cards, cell phone and car charger (in case I end up in someone's car), wetwipes, tissue, lipstick, pictures of family, eye glasses and case, eye glass cleaner, LIME GREEN RIBBON, poncho, pen, flashlight, floss :rolleyes: , gum, mirror, brush, hair pony-holder, Advil and TUMS, Q-tips, lotion, camera, film, batteries, and maps. :) If I've forgotton anything, I'll be sure to add it. ;)

Now my packing list......is waaaaaay too long. :teeth: That will have to be another post. ;) :)

CrazyBoutDisney

10-05-2002, 09:18 PM

In my Winnie the Pooh backpack/purse, I carry tickets, a little cash, room card and credit card, ID, autograph book & pen, SUNSCREEN, lip gloss, hairbrush, ponytail holder, glasses & clip-on sunglasses:cool:, gel hand cleaner, extra napkins from the last place we ate at (instead of tissues), a couple of Shout towelettes for pre-treating stains (DH is sloppy!!:eek:) and a travel-size plastic pill bottle with Tylenol, Motrin, Aleve and my allergy pills. I skip the poncho and never wear white so it doesn't matter if I get rained on!! :rolleyes:

luvdsny

10-05-2002, 09:55 PM

Oh, how I wish I could skip the poncho too. :( It takes up so much room!! :rolleyes: I'm telling you, it's a force I can't control! ;)

Diane

10-05-2002, 10:21 PM

Here’s what I pack for the parks:

Wallet with room key, park pass, ID, $, credit card
Sunglasses
Tissues
Hard candies (for throat tickle)
Quarters & pennies (for pressing)
Motrin/Advil
Band-Aids/Blister Band-Aids
Emery board
Poncho (from dollar store)
Wet Naps
Shout wipes
Disposable camera

Nancy

10-05-2002, 11:32 PM

OK..so after reading all these posts I'm going to have to go out and buy something to carry all my junk in!! Last time I just had my regular little purse and DH carried a Disney tote with all our junk in it. DH isn't coming on this trip so now I HAVE TO CARRY ALL THE JUNK!!!! I used to have this really nice backback that I used when ny girls were little...I'll have to see if I still have it hanging around the house somewhere.

Fantasia Sam

10-06-2002, 03:20 AM

LOL Tia - it sounds like you sure do need a bigger purse :) I think I'll forget about a big pack for me and just make sure I'm near you anytime I need something ;)

Pumbaa_

10-06-2002, 06:13 AM

I hate carrying anything in the parks. So I cram in my pockets cut pieces of moleskin, my pass and room key, $10 and my cell phone. I figure I am just a bus ride away, I never remember to take pictures, and I can charge shopping to my room. (you would also think my suitcase would be small, but NOOOOOOOO ;))

luvdsny

10-07-2002, 06:55 PM

LOL Sam! :teeth: My best friend's DH always teases that if he ever gets straned somewhere he sure hopes it's with me. LOL :p

Jody, that is just wrong! :mad:
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j/k :p More power to you! :teeth:

Nancy, this is exactly why Dayna and I keep saying we need a 'hunka wunka'......to carry all of our crap around for us. ;)

Diane, emery board. Good One! I'll have to add that. :)

Beth, as I said before I'm trying to get over the poncho. I think I'd have to have an UMBRELLA if I did that though. :rolleyes: ;)

Hey!!! Where's the laminated itineraries??? :p LOL :p

MdmMim

10-09-2002, 06:27 AM

I almost always wear shorts with cargo pockets. In one pocket, I carry my AP, driver's license (for ID if AP doesn't work), room key, $ and credit card. I band it all together with an elastic hair tie, and I'm good to go! :bounce:

Smee

10-09-2002, 09:08 AM

i think i'll walk with Tia.....then i'll just need my room key and money:p
Corinne

luvdsny

10-09-2002, 10:21 AM

:rolleyes: I know, I'm a lost cause when it comes to purses and needing all my junk with me. :rolleyes: ;)

RaySharpton

10-09-2002, 10:46 AM

Hi, Tia. It sounds like you need my Eagle Creek Sidekick waistpack. I don't use this feature, but it comes with an optional shoulder strap and the waist belt zippers up into its own pocket out of the way.

