It is always stressful deciding what to pack when you are going away for 28 days. Everyone knows that it’s rare that you use everything you pack whenever you travel. Our last trip to England was testament to this. We found ourselves 4 pounds under our 240 pound collective luggage weight limit. (And we didn’t wear half of what we brought.)
Above is our empty packs.
We laid out everything we thought we would need for the trip and then started eliminating things that might be a luxury instead of a requirement.
For Cat we packed:
- 6 Tshirts
- 3 long sleeved shirts
- 5 Skorts
- 2 pairs of leggings
- 1 Bathing Suit
- 1 Old thin towel
- 10 pairs of underwear
- 10 pairs of socks
- 1 pair of tennis shoes
- 1 pair of flip flops
- 1 dress/sweater/dress shoes (Nice outfit)
- Brush/Hair ties/Toothbrush/toothpaste
- Jacket
- Scarf
- Tablet
- Headphones
- FitBit
- 3 Bouncy Balls
- Journal
- Color pencils
- Small stuffed animal
- 1 jacket
She carried everything herself and everything fit into her own backpack. H did carry dirty clothes which was always helpful!
These are Caitlyn’s and my finished packs. Hers is 12 pounds and mine is 23. Buster is 68 pounds which would put us over our limit but he does provide size perspective.
We leave tomorrow!! We have checked in for our flights and are starting to fine tune our itinerary. It’s going to be a big day!
Aurora
Found your rock in Old Town Scottsdale AZ. Heading to Germany for 6 weeks. Thanks for the packing list.