Vallerina 2 #1 December 23, 2002 I'm going to start packing tonight for my trip to Florida, and I was curious if anyone out there has any kind of packing list/essential items that make vacationing easier. Obviously clothes, toiletries and camping gear fall in that list, but is there anything that is commonly overlooked? Or is there anything to make a car trip entertaining (Mad Libs and cds are a must!)There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #2 December 23, 2002 Batteries and your cellphone recharger __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygal3 0 #3 December 23, 2002 handheld mirror, glow necklaces and those little plastic bottle streamer party poppers...for some reason, i always have those in the car..ya never know when you might need them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #4 December 23, 2002 RIG! HELMET/googles if needed thats it! thoise are the essentialsMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,584 #5 December 23, 2002 Food for the car trip. I travel on my stomach. Celery and peanut butter, carrot sticks -- anything to avoid stopping and loading up on 850-cal Whoppers or candy. A towel if you're not staying in a motel. I always forget the towel. A small lantern for the tent that stands up so you can find stuff at night, or read if you're so inclined. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #6 December 23, 2002 suntan oil maybe. it's in the 70's and cloudless during the day. i put on a pair of sweatpants last night. it does get into the low 60's at night, so bring some warm stuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cajun 0 #7 December 23, 2002 Take your rig and a credit card. Anything else is just extra. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftBehind 0 #8 December 23, 2002 WildBlue repellant Quote "So there I was, No shit 30 seconds from Death..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dex 0 #9 December 23, 2002 plastic bags. lots and lots of plastic bags. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #10 December 23, 2002 QuoteTake your rig and a credit card. Whose credit card? Can I borrow yours? QuoteWildBlue repellant I think I ran out. Is there some available at Wal-Mart? Quoteplastic bags. lots and lots of plastic bags. I usually put all of my clothes in zip lock bags, so that one is taken care of. One thing I forgot on my own list is a few garbage bags...for dirty clothes and garbage.There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,584 #11 December 23, 2002 Oooh! speaking of zip, don't forget the zip ties! Wendy W. There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #12 December 23, 2002 QuoteWildBlue repellant My GHB is stronger.... at least this stuff I got from Phreezone is!it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craichead 0 #13 December 23, 2002 QuoteA towel if you're not staying in a motel. I always forget the towel. Always know where your towel is! "A towel is about the most massively useful thing any interstellar hitchhiker can carry. For one thing it has great practical value - you can wrap it around you for warmth on the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; sunbathe on it on the marble beaches of Santraginus V; huddle beneath it for protection from the Arcturan Megagnats as you sleep beneath the stars of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a mini raft down the slow heavy river Moth; wet it for use in hand-to-hand combat; wrap it round your head to avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (which is such a mindboggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems clean enough... However, only the Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy explains that the towel has a far more important psychological value, in that anyone who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against mind-boggling odds, win through, and still know where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with. Hence a phrase which has passed into hitch-hiking slang, as in: "Hey, you sass, that hoopy Ford Prefect? There's a frood who really knows where his towel is." -- Douglas Adams, "The HitchHiker's Guide To The Galaxy" More on the usefulness of towels... http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/guide/towel.shtml -P <--hoopy frood who knows where her towel is__ "Scared of love, love and aeroplanes...falling out, I said takes no brains." -- Andy Partridge (XTC) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #14 December 23, 2002 Ok one thing .. condoms .. can never have to many.. "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #15 December 23, 2002 Shower shoes or flip flops for the shower, a bottle opener or can opener combo and always carry a knife of some kind"It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
174fps 1 #16 December 23, 2002 Quote chapstick Dry air, terminal velocity, cracked lips, not fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #17 December 23, 2002 People laugh, but my purse is like my emergency kit. It's not very big, but I could live off of the clothes on my back and what's in my purse for AT LEAST a week! Pain pills? Yup. Mini tool kit? Yup. Floss? Yup. He he he...the list goes on, but all are small travel-size and with my wallet full of good stuff and my travel-size mascara, I'm ALWAYS good to go, in case I decide not to go home.I also ALWAYS keep a bikini, a towel, and a pair of tennis shoes in my car at all times. You'd be surprised how often you need a towel. A bikini b/c there's just too many great creeks and rivers in Florida to pass up a good swim, and tennis shoes, for whatever...b/c I don't wear shoes unless I have to, and when I do, they usually have stiletto heals, not great for hiking Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #18 December 23, 2002 QuoteQuoteAlways know where your towel is!. -P <--hoopy frood who knows where her towel is rock on ive got mine...and spare two towels are better than one and with three well....____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SudsyFist 0 #19 December 23, 2002 Quote a bottle opener or can opener combo and always carry a knife of some kind leatherman/gerber! DUH!!! man, sometimes you disappoint me... steve Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DivaSkyChick 0 #20 December 23, 2002 Advil for the pain, No Dose for the drive, bic lighter for lots of things. Extra tarps. Always have extra tarps. Towells. Warm fluffy ones. Slippers and flannel pajamas. You can jump, sleep and generally LIVE in flannel pajamas. Air mattress. --- www.facebook.com/mandyhamptonfitch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #21 December 23, 2002 Quote suntan oil maybe. it's in the 70's and cloudless during the day. i put on a pair of sweatpants last night. it does get into the low 60's at night, so bring some warm stuff. That SUCKS! Low 60's at night????????????? We won't see anything near that for daytime temps, for a couple/three months! J edit for spelling -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stacy 0 #22 December 23, 2002 we hit 80 today in palm beach. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #23 December 23, 2002 Quote Quote a bottle opener or can opener combo and always carry a knife of some kind leatherman/gerber! DUH!!! man, sometimes you disappoint me... steve I carry both. It never fails, some retard will ask to borrow a knife and wants to use it as a screwdriver or to cut metal. It pays to ask sometimes"It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dex 0 #24 December 25, 2002 Also remember to miss the ground... ""The Guide says there is an art to flying," said Ford, "or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." He smiled weakly. He pointed at the knees of his trousers and held his arms up to show the elbows. They were all torn and worn through." -- Douglas Adams Life, the Universe, and Everything For more info on how to fly check: http://www.extremelysmart.com/humor/howtofly.php Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