Buy those disposable, small, $1.00 ponchos from Target, and the very small, compact umbrella about the size of your hand.

luvdsny

10-09-2002, 11:17 AM

Ray, I remember you telling us about your waistepack last year. You knew exactly what went in each of it's many compartments. :teeth: I also remember someone linking us to a site that sold those 'ergonomic' (for lack of a better term) shoulder strap purses. I'm always on the lookout for something comfy and BIG! :teeth:

Also, last year it was so so warm :sunny: that we didn't need ponchos or umbrellas at all. If it's like that this year, I won't bother to bring those. However, I'm hoping for cooler temps this year. :o ;)

CarolA

10-09-2002, 01:27 PM

I think I am the purse link person.

I carry a convertible purse/backpack from Norm Thompson. I love it. You can sling it over one sholder like a purse or make it into a backpack. The medium will hold a LOT of stuff ( decent size guidebooks, SLR camera with extra lens, wallet, assorted makeup junke etc.. I carry it LOADED when I go to Europe!) I think the web address is www.normthompson.com

Ray, why don't you just rent the ECV and we can use YOU to carry all our stuff!!!!

CarolA

10-09-2002, 01:32 PM

I checked. This is the link to my bag

http://www.normthompson.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=3636&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=45&iSubCat=26&iProductID=3636

and I have the SMALL not the medium. (Acutally I also have the medium but it is TOO big!!)

Pumbaa_

10-09-2002, 07:51 PM

Originally posted by luvdsny
:rolleyes: I know, I'm a lost cause when it comes to purses and needing all my junk with me. :rolleyes: ;)

I think there is a 7 step program for this...;)

luvdsny

10-09-2002, 09:35 PM

LOL Carol.....You ARE the purse person! It was the Norm Thompson purse we all talked about! :) Thanks. :) This just might be the bag for me! :)

ROFL Jody! :teeth:

Pumbaa_

10-09-2002, 10:01 PM

Now watch, I'll be going up to Tia and saying, Tia, do you have a ...and she will say SEE! This is why I carry my medicine cabinet with me! :p LOL!
(This is a requirement for Mom's, huh?)

luvdsny

10-09-2002, 10:53 PM

I think it is a 'mommy complex' thing. ;) LOL :p

OkieDisney

10-09-2002, 11:10 PM

AP/room key/credit card/DC card/DVC card/cash
Sunglasses
Lip balm
Tylenol/Motrin
Pin Lanyard
Cell phone

AND walkie talkies (so sister Linda and I can keep in contact)

LOVE the Norm Thomson purse...gonna get me one....!!!!

Karen

zurgswife

10-10-2002, 06:43 AM

My fan pack includes just the light stuff
AP/room key/CC
Cash
carmex
cell phone
pin lanyard

Maybe my camera.....:D :D

Besides if i need any of the extra stuff:D :D Tissues, hand gel, poncho, pen, flashlight, floss , gum, mirror, brush, hair pony-holder, Advil and TUMS, Q-tips, lotion, camera, film, batteries:D :D :D Seems like there will be an army of you out there with it so I'll just track you down...:D :D :D

luvdsny

10-10-2002, 11:51 AM

:::adding 2 of everything to the list::: ;)

KimRaye

10-21-2002, 04:02 AM

Barb

10-21-2002, 07:28 AM

On this last trip to DL, I went with only a fanny pack. I like that! There was no heavy bag to carry, no shoulder aches, no big bag getting in the way or hitting other people as we walked around. I am seriously working towards this goal for this trip, too. Just a fanny pack!! :teeth:

**since I have a big enough fanny, the pack can be bigger, too.** ;) ;) :p

RaySharpton

10-22-2002, 03:28 AM

I've got you beat by a long shot, Barb. I'm so big that most people think that I'm wearing a fanny pack...but really it's really a Samsonite Carry-on bag...lol.

Now I need to find a space for my walkie-talkie...lol.

luvdsny

10-29-2002, 01:20 PM

Guess What!! My roomie and I ordered the same purse from Norm Thompson! LOL :teeth:

Barb

10-29-2002, 02:46 PM

LOL Tia! TWINS! :teeth:

Ray, where'd you get your super duper fanny pack!?!??!;)

RaySharpton

10-29-2002, 10:51 PM

Hi, Barb. Here a direct link to www.ebags.com where I bought my Eagle Creek Sidekick waistback:

http://www.ebags.com/products/index.cfm?fuseaction=image&ModelID=526&bb_id=c8279&Sku=526&view=axl&sub_site_ID=20

If you sign-up for their free e-mail, they usually send on-line discounts of 10-40% and/or free shipping.

Also, at www.smarterliving.com , they usually give a routine 10% discount if you go through their site.

Here is smarter living's deal with ebags. ( 50% off second item, "or" 10% off and free shipping). Here is a direct link:

http://www.smarterliving.com/vacation/mb.php?id=1423

Ray :)