002: Home: Packing Lists for Organized Family Trips
Summary
- Packing for relatives (food & home provided)
- Packing for hotel stay (shelter provided)
- Packing for camping (no food or shelter provided)
Families can be organized when kids help by packing themselves so parents can focus on other packing
- Packing list template with blank number of shirts and shorts to fill in differently with each different trip
- Don’t have to rethink items to take each trip
- List has daily clothes, pajamas, swimsuits, things to do in the car…
- List has columns for each kid to mark their own
- Shorter trips whatever goes, but longer trips may need to be double checked before putting in the car
- List are easily accessible so kids can be packing at the same time
Different levels of kitchen supplies
- Mid level list includes items for specific locations like hiking book, sports equipment,
- Plan ahead to know what’s in the area before you go
- Lists are not always fool proof, items may get forgotten, but lists help get items out of mind and onto list before it’s forgotten
Camping lists available on internet
- REI.com has several different camping lists to help families stay organized
- Find a list that fits your needs, all inclusive but not overboard
- Save camping list and use over and over
- Weigh what’s necessary or not necessary each time
- Lightweight games came in handy on a scout campout
- Find simple supplies that are versatile and can be used for many purposes
- Write down on your running camping list what you missed one trip, so it won’t be missed next time
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