How far in advance do you pack?

It really depends if it's a long trip or a short trip. If it's a short trip, I pack like a day or two in advance, if it's a long one, then I might pack like a week in advance. Traveling can be tiring and I wouldn't want to be tired packing too, usually I take it easy and give myself a few more days to arrange the stuff I need.

I generally pack 2 or 3 days in advance.. I sometimes pack just the night before as well, that adds to the excitement... Whenever I travel, I prefer to pack as little things as I can as it is good to travel light as u will be returning with more than u go with...

i usually will prepare about 2 days before the travel date. however, if i get really excited and will have to go to a unfamiliar place, i try to be ready a week before so i can buy things i need to bring with me.

I pack very quickly but the planning what i have to take with me and what i will need is going on in my mind from 2-3 days earlier.I keep them ready in my mind and then work out quickly later on. No making of lists etc, I am very used to it and never forget important things to carry with me.

Are you kidding me? I pack just before I take off...LOL..Okay, maybe the night before but that is it..If I don't have it then I didn't need it..I used to take so much crap it was stupid..So now it is the bare minimum and I am on my way.

well i m a very irresposible person so i start packing well b4 the leaving time so tht i don leave out on important stuff and i truly hate the last minute rush. i like to relax b4 leaving.

I try to get everything I can ready in advance, and I start planning almost as soon as I know I am going. Unfortunately, hubby is the opposite, and it is not unusual to get to the destination and find something is missing. For toiletries, I have an overnight bag that stays packed. I might have to throw in makeup. I keep extra razors in there, as that is one of the things hubby forgets. After having to borrow kneehis or hose from my sister in law more than once, I got to where I keep a couple of pairs of those in that bag as well. Shampoo, conditioner, toothbrush, tooth paste, hairbrush, and skin care items all go in there. Immodium for hubby as he often needs it, and ibuprofen for me. I find this to be what really works for me. He will get the car ready, and do all of that stuff, but forget to get himself ready, so I have fallen into doing that. We never run out of gas, and our cars run and look fine on our trips. Never have flat tires. I still get a little frustrated with him. I have had to go buy him socks and underwear!LOL

The moment the trip is set in stone, I think about what I am going to wear.I make a list.I start from the top of my head and list everything I will need and I end with my toes.Then the night before , I pack everything on the list.

I use to be like you and got ready well in advance. But now that I am married and have two kids I usually don't pack until the day we are leaving, sometimes the day before =) It is just too hard to figure out what everyone is going to wear and then I would have to hope my kids didn't find their bags packed and unpack everything by throwing it on the floor.

I do not have enough clothes to pack a week ahead of time so I wait until the night before and do laundy so I can pack the morning I leave.

when we go away to the bike rallies etc.. i pack about 2 minutes before we leave.....it is pointless us packing any earleir as we need to pack the bike...... but even when we have gone on hols before i am still the same...... i just make sure the clothes that we want to take are all eashed and ironed.....

i pack last minute, the night before i'm going to travel hehe. i usually know what are the things that i have to bring, but sometimes picking out which outfit is the hardest lol.

I think it depends on how many days the trip is of. If it's a short time trip, I think one day in advance is enough. But if you plan to stay for a long time, it's better to prepare 2 or 3 days in advance to make sure you've taken everything needed.

wow that is great habit! I usually pack 24 hours before.. bad habit yeah i knoe! he he he.. ayu @ www.myhandbaghaven.blogspot.com

When Im planning a trip I will write a list of everything Im taking and what I need to buy. I will pack everything the night before. Up until the last minute I leave.LOL I dont want to forget anything.

In most cases, I start thinking about packing for a trip maybe 3-4 days in advance... in case there are clothes I want along that need washing, or something that needs finding. Typically, I do most of the actual packing the day before-- if it's for a longer overseas trip, perhaps a couple of days before. On the whole, I have travelled so much that it's all pretty second nature to me.

It depends where are we going and for how long are we going to stay there. If it is just near and for just a day or two, I can pack my things even at the night before the day we're going to leave. And if it's for a long vacation or if we're going outside the country, I usually starts to pack my things a week before.

That would depend. If it's just a short vacation I can start packing about three days in advance. If it's a major move I think preparations should begin at least a month before.

I have a bad habit of waiting until the last minute and then I always seem to forget something.

I start by making a list. I ALWAYS have a list! I start gathering stuff about a week in advance, but I do the majority of packing the day and night before I leave. Although lately I have been traveling so much that I have been leaving everything in my suitcase, even while at home. I wash my clothes and put them back in my suitase! It is less work when I have to turn around and leave again!