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To ask for your most unhinged packing lists?

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badhabitsleadtolate · 05/08/2026 15:17

Trying to cover all bases.

I’m not talking the “oh yeah I whack a teabag in my baggage”, i’m talking the type of stuff most people would never dream of taking.

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badhabitsleadtolate · 05/08/2026 15:47

Mooselooseinmyhoose · 05/08/2026 15:28

I dont consider mine unhinged but...

I always take a carbon monoxide detector! 4.99 on amazon. One of the biggest causes of deaths abroad.

Everyone I tell laughs and then quietly buys their own. Im saving the world one detector at a time!

thats actually a really good idea!

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Gardenisablooming · 05/08/2026 15:41

2 separate trips last year..
First trip ds 16 unpacked a High Viz jacket...
Next trip he produced a lint roller.

He's a funny lad !!

Faircastle · 05/08/2026 15:38

I always bring a crochet kit, and if I'm going away for more than a weekend I also bring a spare hook and extra yarn, just in case.

notwhingingjuststatingfacts · 05/08/2026 15:36

Mooselooseinmyhoose · 05/08/2026 15:28

I dont consider mine unhinged but...

I always take a carbon monoxide detector! 4.99 on amazon. One of the biggest causes of deaths abroad.

Everyone I tell laughs and then quietly buys their own. Im saving the world one detector at a time!

Just me quietly adding my spare carbon monoxide monitor to my luggage

Brilliant idea!!

Mooselooseinmyhoose · 05/08/2026 15:28

I dont consider mine unhinged but...

I always take a carbon monoxide detector! 4.99 on amazon. One of the biggest causes of deaths abroad.

Everyone I tell laughs and then quietly buys their own. Im saving the world one detector at a time!

Verv · 05/08/2026 15:25

TAD skeleton key.
Its a little tool that acts as a screwdriver, pry bar, nail puller box cutter yadda yadda.
Really surprising how often i use it so it comes everywhere with me.

To ask for your most unhinged packing lists?
Stompythedinosaur · 05/08/2026 15:20

I feel like the size of first aid kit I take on holiday with me might be verging on the unhinged, but I like to be prepared! If one of my family has a serious accident whilst suffering from terrible diarrhea and back pain, I'll be ready for it!

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