How Soon Do You Pack?

i pack the night before i am ready to leave everything except what i need to use in the morning. Then in the morning after i have used what i needed to use, such as deaodrant, hairdryer, tooth paste, ect i will pack all that stuff and then i am ready to go.

even iam also a last minute packer and i wnt forget anything to pack,,,it takes hardly 10-15 for me to getready with my packing.

I'm like you. I usually pack the night before and the morning of the trip. I'm usually doing laundry and need a few things from that to take with me... I have most of my toiletries in duplicate, and they're always in my travel case, which makes that part easier. I travel a lot, so this way I always have what I need. Let's face it, no matter where you're going you can get anything you forgot at a store or from the hotel. I can't see stressing about it for an entire week beforehand! It must be hard to deal with such an "organized" person as your travel partner!!

I am with you on this one, there is not any point in packing early as everything that I will be packing I am also going to need before I leave. I like to pack just before I am ready to go as that way everything is out and I can see what I might need. I have forgotten things doing it this way but Wal Mart is also my best friend. I had an ex that would drive me crazy packing weeks before we left and then I would need something so I would go get it out and it never would get put pack in. We would argue all the time about this. Lists and organization work for some people but I am not one of those people at all.

I usually just throw stuff in a bag sometime within the 24-hours before I'm leaving. Unless a special occasion is involved, I don't need anything specific, so I need my toothbrush and shower stuff, plus enough clothes for the number of days I'll be there.

You sound like my hubby who always tend to wait til the last minute to pack things into the suitcase. I,on the other hand prefer to start packing early , maybe 2 weeks to a month in advance, to make sure I don't forget to pack in any item. I guess it's just my personality, I like to prepare things in advance.

I pack for a day or 2 days before our travel. For me to atleast ready all the things I need. I dont consider a week for it is very long period in packing things. When there is something in my mind that I should bring I put it right away for me not to forget it.

I am a synthesis of both, and I am not sure it really works. I make lists, and plan, and try to launder, and locate the suitcase. I start off, load up, then realize that my sweetie has not packed or selected a thing, so then I go get his stuff, then I run out the back door, grabbing everything that I can reach, that I might want to use, maybe, in a day or two. I still usually go find a Wal Mart.

For the past 20 years, I usually pack the night before a trip. Not something my wife agree, of course. Well, women are more particular about such things. In fact, my wife would have prepared a checklist first. Her method is more efficient. Sometimes, last minute packing can be rather stressful and time consuming. It is good to pack earlier if we know we are planning a trip within the week or so.

I usually start about a day ahead. That way I have time to pick the outfits I want and have time to wash something just in case. The next day I just add my sundries and I am ready to go!

I have a bag of things that just stay packed. Personal stuff - deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo etc. Always ready. Medications get taken and then packed. Clothing. I count what I will need, add a few extra and then pack. My wardrobe is rather generic, so everything almost always matches. (someday you may see me on what NOT to wear). If I am brining other things...gifts etc. They are always in a separate area by they door, so they won't be forgotten.

Before I pack, I made a checklist first of all the things I will be needing. Sometimes, it varies of how many days I will be staying at my travel place. Normally, I started packing my days, 2 days before my departure so that I could have an ample time to evaluate, to check and even to finalize all my stuffs. I am a a forgetful person and sometimes, I need to check first or even you have to remind me again of some essential things to bring along to my suitcase.. I check my toiletries, my underwears, my jackets etc. Everything should be organized and well- managed before leaving. You should make a checklist and out of that even you are in a hurry in packing things, it would still organize bacause you take note of everything.

I don't start getting excited about a trip until about 2 days before we leave. That's when I start packing. I'm pretty organized, so I've pretty much thought through what I'm gonna take by the time I'm ready to pack.

I start packing about two weeks before I go away, that way I can re-evaluate what I'm going to pack and I know that I won't forget anything then! If I left it to the last minute then I think I would end up with all the wrong things in my suitcase!

well i am very poor in packing. i pack at the last minute so i do it in a hurry and i tend to forget few important things.

I usually pack a week before we go. I don't leave it to the last minute. I found out the hard way that if I wait, I will forget something. I tend to pack lighter by doing it earlier.

You have no idea, I once packed for a 10 days trip overseas and I started packing 2 hours before I got to the airport! Usually I start packing way before time but for some reason if it includes an airplane I pack a day before max.

it take me 5 minutes to pack.

When I'm getting ready to travel I feel like I need to have everything packed way in advanced, but most of the time I end up putting it off till the last minute. If you put it off till the last minute you can still get another load of laundry in.

I pack the night before I go anywhere. I make a list a few days beforehand, and keep adding to the list as I remember things. Then, the night before I go, I pack everything. I've been on so many trips that I know exactly what to bring each time. It really doesn't matter when you start, just so long as you finish on time!