Do you overdo it?

I have to make a list and stick to it.
It's usually strict because I am on trains and buses without help.
Like Heidi I wear my heavy clothes.
I have managed a month camping in NZ with hand luggage only. (Smug smile) but I had to buy a bag out there for all the things I brought home.
If my bag is too big, I take too much.

Make sure I have everything washed/ironed etc. the day before, other stuff e.g. sun cream, beach shoes for shingle, meds., ticked off list and put on spare bed. I pack the night before unless we're leaving late, in which case I do it in the morning.

I don't think I've ever repacked! I only ever take a fairly small suitcase but it's always been plenty.

Dh does his in about 20 mins - after lots of business trips he has it down to a fine art - and only ever takes a carry-on if we're flying, no matter how long he's going for. He'd like me to do ditto, to save hanging around baggage carousels, but I put my foot down ages ago.

Nope, I have a list on my bedside table in the weeks before going away, where I plan outfits depending on where we are going weatherwise, I then pack accordingly, never leave anything behind, travel light and amaze people wherever we go . I once went to South Africa for 3 weeks with a cabin bag ...okay, it was mostly full of shorts and t-shirts!

I really wish that I could travel lightly but, no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to manage it! On a recent 2 week trip, I had my full luggage allowance, which included lots of 'just in case' clothes, but I probably only used about a quarter of what I took! And the toiletries! ... Oh my goodness, they weigh so heavy, but I hate not being able to take my own shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, etc! I know I really need to cut down. My whole family always complain about how much I take with me. I know I'll never wear it all, but when you have a certain luggage allowance, why bother to trying to cram things into a smaller suitcase if you can take a large one and fill it ... and have choices?! I'm really going to make an effort to cut down for my next trip ...

I always come back with at least half the items unworn. I'm 68 and I've never managed to conquer this.
I do the same with the caravan. I have clothes just for the caravan which I leave there and I still lug half my wardrobe back and forward.

Well, I have to say I’m an expert- and minimalist- packer. I usually travel by train, which means loading my own bags on and off, so I pack light. I have a carry- on suitcase with four wheels, a tote bag that slots over the handle, and a cross- body bag. The suitcase contains my clothes, one extra pair of shoes and toothbrush and toothpaste, and my tote bag contains makeup bag ( whittled down to essentials) i-pad, charger and earphones, notebook and pencil, printouts of tickets, a pashmina, or cardigan, spare socks and knickers, a limited first aid kit, tissues, and wetwipes. My cross-body bag contains passport, two purses with different currencies, card holder, reading glasses and sunglasses, phone, tissues and essential medication. I’ve always managed to pack enough for ten to twelve day trips, never wash things out in the hotel room, although I have occasionally, on longer trips, used the laundry service. I don’t pack toiletries ( I use the hotels’,) nightwear, or anything I might need “just in case.” For my trip to Bordeaux in October I’m wearing a dress, light padded coat, leggings and boots to travel in (2 days, with a night in London) and because it will be warm there I’m packing two cotton dresses and a linen jumpsuit, and a pair of tennis shoes, and a long sleeved slightly heavier cotton dress for the return journey. I will have to pack a couple of nighties because I’m sharing a house with my mother and sister. I’ll have enough room for a good bottle or two of Bordeaux and some nice French skincare!

Nonnie that is what I do, half and half.

I can easily travel hand luggage only for a city break, for up to a week in the summer, but not the winter (jumpers, boots and jackets take up a lot of room).

My problem is when we go long haul, I am away before Christmas with a 64Kg. luggage allowance for each of us, I have "mentally packed" every night this week!!!

I get everything I think I might possibly require out and hang it all round the spare bedroom walls. Then leave things for a day or two while my subconscious ponders. Then put at least half of it back in the wardrobe...

I did forget to pack knickers once and had to scour Port Madoc in the rain on a Sunday for a knicker shop that was open. Not what I'd planned at all.

Yes, all of that especially now we are retired and have more time! However I pack both suitcases with some of his and some of mine. Having had suitcases go missing I always think that we could manage with just one for a few days if we had to.

With difficulty. If I know that I can wash and dry even a few items, lightweight tops etc it is much easier but otherwise I don’t sleep the night before departure worrying. I now email to check if towels are provided and try to see if there is a ladder radiator in the bathroom. One of the most difficult aspects is trying to work out how “dressy” I need to be for the evening meal. Just hoping this tread offers some tips.

DH does the packing.