To laugh at people planning outfits for I've hour flights

[MadeleineAlright]

I've been on longer train journeys natch. No one plans for them.
Us flying STILL really seen as chic ? Do people believe those stupid articles about changing into cashmere track suits apply for an easy jet to Malaga ?

Plus don't get me started on capsule wardrobes.

Just for fun here is a thread about creating the ultimate MN Capsual wardrobe:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/1540483-The-ultimate-MN-Capusle-Wardrobe

How on earth does anyone pack only 20kgs worth of clothes for 1or 2 weeks holiday?

I'm about to try to fit 3 weeks' worth of work and casual clothes into 20kg. I'll let you know how that goes.

How on earth does anyone pack only 20kgs worth of clothes for 1or 2 weeks holiday?

I pack for 1 week and wear everything twice, apart from knickers. Summer holidays peasy, skiing trips not so easy.

I have had mine and both DD's clothes and shoes in a case for a week's holiday and it only came to 16kgs.

And most of the weight is toiletries.

Yummymummy you forgot matches to light your travel candle! Would they even get through security? And a travel iron to iron your linen trousers, which will look like an old dishcloth after being stuffed in your bag.
I'm boggling at that huge list - do you have your own private jet or something?

We easily fit 2 child and one adult in 20kgs. Only ever pack for a week and get washed for additional. Otherwise you might as well pack house if going for several weeks

Also I do plan what to wear to travel in, but only to make sure I don't pack it!

When I went on all girls holidays with friends when we were 18/19/20 we had a lot of discussion about what we were wearing to the airport :)

What ???? You are joking, right?

AnnaRack if you dampen linen trousers and hang tham in the bathroom the heat/steam of a bath will pull the wrinkles out. I buy a box of matches when we arrive although many hotels have them in the lobby.

For a week's sunny holiday I would wear 1 pair of comfy sandals/flip flops to the airport, and take two further pairs of shoes - 1 pair of more dressy shoes/sandals and 1 pair of trainers. Further to that say, running kit, nightie, 10 pairs of pants, 2 bras, 2 pairs of trousers, a couple of skirts, 3 dresses, couple of pairs of shorts, 4 t-shirts/tops, 4 vest tops, two bikinis.

Oh and a towel for the pool.

Aaah, that old glossy magazine chestnut, the hang-your-trousers-in the-bathroom-and the-creases-will-drop-out-as-if-by-magic tip. I wondered how long it would be before someone rolled that one out? Except it DOESN'T WORK. If it worked I would do all my ironing this way.

I had to google travel candles. Hmmm!

Shouldn't giggle I've just packed citronella candles. We'll be spending lots of time outdoors in the evening and they were left over from a camping trip.

I only do trousers that don't crease easily. Linen mix is better.

That steam thing is Bollocks. It doesn't work.

travel candles are for people who dont like the smell of abroad???

really????

I find smells really evocative, and a massive part of travelling

But then, I dont get the Chanel No5 joke

I imagine our values are very different yummymummy

Travel candles to mask smell of abroad - I've heard it all now.

icecold It is spelt Chanel and the people asked for Channel as in the English Channel. I'm not sure about the values thing, as I think being hard working and family centred are important.

The steam thing works if things aren't too creased.

yeah, i wasnt really bothered about you clarifying the joke for me, cheers yummy

If it was me you were asking if joking. Nope.

Seriously I dont wear 20kg of clothes
I take about 8 dresses. Add leggings if cold, few cardigans if cold. Plus if cold wear coat etc on plane. If summer 8 dresses, flip flops, wear sandals, underwear etc. will get hotel to clean/ use washing machine depending on where we are

Little boys, same, around 8 t shirts, shorts and underwear.

Bag with shampoo/ suncream blah blah

Never comes to 20kg

( I actually moved abroad for 18months and only took one case at 23kg and what was on my back- alone though)

"How on earth does anyone pack only 20kgs worth of clothes for 1or 2 weeks holiday?"

What on earth do you pack to go over, or do you have heavy suitcases? In order to cut costs we are only taking 15kg each for a week this year and I'm sure we will manage perfectly well.

I have a backpack which I take when travelling. I find it almost impossible to get it to more than 19/20kgs. I never take more than a week's worth of stuff, and wash as I go along. I managed like this when travelling round the world for 8 months. That covered me for warmer and cooler weather. It's easy enough, but you get a bit fed up with wearing the same things all the time!