Wednesday, July 22, 2020

The Way We Were Wednesday - Packing for Vacation



My parents didn't vacation a lot when I was growing up, I never totally understood why, but they really didn't travel much from the time my sister and I were born, until we were high school age.  Then we started spending winters in Florida.  The Funny farm / Bee farm was a seasonal operation, when it shut down for the winter, we packed up and went south.  The second winter in Florida, my father bought a truck. It is yellow above, it was pink when he bought it. (Much my mother's consternation, he described it as titty-pink.)  Painted the corporate colors of the Miami based rental company he bought it from.  Part of the deal included the color change.  

The truck was for the farm.  When we packed to go north that spring, packing was a dream, want to take both bicycles, no problem.  The following October when we started to pack to go to Florida, my father simply said, pack whatever you want, I'll drive the truck.  And so he did, for 5 or 6 years, they packed the big yellow truck for their winter vacations.  When my family packed for vacation, they took everything you could imagine.  

I don't take that much when I travel, but I have never understood how anyone could travel for two weeks with a single backpack, or 20 in-roller bag.  But when you look at what my family packed for vacation, it makes sense.  

Do you travel lite? 

18 comments:

  1. yes I do. if I gotta carry it, I'mma going simple and easy.

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    1. Thank dog, for wheeled cases,

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    2. the person that invented wheelie suitcases should be given a medal!

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  2. Oh.....it's terrible....the gin alone gets heavy dear.

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  3. Anonymous7/22/2020

    I am a gay male. Of course I don't travel lightly. C'est impossible.

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    1. I have a friend who often needs a separate bag for the shoes and boots.

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  4. My family traveled a lot but we had a travel trailer so we could take a lot of stuff too. I don't do that anymore. I usually pack a small roller bag and one shoulder bag and that's it.

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    1. I have been known to check a bag on an overnight trip

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  5. You know, it's fantastic when you have a trailer even without camping! Just throw stuff in a laundry basket, hang up stuff you don't want wrinkled(this is during non-camping events) add some extra underwear (couldn't hurt) find a KOA park in whatever city you're visiting (San Diego) and you're good to go! No packing nonsense, no TSA probing and tossing. Nirvana! Feels like teen spirit, heh.

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    1. I will have to try that someday

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  6. I always travel as light as possible. I hate hauling two tons of crap.

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    1. I usually keep it under one ton.

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  7. Backpack only for 3 months in Europe, although I admit it was a challenge.

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  8. I travel fairly light. It balances out SG who travels like Lorelei Lee.

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