to think dh could win a prize for weirdo of the year with his holiday packing checklist

[northernlurker]

Now this is partly my fault because years ago I downloaded the mumsnet holiday checklost and gave it to dh who then adapated and added to it but he's just given me this year's and it's Gone Too Far.

It has loads of useful stuff of things to do etc but it also now has a list of 'Things the cottage doesn't have' (we've stayed in the same place for the last few years), things you can't buy on Mull, things that are very expensive and (this is the really freakish bit) a list of what we used last year.
Apparently we need 12 toilet rolls, 1 jar of nutella, no more than 30 teabags (sic), 1/2 tub hot chocolate and 1/2 tub of marshmallows.

AIBU to declare this weird. He says he feels maligned and is sure you will all find it and him irresistibly wonderful.......

Well it's better than my DH' s:

Spare pants
Bike
Bike riding kit

BRS can deal with what the DC need, food, entertainment etc as long ad it doesn' t encroach on bike space.

12 toilet rolls?!

(Knowing what you used last year seems quite sensible to me ...)

Ooooo send him over here. This unashamed listism is making me a bit excitable. Is it all entered on a spreadsheet?

Assuming that you don't have a handy forklift truck to carry your luggage, I'd find a list like that a godsend. In all fairness, if it was a mum who did this everyone would be saying things like " I wish I was that organised"

I think he's very sensible. My DH wouldn't think of a single practical thing to bring and spend the whole holiday moaning about missing stuff.

Love it! Is it colour coded?
Has he thought about the weather being much warmer this year?

I love it, at least he won't complain like my dh tgat we are taking too much or to many Lou tools really 12?

Bike I asked DH to load the van last holiday. An HOUR later the bags and boxes were all still on the drive. He responded to my with "I have loaded the van!" And proudly gestured toward the 'ingenious' way he had engineered bolting the car roofrack bike racks to the floor of the van. Bah.

It is also simultaneously an Excel spreadsheet? ;)

It was on a spreadsheet but is now a word document stored on dropbox. It is no longer colour coded and dh is concerned that will disappoint you.......
Don't tell him he's sensible. I'll never hear the end of it.

It includes the salad spinner btw- and extra teatowels.

The weather won't be warmer on Mull. Waterproof trousers are on the list.

Yanbu - that is v weird.
Dp's packing list usually consists of a book, a sandwich bag with some teabags in, 2 pairs of pants, 2 t-shirts, a spare pair of jeans and/or shorts, and some socks.

only 30 tea bags?
That won't do.

Weirdo.

Mumsnet Holiday Checklist?

where?

I am a fan!
Although I don't think I would be quite so strict about 1/2 tubs and the like as surely that could vary if someone wants more hot chocolate this time!

DP is a nightmare with packing we are off on Tuesday and he has literally 2 shorts and 2 t shirts in yet claims to be packed. No towels, no sun cream, basically nothing.

I would go further than 'sensible' I'd say his behaviour is positively sage

Ah I do love a good list :)

DH packs books, travel chess, and a phone charger. I do the rest.

northernlurker? i officially "heart" your husband!

He is wonderful to know all this but will he acquire all items and pack with military precision? If so happy days if not then he needs to finish the job

But yes colour code excel sheet would be most impressive

Ha ha my friends have just gone to Mull. I shall tell them to look out for a man knocking on their door and asking to borrow toilet roll and teabags!

I am very jealous of you, have been to Mull several times and absolutely love it!

He sounds great, although do remind him factor in that someone may get diarrhoea and then you would need more loo rolls!

Ahem, my DH has separate lists for 'skiing holiday', 'summer holiday' 'weekend at Center Parcs' and then a generic list for 'things to do to the house before we go' (eg put bolt on shed, put rubbish out etc).

I usually laugh at him but am then reminded I am the one who left the currency on the window sill as we drove away one year.....

I think your DH and my DH must be long lost cousins, at least, OP

He sounds wonderful!

I will admit that I have lists for everything - and, yes, they're on Excel spreadsheets. I actually have lists within lists.

I love a good list.

It was on here somewhere - think there was a link from the front page.

Here is (some) of ours

HOLIDAY CHECKLIST 2013 (v0.3)

THINGS TO BUY

 Hills for cat
 Paracetamol
 Ranitidine
 Nurofen Plus
 AA and AAA batteries
 AA Lithium batteries for camera
 New binocs
 Plasters?
 Tubigrip?
 TESCO shop
Inc OJ and Coke
 FC shop
 Waitrose ? frozen herbs & other useful ingredients
 New ?are we there yet? ?
 Spotting guide ?


THINGS TO DO

Car
 Stock glove compartment
 FIRST AID kit in car
 Scooshy and oil check
 W/proofs to underfloor
 6 point and other screwds
 Tyre pressure
 DIESEL

Friends and family
 Post Godchild?s birthday card
 Order present for Nan
 Card for Nan

Cat
 Find vaccination card

Other
 ? laminated spotting guide ?
 Laminated ?are we there yet? ?

