to ask what is the one thing you never go on holiday without?

[beelover]

In our case its a pack of toilet rolls. Don't ask me why but we always take some with us whenever we are going away, even just for a weekend. No history of ever running out of them anywhere but just can't leave home without a back up supply

Some great things here. I'm quite surprised to see just how many of them also find their way as standard into my luggage. Am I really the only one who takes toilet rolls with them though

passport, bank card, contact lenses, phone.
All else can be sourced if needs be.

Migraine meds
Stuff to read

Toilet rolls if camping, of course.

Dettol. Amazing for sunburn.

Nocapes what do you mean talc for sand removal? Am I missing a trick?

Teabags, toilet roll, digital thermometer, calpol.

Lots of my disposable daily contact lenses eg if I am going away for a week I take about 3 weeks supply plus my backup glasses - couldn't bear not to be able to see.

Off on tangent but to the poster re mozzie bites in Italy - I always get bitten but not once since I was told to take garlic tablets ! I buy the cheap odourless capsules in Boots and take one a day starting from a day or two before holiday and continue throughout - 3 years and several holidays later no bites ! Coincidence or not I'm taking them still 😀

Talc removes sand painlessly
Literally just sprinkle it on and dust off, Tiz a life changer!!

Travel wash for scrubbing out my bikinis and knickers.

Sprinkle the talc on before the beach or when back from beach?

My large family car (crammed to the gunnels full of stuff)

Oops gunells

Talc - on the damp skin which has sand stuck to it. It dries it up and the sand falls off.

Gunnels was right. Or you can have gunwales. And a roofbox of course!!

Ha ha fast actually we moved on from a roof box to a caravan

So I do actually take the kitchen and the sink

My pillow. Its a waterfilled one so its a bit of a faff to empty it and then refill, but I havent slept on another pillow for years (including in hospital).

patience when i was a youngun i saw these saddos in their campervans/mobile homes and told my best friend to shoot me if i ever expressed a desire to own one.

I really, really want one...

I love mine fast we have had some brilliant holidays in it.

Talc on after, on your sandy areas

patience the extra space is gold and saves so much packing anxiety.

Before we had 2dc, we would take the transit. The luxury of flinging the airbed still fully inflated, in the back of the van. On top of the bikes. Being able to take the highchair. Bliss.

Now, it's a logistical game of car boot tetris.

Travel washing line.

A pen I know works.

I'm watching this thread with interest, I'm off on a big trip with one case soon.

My husband

Tickets, passports, money, keys. Everything else can be purchased if necessary.

I travel super light though; couple of pairs of shorts, a few t shirts, flip flops, bikini, a dress, a kindle - I travel in trousers, long sleeve t shirt and trainers with my sunglasses. That's it!

decaf teabags