When do you start packing?

[dawz1026]

I start way too early due to the excitement...lol last year 3 weeks ahead This time Im gonna try a week before

 

[Dawn68PA]

I usually start about a week ahead of time. My kids drive me crazy & tell me they can't pack that early but they (ok, I make them) find a way It never fails though; we still always forget one item!

 

[mickeystoontown]

I usually don't start until a day or so before we leave. That being said, I start a packing and supply list months ahead of time. We go to WDW every year so I have a WE ARE GOING TO WALT DISNEY WORLD box and it stays handy at all times. I put in the little items I pick up all year long.

Some of the things are things we will really need. Others are just "keep 'em busy while we drive" things.

Because our WDW vacations are 10 days long and we have two and a half days of driving added to that, I have to wait until just before we leave to get all the clothes washed and ready to be packed.

 

[Dawn68PA]

Oooo a Disney box. Good idea! I have a Disney folder on my computer that I keep my packing list in all the time.

One nice thing about packing for us is we are in PA. We usually go in the fall. It's too cold to wear shorts in PA at that time but perfect for FL. No problem with laundry and to save myself a little stress on forgetting the essentials....I buy everyone a pack of new undies for the trip and just throw them in the suitcase.

 

[Mrs Grumpy]

I have our "Disney" only luggage that already has stuff in it and we are not going until Sept. 2009! I will start picking up stuff all durning the summer and throwing it all together. Then about a month before we get the suitcases out and leave them out in the spare bedroom so we can slowly start packing. Oh, I can't wait until next summer when I can start doing all the above.

 

[thesupersmartguy]

We start about 2.5-3 weeks ahead, that gives us time to pack,repack,unpack and pack again.

Plus we never forget anything since there is so much time to think and remember.

 

[Bill From PA]

The weekend before, my shirts on hangers go in last, that happens tomorrow at noon and we're off. I'm making my 'Last Minute' list as I write this, that goes on the inside of my wallet. See ya!

Bill From PA

 

[mickeystoontown]

The weekend before, my shirts on hangers go in last, that happens tomorrow at noon and we're off. I'm making my 'Last Minute' list as I write this, that goes on the inside of my wallet. See ya!

Bill From PA

LUCKY! Have a safe and wonderful trip!

 

[merfsko]

I'm a list person, so I start making a billion lists the moment we decide that we're going.

As for packing... I have a huge basket (I think it's supposed to be a laundy basket, but I use it for my own purposes) that I start putting "Disney" stuff in a month or so before we go. I transfer it all to a suitcase about two days before we leave.

 

[CoachBagFanatic]

The weekend before, my shirts on hangers go in last, that happens tomorrow at noon and we're off. I'm making my 'Last Minute' list as I write this, that goes on the inside of my wallet. See ya!

Bill From PA

Have a great trip.

I'm a list person, so I start making a billion lists the moment we decide that we're going.

As for packing... I have a huge basket (I think it's supposed to be a laundy basket, but I use it for my own purposes) that I start putting "Disney" stuff in a month or so before we go. I transfer it all to a suitcase about two days before we leave.

I am a list person as well. I also start our resort box (that we have shipped) 4 months in advance and I start packing 2 months before we go. The boys are easy to get packed but it's me that takes the most time. I have a carry on suitcase for shoes and once they are choosen then the outfits get choosen. Too much to do so little time.

 

[jlearn]

My wife hates me because I always pack for myself the day before. I never forget anything.

She, on the other hand, starts a week in advance and packs for herself and the 2 boys. It never fails that there is always something missing when we get there from her or the boys bags.

 

[WL Fan]

Yippee! I started today! Got most of my clothes packed, and got our little one's clothes out and ready to go into the suitcase!

4 days and counting!

 

[CoachBagFanatic]

My wife hates me because I always pack for myself the day before. I never forget anything.

She, on the other hand, starts a week in advance and packs for herself and the 2 boys. It never fails that there is always something missing when we get there from her or the boys bags.

Hey Jlearn, I live in Jackson as well. My husband packs for himself also. It's a good thing.

 

[BabyPiglet]

I usually pack all the things we won't be using in normal life a couple weeks before. Then the weekend before we pack all the rest.

 

[MomofCKJ]

I started about 2 weeks ago. Now we are 12 days out and we are 95% packed. Just a few little things we need between now and then will wait till the last minute. Just feels really really really real to finally pack!

Allyson

 

[The Lion King]

I have started to pack for our Mar. 24-28th trip. I had the kids try on spring/summer clothes so I could get an idea of what we needed. I've just started putting clothes in my room. Will start putting in suitcases once kids find out we're going. I'm waiting for a friend to send them when she gets there next week.

 

[Sea-Donkey]

Started tonight, leaving Friday. Zip a dee do dah!

 

[stitchlover]

I started the "gathering" process about a month ago. You know the "I need sunscreen, we need a bottle of advil", etc. So once I started picking up those items I drug out the toiletry bag and started tossing things into it. It is currently sitting in our guest room in a suitcase that I have started putting odds and ends into. You know snacks, pop up laundry hamper, etc.

I won't start packing clothes until about 2 days before. The day before I will do all the laundry and clean the house and the last items will go in the night before.

 

[lustergirl]

I buy things weeks before I go, like toiletries- stuff like that. I usually pack the day before my trip but throw things in the suitcase constantly.

 

[dawz1026]

I started the "gathering" process about a month ago. You know the "I need sunscreen, we need a bottle of advil", etc. So once I started picking up those items I drug out the toiletry bag and started tossing things into it. It is currently sitting in our guest room in a suitcase that I have started putting odds and ends into. You know snacks, pop up laundry hamper, etc.

I won't start packing clothes until about 2 days before. The day before I will do all the laundry and clean the house and the last items will go in the night before.

pop up hamper GREAT IDEA!