To ask for your most unhinged packing lists?

I think you’ll find you don’t !

Well if I don’t survive it won’t matter, but there have been crashes where people have survived and had to climb over glass and debris to leave the plane in a panic, the OP asked for ‘unhinged’.

Carbon monoxide detector and smoke alarm. We stayed in an air bnb and one of the lights in the kids’ room was smouldering. The room filled with smoke and the only reason we knew is because we heard one of the kids coughing on the baby monitor. Never travel without the detectors now

My mum is in a care home and it would confuse my dad if I left stuff in the house, it is likely he would 'put it away' somewhere or think it was my mum's and take it to her and then forget what he had done. It's all a bit chaotic.

Your probably the 4th person to say that. It's my unhinged packing item....in many years of travelling for work and pleasure I've only been in one hotel fire...caused by the management of the hotel. I have been in about 50 hotels that were decidedly dodgy.

It's not rammed under the door so you can kick it out from inside

I always pack loads of medicines. Eg. Paracetamol, ibuprofen, diho tablets, gaviscon, antihistamines, rehydration sachets, antibiotics in each suitcase and lso a set in hand luggage. We run out when we all got sick a few years ago. I also take an extension cable, washing line and pegs. My newest holiday purchase (after 2 kids getting food poisoning) is a collapsable bucket just in case anyone is sick. Trying to catch your childs sick in your hands is not fun.

I remember on at least two holidays in the 90s people had a vanity case of sauces, jams etc which they took down to the dining room with them.

Love this thread

For me it’s as many medications as possible

I also pack in multiples so if one suitcase goes missing the other has more or less the exact or similar stuff

also tea bags and oat milk!

cleaning stuff, washing up gloves and toilet paper

We always self cater, both home and abroad and Ive learnt over the years that a sponge, ttowels, washing up liquid, ice cube bags, sandwich bags are all necessary, it was such a revelation when we started travelling with these things how vital they were!!

A phone torch wont last as long and is no where near as practical as an actual torch, if you holiday in the countryside and like walks over pathways you need a proper torch. Also in general you need a proper torch for the strength and direction, we always take one on holiday

I always take my coffee machine!

I’ve only read up to your post but this is a really good idea for women on a night out. Just in case getting locked in a taxi/uber/dodgy dates car etc.

I am also gluten free but just take the whole box down. What are they going to say?

God in heaven why bother going away?!

Pretty sure the safety aspect is remove shoes especially if you have to exit the plane in an emergency using the slide that turns into a raft

Not quite a holiday but I went to Sydney from the UK for 3 months and packed my Nespresso machine. I then had to go to NZ for 2 months and brought it. Then when we came to live in Aus it came in the luggage we travelled with than in the Shipping container. When we moved back to the UK it came with us too.
At over 60,000 miles flown its the most well travelled coffee machine ever I reckon

Realistically how many survive a plane crash? Losing your shoes is the least of your worries!

I mean I'm Irish too and have a very elderly mother but don't bring funeral clothes everywhere! Isn't that what Dunnes stores is for?

Friends thought I was completely unhinged

I took wellies, thick coats, jumpers and jeans with us when a group of us went to Cornwall one year in August.

They were packing sun hats and sunscreen and I was packing sweaters and sou’westers.
because everytime I have been to Cornwall on holiday it has rained and been cold

Turned out I wasn’t as unhinged as everyone thought.
It rained from the moment we got there to the moment we left. It was cold and the rest of the group had to buy warmer clothing and more suitable footwear
I spotted the sun in my rear view mirror as we were leaving

Used to take a small steamer, a blender and a pyrex storage bowl to prepare food for DS. We also used to take our own kettle for making formula, and a bottle warmer

Staying in the UK self catering I take a pair of scissors and a bottle opener(lots of places don't have them)I also take a small sewing kit incase I need it and a couple of umbrellas just incase we need them.

Yes, always take my pillow if in the car - never taken it on a plane though!

Could you not leave the funeral clothes at your parents’ house next time you’re up there? Or would that upset them?

100% true. Unfortunately the way the windows opened and the safety lock made it a bit inefficient. But we stumbled through a botch job and achieved a relatively Baltic 26c.

So next time I would also bring an Allen key set 😂

We’re leaving on Saturday and I’ve just ordered one based on this post. Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 it arrives before we get the train.