How soon do you start packing?

[Disneyfan1977]

People always think I am a little nuts for being my packing way early. When I buy my kids specific items for vacation, I always through them immediately in the suitcase. For instance, when I buy them clothes that I don't want them to wear prior to vacation.

 

[themcgoos]

How early are you talking about? People think we're crazy too, because we do similar to what you have mentioned - for an April trip, we put the suitcases in the family room a couple months beforehand and start throwing stuff in them that we don't need in the winter in Buffalo (i.e., bathing suits, shorts, spring jacket, etc.) and travel items (i.e., sunglasses, travel toothbrushes, sunscreen, etc.) for the trip. We only go to WDW every other year though....we'd have the suitcases in the family room all the time if we went as much as some of the folks on these boards go! haha Then, as we get 1-2 weeks out, we go back through everything, toss stuff we don't need to take and really get a better picture of what we're taking. If you're "nuts" then I guess we are too! haha So what, the kids actually have fun buying travel toothbrushes in February and throwing them in the suitcases....

We are 8 days out from our first tme to POR....Have fun packing "early"....

 

[ciera321]

We do this, too. Especially with things I'm not using at the time or that I think I will forget. We're just organized...

 

[loonytoony]

Usually about 8 weeks out



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[Tinka_Belle]

I have one month left and I am afraid that if I don't start packing now that I will forget something. I know that is crazy. I am making some customs for my DD and as I make them they go into her suitcase.

 

[LovinDisneyWorld]

We leave for CSR in 11 day's and I haven't started packing a thing. Work has been so busy and I have two preschoolers and a dog and am just to busy at night. I did however, buy most of what we need. new clothes for the kids since they have outgrown last yrs clothes, some new stuff for me, travel containers, I still need to buy snacks for the plane. This weekend I am going to start packing and leave the suitcases in the guest bedroom and then the day before we leave, finalize everything. I am so stressed. I need a wk off of work to get everything done for this trip

 

[teacup317]

Mentally I've been packing for months. In reality I got the suitcase down on Sunday and the top of my dining room table has piles of DH's and my clothing. I had him try his things on from last year and make sure everything fits and low and behold, he needs a new bathing suit. I still have to iron a couple of things because they've been packed away since last summer, but I'm pretty organized and pretty much ready and I still have 22 days to go. Still have to shop for little stuff, toiletries, dog food to take to the kennel, stuff like that. Otherwise, we're ready!

 

[patti_jim_peanut]

My daughter doesn't know we're going yet, so I have to do all of our packing on the down-low!!

But yeah, our suitcases has been out of storage now for about 3 weeks. I've been at the dollar stores getting red pom-poms(main color for Laconia High School Marching Band), new bathing suits, all the necessitities...you know

I have been tossing them all into the suitcases as I get them and tucking them back into the closet so my DD5 won't see them and get suspicious

 

[teacup317]

Your trip sounds like it's going to be awesome! Especially the surprise part. Also seems like your feeling better, glad to hear it. Me too, I returned to work on Monday. Today we're at 20 days out before we leave for the World. I'm making a run to Wally World with my list after work, it's about a 30 minute drive for me.

Oh, btw, my very good friend of almost 50 years lives in Guilford (I think that's near Laconia) and she has two DS's both in college now.

Enjoy your trip!

 

[debilovesmickey]

Hi,
I will be at the Pop 4/19-26.
I have had my shorts and stuff packed for weeks. I started working on the carry-on this week!
I have a lot of the kids stuff packed, but DH has to do his.
Suitcases are in our living room!

I am so excited! Have never been to POP. Last time in the world was 11/2001.

Debi
PS See some of you there!

 

[MNRMommy]

Wow, I am so impressed with ya'lls packing. I am ALLWAYS up all night before we leave. We get on the plane and I sleep all the way there just to catch up. Every trip I say I am going to start packing sooner but somehow it doesn't work out in reality the way it does in my wishful thinking brain.

 

[REL1203]

I usually start packing about 2 weeks out, but start compiling list about a month or so out.. My wife is a worry wort, and WAY over packs everything, i like to just take clothes, and stuff like that and worry about the rest when I get there

 

[Manda]

I usually start stashing stuff in the suitcase whenever the suitcase has made it's last other trip before Disney. We're going next in August, but we'll probably need the suitcase for other things between now and then. I probably won't start packing as early for this trip because it will be hot here and there, so we'll be wearing the same things at home as we will need on vacation. On some other trips, it's been cooler at home, so I've been able to go ahead and pack shorts and t-shirts, etc. well in advance. Since I'm a working Mom and we usually leave at the crack of dawn on Saturday, I need to have most everything packed the weekend prior. I usually start in earnest a few weekends prior to that, however. I just leave the suitcase open in my bedroom and toss things in there as I think about them, so I won't forget.

Next trip is a surprise to my son though, so I've got no idea how I'm going to work out packing for that!

 

[suzimar57]

once we return from disney, and after all the laundry is done, back it all goes into the luggage - i keep "disney only" clothes (T shirts, shorts, sox, underwear, jeans, sweatshirts) aside for our trips - so basically, i begin packing immediately upon arriving home, in a sense!

i'll buy new t-shirts when we're there and switch out older t-shirts, but our clothes look like new because we only wear them one week a year!

 

[patti_jim_peanut]

Your trip sounds like it's going to be awesome! Especially the surprise part. Also seems like your feeling better, glad to hear it. Me too, I returned to work on Monday. Today we're at 20 days out before we leave for the World. I'm making a run to Wally World with my list after work, it's about a 30 minute drive for me.

Oh, btw, my very good friend of almost 50 years lives in Guilford (I think that's near Laconia) and she has two DS's both in college now.

Enjoy your trip!

Glad to hear you're feeling better, too! This weather couldn't keep us down if it tried!!

I was driving to the store today with my DD5 in the back of the car when out of the blue, she says "I had so much fun with Nanny when we went to Disney last year"... What made you think of that, I say nervously. She said "oh, my happy meal toy".

I took her for lunch at McDonalds and she got a princess bracelet and they are advertising for the Pirates and Princess parties. Phew!

OH, OH, OH!!! I FORGOT TO MENTION!! We are going to the P&PP on April 23rd. My mom called me last night and told me as a surprise for DD5, she got tickets for all of us to go...It's gonna be so much fun!!

 

[patti_jim_peanut]

Hi,
I will be at the Pop 4/19-26.
I have had my shorts and stuff packed for weeks. I started working on the carry-on this week!
I have a lot of the kids stuff packed, but DH has to do his.
Suitcases are in our living room!

I am so excited! Have never been to POP. Last time in the world was 11/2001.

Debi
PS See some of you there!

I am so jealous!!!

You leave 3 days before we do...lol

We are also staying at POP... see you around

 

[jimmalru80]

I'm a little crazy about packing. Just laid everything out last night and we leave on May14th. I'm pretty much ready to go with a few last minute additions.

 

[donaldndaisy]

I'll start packing next month, for our July trip. I'm going to buy the personalized luggage from disneyshopping.com, this month, though. Plus we need a new duffle bag for our carry-on, I'll be packing a small duffle with an additional 2 days clothing and toiletries, as our carry-on, in case our luggage is lost or delayed. I use space bags so, this duffle will fit all of our clothes, plus toiletries, 1 extra pair of sandals/flip flops, our camera and extra batteries. Our ds will be responsible for the backpack with onboard snacks and computer games. DH will have our computer case.

 

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