What's your secret packing tips?

[garysteph1018]

haha j...

I actually have a couple on order that I pray make it to the house before we leave! Otherwise, I'm kinda screwed on clothes!

[Jbizek]

I hope they arrive!!

[nori]

i bring candles, a dish towel, zip-lock bags, night-light for the bathroom, a small squirt bottle filled with liquid soap for small laundry needs.

[Living_the_Dream]

Well we are those crazy people you see in the airport with max baggage as we bring everything. we have 2 checked back each and a carry on each. the checks bags are at max weight.

What do we bring, don't laugh too hard!!

We love Tensing Pen but the mattress could be better so one checked bad has a mattress topper and a spare fan. our room does not have AC, it does have a celling fan and one stand fan but is always nice to have a extra fan for the room and porch, really helps. At the end of the trip we leave the fan with someone we have befriended on our trip like Juliette from Shark's

One checked bag has things to give away, coloring books, crayons, 25 to 50 pair of reading glasses from the dollar store, toys, gifts and so on. Ue use a cheep bag for these items and don't bring the bag home.

One checked bag has all the toys, snorkels, mask, fins, floats fishing tackle, 10lbs of dog milk bones dog biscuits for the dogs at TP and all the dogs along the road.

the last checked bag has the clothes that don't fit in the carry bags. much of the room in the carry bags is for camera equipment, laptop, medicines and anything we feel like we cant live without in case the checked bags are late or lost completely.

[CherryNorth49]

Many of my favorites have already been mentioned, but I have a couple of others.

Camping clothesline and clothespins. Don't always need the line, but the clothespins come in super handy. They keep the towels on the railings on a windy day, but beyond that I use them to clip things on to my beach chair (towels, hats, cover-ups, etc) and I can close and store the leftover half bag of cookies or chips.

Cheap plastic cutting board. Great to cut up fruit, makes a good plate for the small kinds of thing you might think to eat in the room (cake, sandwiches, etc). My DH likes to eat on the bed (which he wouldn't dare at home) and the board makes a good crumb catcher. I normally also bring a set of cutlery for each person. I also like to have a stack of solo cups for drinks, and if needed, half filled with sand they make a decent ashtray. Smoke 'em if you like, but please keep the butts of the beach.

[Rambo]

we usually buy (cheap market) or buy from bartender, those bamboo ash trays...use 'em on the patio,inside the apt...then wipe out with damp cloth, put in plastic bag, put in carry on,,,nice conversation piece at next Fire Drill

[DConkle]

Ok I think this one is really good! My husband and I bring those 3M hooks. You know the ones that you can put on walls and doors and remove without damaging the surface you put it on! We use them every time we go!

[Rambo]

just sit and think of how you would handle if.....happened?

now not so much going to a All In, but at many of the "rustic mom n pops" that are indeed a trip, within the trip, to stay at..we started on the cliffs...and still are in love with the West End

be a scout"Be Prepared"

[Jbizek]

Well we are those crazy people you see in the airport with max baggage as we bring everything. we have 2 checked back each and a carry on each. the checks bags are at max weight.

What do we bring, don't laugh too hard!!

We love Tensing Pen but the mattress could be better so one checked bad has a mattress topper and a spare fan. our room does not have AC, it does have a celling fan and one stand fan but is always nice to have a extra fan for the room and porch, really helps. At the end of the trip we leave the fan with someone we have befriended on our trip like Juliette from Shark's

One checked bag has things to give away, coloring books, crayons, 25 to 50 pair of reading glasses from the dollar store, toys, gifts and so on. Ue use a cheep bag for these items and don't bring the bag home.

One checked bag has all the toys, snorkels, mask, fins, floats fishing tackle, 10lbs of dog milk bones dog biscuits for the dogs at TP and all the dogs along the road.

the last checked bag has the clothes that don't fit in the carry bags. much of the room in the carry bags is for camera equipment, laptop, medicines and anything we feel like we cant live without in case the checked bags are late or lost completely.

That is much more my style of packing! We will be bringing two full sized cases and 2 large carry on's. Besides electronics I don't bring anything I can't leave behind. I like to leave the maids, beauty supplies and things they might not normally spend money on. I bought a huge bag of candy for the kids and to add with the tips.

I'd love to bring some things like crayons and color books or bubbles for the kids, but I worry I might offend people. Can I get some thoughts and experiences about that?

[Angel]

Jbizek I've brought bubbles, crayons, coloring books, balloons( helium) they are stronger, punching balls among other things.Not had any complaints, the kids love them.