Packing

[metalguru]

Originally Posted by daytonababe

Well I have split stuff in the past but we didn't this year.

Yes cases might go missing but I'll risk it, this made life so much easier.

I landed in LA, drove straight to Vegas (which took nearly 7 hrs) and had to be up and out the next morning at 8am.. It was just so easy everyone knowing where everything was .

I will do the same in future trips.

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How come it took nearly 7 hours?
Done this quite a few times in the past and it's been about 4 to 5 and a half hours max. Doing in again in November.

[daytonababe]

Originally Posted by metalguru

How come it took nearly 7 hours?
Done this quite a few times in the past and it's been about 4 to 5 and a half hours max. Doing in again in November.

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Traffic .. I know you doubted me before but I can assure you it's true ..

I landed at LAX around 3 , left Avis car hire at just before 5pm .. I pulled into South point vegas so not even on the strip at 11.55pm.. we stopped for about 15 mins on the way for a In N out burger ..

We do the same journey every year and it's never taken 4 hours . Last year it took well over 5 hours too .. and I've done it at various times of day from mid morning to this year at night .

Traffic is always heavy until you get out of the San Bernardino valley .

[metalguru]

Must be the time I land then, land at 20 to 7 PM so the traffic must have died down or I speed

[Nettings]

Just back from a 17 night tour of Vietnam with 9 different hotels/cabins and used packing cubes and they were an absolute godsend. Would highly recommend.

[Bella Girl]

Following the recommendations on this thread, I went to TKMaxx today looking for packing cubes. The ones they had looked very small - more like toiletry bags so I don't understand how this works.

Please can someone help me understand?

[daytonababe]

Originally Posted by Bella Girl

Following the recommendations on this thread, I went to TKMaxx today looking for packing cubes. The ones they had looked very small - more like toiletry bags so I don't understand how this works.

Please can someone help me understand?

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TK Maxx is very hit and miss though, the ones I got from there are a similar size to these, but I have also seen the smaller ones in there

amazon/AmazonBasic.../dp/B017XOA1EK

Size wise they are the same as the ones I got from ebay but much stronger.

[Nettings]

I bought mine off ebay - they are of differing sizes - a couple of bigger ones, then a couple of medium and then a small.

I rolled all my evening clothes into one of the bigger ones (that's got two compartments), rolled my shorts into the other larger one. T shirts into a medium, shoes into the other medium (size 6's just about fit and I only took 3 other pairs all sandals) and then the smaller one was undies etc. I bought four sets in total and used a couple of others for toiletries whilst my DH and DS used a set each.

Basically the answer is rolling - and getting the different sized bags. Amazon do them too and there are differing qualities in the bags. My friends were better quality but more expensive, mine were cheap - one's broken already and the zip pulleys are forever falling off a couple of the others. But they'll do for at least another trip and I will definitely be using them x

Originally Posted by Bella Girl

Following the recommendations on this thread, I went to TKMaxx today looking for packing cubes. The ones they had looked very small - more like toiletry bags so I don't understand how this works.

Please can someone help me understand?

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[Disney Wishing]

Originally Posted by Bella Girl

Following the recommendations on this thread, I went to TKMaxx today looking for packing cubes. The ones they had looked very small - more like toiletry bags so I don't understand how this works.

Please can someone help me understand?

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I didn't have any luck last year in our TKMaxx either. I have these ones:

amazon/eBags-Mediu...acking+c ubes

I can fit around 8 t-shirts and a couple of pairs of shorts in each. I tend to roll the t-shirts and then sit the shorts flat on top. As my sons stuff is smaller I get get around 6 shorts/t-shirt outfits in one. I do have I of the larger size too but sometimes that can work a little to big. Handy more if you have jeans and hoodies to fit in.

[JoS]

We got ours from Amazon and found them a great help. We also split our clothes just in case the baggage goes astray as we lost a case on the way to Vegas once and hubby is now paranoid as he had no clothes. Whatever works for you.

[daytonababe]

Originally Posted by Clarks

I bought mine off ebay - they are of differing sizes - a couple of bigger ones, then a couple of medium and then a small.

I rolled all my evening clothes into one of the bigger ones (that's got two compartments), rolled my shorts into the other larger one. T shirts into a medium, shoes into the other medium (size 6's just about fit and I only took 3 other pairs all sandals) and then the smaller one was undies etc. I bought four sets in total and used a couple of others for toiletries whilst my DH and DS used a set each.

Basically the answer is rolling - and getting the different sized bags. Amazon do them too and there are differing qualities in the bags. My friends were better quality but more expensive, mine were cheap - one's broken already and the zip pulleys are forever falling off a couple of the others. But they'll do for at least another trip and I will definitely be using them x

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My cheaper ebay ones were a bit rubbish tbh, the quality isn't great but for £5 I'll just replace as and when. The zips have broke on a couple already after just one trip.


Ours are all different sizes too