Pickens Native 0 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 We are going in April and are starting to get things together.The trip is 8 weeks off but I know that will fly by Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Otter Spotter aka Debbie 58 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 About two hours or less before we leave.If I over-think things - I take way more than we need. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doodlebug....Cherie 461 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 About two hours or less before we leave.If I over-think things - I take way more than we need.Ditto. The basics are always in there. When the weather breaks I put back anything that would have froze over the winter. Then 2 days before I turn thr fridge on and start filling it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
~Kristina~ 10 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 I already have my Disney pile going in my laundry room. Pins/lanyards, Disney bags, Christmas decorations that we'll be taking, and our autograph pen. :hugsmiley: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 At six weeks I start making lists, lists that I make my husband print out of the large index cards. That way as I pack I can check them off. this is about the same time I do route planning. About 4 weeks out I will start parking clothes that we don't use everyday (swimsuits, any dressy clothes). Two weeks out I start pulling clothes from the usual rotation and stocking up on the toiletries we need for the trip. One week out, my DH and I go through everything I have packed and he starts pulling out things I've over packed! This is when we do the trip grocery shopping and freeze the water jugs (we can't light our fridge in the drive as it's not level so we have to put frozen gallon jugs in the fridge and freezer until we can light the pilot) Two days out I start packing things into the trailer.Yes, I am a little .... shall we say... over zealous but it helps to keep the excitement in check... especially if we are headed to Disney World!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Depends on the trip. For the most part, the camper stays packed year round. For this upcoming trip on the 8th, I'll get in from travel on the 7th, Rick is going to lay everything out he can on the bed (we only need clothes). I'll load the heavy stuff in the truck, we'll hitch up and put the clothes in the drawers. I have to go to work on the 8th for a couple of hours to plug the laptop back into the network and fill out my travel voucher(s) and timecard, and then we're off!! When we get up on the 9th, we'll find out which Fiends are gonna be around and find out if we're doing any cookouts, then make a Wal-Mart run at some point. Our trips are no longer about the parks, it's about chillin out and enjoyin the Fort and the Fiends!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daddyphat808 - Eric 16 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Always packed except food and clothes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Our trips are no longer about the parks, it's about chillin out and enjoyin the Fort and the Fiends!!!One day when the kids are older..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ImDownWithDisney 342 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Our camper stays packed with everything but clothes and perishable food. We usually pack the day before. I will take my truck up to the my warehouse, hook up, turn the fridge on, and load up. The day of departure I crank up and roll out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stefa70 205 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Always packed except food and clothes. Us too! A day or so before I make a list of food, so if I need anything special for dinner prep that wouldn't be in the rv. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
~Kristina~ 10 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Oh, just normal camping supplies? Always packed and I do an inventory before we close the pop up. Now I can wait to do that!! WOOHOOOOO!!!! :wave1: :banana: :banana: Food, clothes and other Disney items will be pack during the week leading up to Disney. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LORNADUCK 261 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Depends on the trip. For the most part, the camper stays packed year round. For this upcoming trip on the 8th, I'll get in from travel on the 7th, Rick is going to lay everything out he can on the bed (we only need clothes). I'll load the heavy stuff in the truck, we'll hitch up and put the clothes in the drawers. I have to go to work on the 8th for a couple of hours to plug the laptop back into the network and fill out my travel voucher(s) and timecard, and then we're off!! When we get up on the 9th, we'll find out which Fiends are gonna be around and find out if we're doing any cookouts, then make a Wal-Mart run at some point. Our trips are no longer about the parks, it's about chillin out and enjoyin the Fort and the Fiends!!!Your are coming on the 9th of March?:rofl2:? How long are u staying. May have to make a day trip to vist. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Right now we are there through Saturday, still looking for Saturday night! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghester 0 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 We are going in April and are starting to get things together.The trip is 8 weeks off but I know that will fly byI am OP DW We have most everthing in the camper also, but it still seems like we have alot to get ready. When we camp here we are only 15min. from the house and we can just run home if we need to. I am sure I will over pack because I don't want to forget anything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ftwildernessrick 10 Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Everything stays in the camper except most clothes and our food stuff.I do start my vacation non perishable food piles about 2 months away and stack that in the corner of the bedroom. Picking up a few items each week at the store like drinks, boxed dinners (mac n'cheese, etc), cookies, chips. So when we do the final grocery store run, it is just perishables. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Are all of you positing your dates on the calendar? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Roger, Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Are all of you positing your dates on the calendar?I'm still trying to figure out my dates...wahhhhh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jjbescher 17 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I will start making sure we have everything on the 21st. We have our last flyball weekend before we leave on April 8th to Disney. We will be there for a full week. It will be my DW, DD(18 Months) and my 2 Dogs in a little Rpod. It will also be the longest trip (towing and length of stay) that we have taken.I hope to everything packed the week before except food and clothes. Everything else should already be in the camper.I will have to put my dates in the calendar.jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doodlebug....Cherie 461 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 This is sad. I am still trying to figure out the calendar :'( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
~Kristina~ 10 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 There's a calendar? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Retired and Happy (Ken) 101 Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 I don't care if we start packing (or at least inventorying) two months ahead of time. There are always enough things to do the last day or two that we leave at least a couple of hours later than we had planned. And we ALWAYS overpack, especiallly food and clothes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PureTcrazy...rita 380 Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 There's a calendar?Yes! On the Black bar where "home, help etc" are located! Enter your dates! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 771 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 I start working on it when it comes back from the shop. :banana:That is recently.It isn't a hunk of junk, just an old bird with issues. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roller ... aka Ed 351 Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Now that we (almost) have a camper again, what I'd like to do (but it probably won't work out that way) is:Leave the camper packed with everything except food and other perishable items. Have "Camping Clothes" that stay in there too. Having sets for Hot & Cold weather would be ok - Just check what the weather is going to be like for our next trip to make sure we have the right set in the camper. Ideally, the dirty clothes from one trip would go in the laundry after we return home, and get placed back in the camper for the next trip. Dryer sheets in the closets/drawers can keep them 'fresh' and help keep bugs out, btw.A few weeks before, make a menu for all the meals on our trip. DON'T forget beverages! Plan for what we can prepare ahead of time and freeze in a disposable aluminum pan (lasagne, etc.) and do so. Make sure we have everything we need to prepare & cook those items (charcoal/gas for the grill, spices, etc) already in the camper. This would also be a good time to make sure your LP Bottles are full. Get the Camper refrigerator going a day or so before the trip starts, and load in the cold stuff the afternoon before departure. All the other foods can be loaded at the same time.Prescription Medications - If any need to be kept refrigerated, put them in when you add the cold foods. The others, my local Wal-Mart has a package of small 'zip-lock' pill organizers that you can label with dates, times, etc that are perfect if you take too many to fit in the "normal" organizers. 100 of them cost me $1.25 I get them filled and labeled a day or so before the trip and place them in my "personal care bag". That can go in the camper the day before, too.I'm sure there is more that will get put on this plan, but right now I'm sort of numb from the Moneyectomy from getting the initial stores for the camper (it was Dave's fault :rofl2: ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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