How early before a trip do you pack?

[LucyBC80]

Today is my 10 day mark and honestly i've started slowly packing a few days ago. But it's taking alot of will power to not have my bag completely packed and ready to go even if its still 10 days out. This has also become a huge joke to people who know me and make fun of me for packing so early. So I was wondering does anyone else pack early?

I start to throw some things in the baggage as far as 4 months before the trip, winter clothes, little odds and ends. But my packing starts a week before when I make a list and play mix and match with my clothes to try to maximize the space. I always end up with too many unused clothes though.

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[maciec]

I have no idea how I'm going to pack for this trip. Usually the kids know when we are going, but this time it's a surprise. I've made my lists and ill probably make them 10 times over before I actually start packing. I'll probably start the week before we go. The weather is going to be a big stinker for this trip because it will probably be warm during the day and cold at night. We leave f on 12/7....25 more days!

 

[Taytortots]

Oh, me! Me!
I pack crazy early. And I'm a list kind of girl, so I start my list about a month away, maybe even a bit more (no judging ).
And start physically packing probably a couple weeks before? Slowly but surely.
And than I have my family, who decide not to pack until it's time to leave for the airport and i'm having panic attacks about missing the plane xD

 

[jimjenkids]

as I sit here, I already have a few things in the suitcases....with the changing seasons, I pick the things that I know we wont be wearing and want for the trip and have them washed and in the bags.....as I buy the new things for the trip, I put those in(soaps, new socks, flip flops, small xmas tree). I will then go through starting the first weekend in december and check and figure out what else needs to go. the weekend before we leave(we are leaving on a tuesday) I will pack the rest so that by Sunday night I should be done. I am sure that will then give me 1 1/2 days to "find" all that I have forgotten!

 

[Dreamfindersgirl]

I get my packing list made a few months before. I just write down what I need to pack, how many of that item, and what I still need to buy, like extra sunscreen. About a week before, we'll take the suitcases out of the attic. For that next week, I'll begin to put in a few things each night, and I usually have everything in the suitcase about 2 days before the trip. That way I still have some extra time to see if I forgot anything.

 

[butterfly71076]

I am so impressed!! You guys are so organized!!! We are leaving in less than 24 hours, and I am nowhere near packed! I am proud to say I have packed for my son, but, I have to tweak his clothes for the cooler weather (my sis is there now, we meet her tomorrow).

 

[patriciaofoz]

We head to Florida in just over 20 days and I am so tempted to start packing NOW! Getting quite excited!

 

[shell8558]

I have a "disney" rubbermaid that I already have out- with 2/2 months to go. (This has all my lanyards, fans, mickey ears, sunscreen, bugspray, etc.) As far as packing clothes- usually 2 weeks before we leave, I have the suitcase on the floor in my room and I steadily add to it each day. (Don't worry, my friends & family make fun of me too!! But I'm the first one they come to , when they have forgotten to pack something.)

 

[cceandme]

I usually starting throwing things in the suitcase a month or two ahead of time. I then have everything mostly packed a week before we leave with a list on top of suitcase of the things I'll have to add last minute. Then day before I lay everthing out and do the final pack.

 

[At World's End]

I've been stashing things in a drawer for months, and now I have started truly packing. I just set out all my clothes and the kids' clothes and packed everything to see how much more I can bring. DH will wait until the night before, just to drive me crazy.

 

[disneymagicgirlsdd]

I start all the laundry so we have plenty of outfit options 2 days before and actually put the clothes in their suitcases the day before. We do tend to stock up on Mickey-related items from the dollar store months before

 

[Sunnygal75]

I tend to start packing 3 months in advance...no just kidding lol.

Honestly, I *try* to wait til a week before we go. I don't pack too much though as I tend to shop for some clothes while I am there

 

[nooneshome]

I take out my Disney box about two or three weeks before a trip. I love sifting through it and making notes on what I need to buy. My Disney box has stuff like ponchos, tipping envelopes, window clings and other silly stuff we bring to Disney. About two or three days before a trip I will get down the luggage and start to get all the socks and underwear needed. The night before DW and I will pack the clothes and the groceries.

Come May 2013 we will have not been at Disney for two years!!! Yikes, I miss it and all the planning.

 

[Kellykins1218]

We are going March 24 and I started packing yesterday

I went on a Disney Store shopping spree and got us all Monsters Inc shirts plus I got the little guys each a Mickey & a Nemo shirt. I came home, washed, folded. and packed them in the suitcase with a dryer sheet so they'll smell nice. Today I'll go through the storage containers of summer stuff and find all their shorts & get them packed, too.

 

[sPaRkLeSpAz]

I leave in 6 days and I haven't started packing yet. I do have a pile of shirts I'm taking though, sitting in a chair in my room so I don't wear them. Maybe I'll start packing today!

 

[kkelder24]

I leave tomorrow and I literally just finished packing. I packed mostly tonight and I started packing a week ago. Oh my.

 

[Gupbrat]

I am feeling pretty silly right now! We booked in Oct, and 2 weeks later I put away my summer clothes and left out bathing suits and shorts in the "Disney" pile. Nov I brought up the carry- ons to make sure we had enough. Dec I packed my quart size zip lock bags and started stocking up on meds and Airborne, and vitamin C cause of the flu outbreak. I took off the day before, and will do laundry for son, add underwear, iron touch up, and zip it all up tight! Packing is part of my fun! Will adjust as needed when I get weather update! O, we leave Thurs Jan 31!

 

[LisaTN]

He he, trip is three weeks away and I've already started packing!!

 

[redkel]

I am prepping and pre-packing right now. We are 6 weeks out. First aid and med kit, sunscreen, rain gear, toiletries, laundry aids, sundries, etc.

Since we are in the middle of winter, I've also sorted through the spring/summer clothes and set them aside to wash before packing.

I'm a planner and an organizer by nature, so I expect to be packed and ready to go 7-10 days before departure. The weather fluctuates a good bit during the first week of March in FLA, so we'll be prepared for whatever mother nature gives us.

I have learned that good planning makes for a great vacation. Now not everyone believes in this and that's totally fine, but for our family -- it hasn't failed us yet.

 

[CammelleandBre]

Me, and my dd leave Saturday (ticker is 2 days off.). I haven't packed anything don't even have the luggage out. I'm such a procrastinator.