THINGS TO PACK

Documents
 MULL FOLDER
o Travel insurance
o Ferry confirmation
o Accomm confirmation
o Mull books & guides
 Cheque books

Bible, Books and craft
 dd3 ? Prince Caspian
 dh? Bible
 Bookrest
 dh ? worship folder
 dh ? CD / DVDs
 Colouring pencils + pens
 dd3 ? writing books
 dh books
 Drawing pads
 me books
 Mull guides
 Bird books
 AA book
 Scottish Birds
 Birds of Prey
 Dolphins book
 ?Was it a whale??
 ?The wildlife of Mull?
 OS Maps
 Mull panoramas
 Laminated Mull map
 Knitting stuff

Outdoor stuff
 Check everyone?s boots
 Check everyone?s wproof trousers
 Compass
 Binoculars
 Rugs
 Flasks
 Torches ? with batteries!

Beach and swimming
 Towels
 Goggles
 Armbands / dd3?s ring
 Kite ?
 Buckets and spades
 Inflatable whale
 dd3 towel dress

Entertainment
 HP Cluedo
 DVDs
 Perudo
 Monopoly?
 Trains game

Health and beauty
 Calpol normal
 Calpol 6+
 Ibuprofen
 Nurofen plus
 Sting cream
 Plasters
 Wet Wipes
 Paracetamol
 Ranitidine
 Pocket tissues
 Skin so soft
 Suntan
 DEET repellent
 Hairbrushes
 Shampoo etc (little bottles)
 Toothbrushes and toothpastes
 Flannels
 Animal pencil case
 Aftersun

Food & kitchen
 Refillable water bottles
 Salad spinner?
 Lots of plastic clips
 Plastic tubs
 Sweets
 Flasks
 Slow cooker?
 Fairy Nonbio (10 wash)
 Dishwasher tablets
 Blue IKEA laundry bags
 Cafetiere cup

Things cottage doesn?t have
 Apron
 Oven gloves
 Tea towels (not enough)
 Sieve
 Whisk
 Peeler
 Pizza wheel
 Tongs
 Handblender (if making soup)
 Mugs (doesn?t have enough)
 Knives (doesn?t have enough)
 Plastic storage tubs
 Nonstick saucepan
 Scissors (not enough)
 DVD component + audio leads?

Electronics
 Camera + USB cable
 Mac + charger
 Asus + charger
 Firewire cable
 me - Galaxy Charger
 dh - iPhone charger
 headphones
 Barometer
 B - Cookie
 Nintendo DS + charger
 DV Tapes?
 Memory stick
 CDs and DVDs (few)

Banking
 Me ? HSBC token
 dh - HSBC token


Things Mull does not have
Fresh herbs in supermarket
Non-Dorito nachos
Much choice in ales

Things Mull does have
Lacto free
Whisky in abundance

Things that are v expensive
Batteries
Coke
Ground coffee
Kitchenware

What we used last year
12 toilet rolls
500 ml of 750 ml jar mayonnaise
1 small jar Nutella
No more than 30 teabags
1 bag ground coffee
Approx 30 dishwasher tablets
½ tub hot choc + ½ bag marshmallows
CLOTHING CHECKLIST

Item
Swimming costume
Waterproof
Waterproof trousers
Fleece / coat
Boots
Walking socks
Sunhat
Sunglasses
Beach shoes
Gloves (boat use)
Buff
Warm hat
Wellies

NIGHT BEFORE

 Clean dishwasher
 Assemble stuff for cat
 Charge things
 Coolblocks
 Speak to neighbour
 Print off ?Packing up? checklist

DEPARTURE DAY

Cat

 Get cat bed
 Get Hills, cat carrier, vaccination card
 Take to cattery

House

 Empty the bins
 Bleach loos
 Lock doors and windows
 Set timers for lights (burglar-prevention etc)
 Draw curtains upstairs
 Switch off alarm clock
 Switch off/turn down heating
 Turn on burglar alarm
 Leave key and contact details with neighbour
 Secure garage
 Secure bikes and hide Gazelle keys


Other

 dd1/dd2 : label and sleeve DVDs for taking
 Bring any baking / biscuits

 Food from house freezer / fridge

For car

 Girls? pillows
 Cuddlies etc

And then just as you're about to set off...

 Check for HSBC tokens
 Check for ferry confirmation
 Check roofbox secure
 Check driving licences and documents
 Rush back in to check you haven't left oven on/taps running/forgotten a child/dog/cat etc
 Check back door
 Check side door
 Mac packed?
 Asus packed?
 dd3?s spotting checklist
 Worship material / folder

Your own ?mustn?t forget? list

 Children
 Roofbox keys
 Mull folder
 dd2 ? DS + charger + games
 PS13
 Camcorder tapes
 Firewire cable
 Phone charger

Why isn't anybody telling me to leave him

You see. I can see the attraction of this. From the outside. From a position of having a dh who never lifts a finger to eve think about packing. But - and perhaps it's a big but... If I had a dh like this, I d want to may the recalcitrant teenager and mess with his mind (ie. surreptitiously take out 6 of the toilet rolls when he wasn t looking). I'd be begging him to chill. Never happy, see...