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Original poster

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

121 replies

northernlurker · 21/07/2013 20:30

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.......

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raisah · 21/07/2013 23:56

Are you hiring a removal van to take it all with you?! That is quite a list, very thorough. You could accidentally on purpose leave your dh behind as he doesnt appear on the 'own must not forget list' only the kids & electronics do.

AudrinaAdare · 22/07/2013 00:07

lol yes leave DH behind as long as all the phone chargers are packed!

AudrinaAdare · 22/07/2013 00:09

OP's DH

kreecherlivesupstairs · 22/07/2013 00:18

That;s s pretty comprehensive list.
We are going away next Sunday morning. DD is going to do her qualification dives.
So far on my list there is
24 cans of beer
4 bottles of wine
5 packets of crackers
5 boxes spread cheese
10 packs of crips/nuts/doritos
Many books
I don't know what DD or DH need, nor do I care. The place we are going to is very isolated. A collection of huts and a dining room.
It's only for four nights, but since I hate the sea and sand it will be torture hence the alcohol.
Closest bar is an hour and a half walk through jungle over a mountain.

stealthsquiggle · 22/07/2013 00:18

Hmm. I might swap TBH. Like many others, I pack for me, DC and all the general stuff like medicines and suncream and the like, and DH packs his own clothes and electronics (again, just his). There wad one year when he left all his shorts in a neat pile on he bedroom floor instead of packing them, something only discovered when he was sweltering in jeans shortly after we arrived. I didn't laugh much

stealthsquiggle · 22/07/2013 00:23

Kreecher don't get me started on the dive gear. I am defending my own baggage allowance to the death against DH and DS and their heap of toys...

Original poster
northernlurker · 22/07/2013 00:38

Waffley - yes he both buys and packs. He establishes a staging area to gather it altogether actually. I hadn't realised this was a potentially attractive trait.......

Raisah - touran plus roof box = moving van

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GW297 · 22/07/2013 00:54

That list is amazing!

Bogeyface · 22/07/2013 01:09

You could swap one box of immodium for 10 of the bog rolls.

TchaikovskyForTea · 22/07/2013 03:26

He sounds like an anally retentive control freak to me! Hence the conservative usage of toilet rolls I guess...

Stokes · 22/07/2013 05:13

A word document? No OP, I'm afraid this is unacceptable - each holiday should be planned on a spreadsheet with at least three sheets - to do, to buy and to pack, the last of which has a separate column for hand baggage.

And if flying, none of this my suitcase and his suitcase stuff - everything split evenly across the bags so that if a case goes missing you each have a few days' worth of clothes. So each case has half my underwear, t-shirts, shorts, skirts, dresses - and matching shoes.

Disclaimer: I have no kids yet. Not sure whether that will make me more or less neurotic...

CorrieDale · 22/07/2013 05:55

Was dutifully reading the fill thread before responding but have been flung onto a diversion by HP cluedo? Is that Harry potter cluedo???

And I just love your dh's list. He isn't weird. Maybe a tad anal.

Going back to the thread now...

Allalonenow · 22/07/2013 06:20

I love a good list, I especially like the inflatable whale.

Longtalljosie · 22/07/2013 06:30

Nowhere near enough teabags.

worsestershiresauce · 22/07/2013 06:39

A list like that would put me off going on holiday. Seriously. DH and I both pack in about 20 mins immediately before we leave and have yet to forget anything of vital importance. You can't possibly need all that stuff.

CityTiliDie · 22/07/2013 07:11

you take a barometer on holiday with you?

TweenageAngst · 22/07/2013 07:35

Wow- I thought i was doing well having got the bags out of the cupboard 5 days before we go away for 3 weeks. I haven't actually packed anything yet. The Dc's are responsible for their own packing, they each have a forty litre rucksack ( I do have a bit of a nose prior to departure- we went to thailand backpacking last summer one DC aged 8 had packed 9 pairs of socks, 1 pair of boxers, 1 T-shirt, 4 pairs of shorts and 3 teddy bears).
Northern I would not cope well with your DH- I am in awe.

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northernlurker · 22/07/2013 07:47

The inflateable whales is for the swimming pool. It packs up quite small Grin

The barometer - if you'd holidayed on Mull for the last decade you'd take one too. Invaluable weather prediction aid.

It did take a long time for people to notice that.

I'm worrying about the teabags now. I think dh must be planning on drinking a lot of coffee.

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Original poster
northernlurker · 22/07/2013 07:48

Yes it is Harry Potter Cluedo. Got if from ARgos a while ago and it's very good fun.

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DottyDot · 22/07/2013 07:55

Oh my god I have just fallen madly in lust love with your DH. That list is a serious turn on. ...

AnotherWorld · 22/07/2013 08:11

This is fabulous. I can only dream of such organisation. I am usually mocked by friends and colleagues over my colour coded holiday packing lists - but it's me they thank when we have remembered the corkscrew.

Luckily DP works with it. Makes packing the car so much less stressful too.

Trills · 22/07/2013 08:27

Going on holiday with children sounds stressful.

Or maybe going on holiday to Scotland sounds stressful.

Or maybe going on holiday with someone who thinks that one pair of scissors per house is inadequate sounds stressful!

I do like the "are we there yet?" check list though :)

LadybirdsAreFab · 22/07/2013 08:32

My packing is pretty minimal but I used to stress my friend with my packing. If the flight was say, Saturday morning, I would pack Friday evening. She panicked if she hadn't packed, in full, 2 weeks before her flight. My argument was that I would need double of everything to make that work. She said she had enough for about a month of knickers and toiletries and clothes she would plan carefully.

MiddleAgeMiddleEngland · 22/07/2013 08:32

Northernlurker - we go to a similar place to Mull, only further out from the mainland. We not only take a barometer, but also a wind speed meter. Maybe you should get your DH one Smile (Nancy Black's in Oban should do you a good one if you have time to kill before the ferry)

stealthsquiggle · 22/07/2013 08:35

Trills - mainly the first, I think. I went from "just chuck it in a bag 30 minutes before you leave" to list making (not on the scale of OP's DH though, I am a rank amateur) when faced with travelling with PFB for the first time.

It gets slightly easier as they get older, though. The first trip without nappies and bottles felt like travelling light again.

Also, I would add 'self catering holidays sound stressful' - between flying and staying in a hotel, I can cross off 3/4 of the list at a very significant price

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