Packing

[magid]

Sunday I head out for almost a week of fun fun fun with my greater family unit, many of whom I don't know well enough to know what they enjoy doing.

They've rented three houses in Duck, NC (I've decided it's not a noun, but an imperative: there's Devil's Kills nearby...), which is on the outer banks (in August. Hurricanes can happen in August. Luckily I haven't heard of anything brewing...).

And I have to decide what to pack. I want to keep it to luggage I can handle myself, so the suitcase that is an internal-frame pack (seen recently at potluck on the Common), a carry-on, and possibly another bag, if I need it.

The current list of stuff that has to fit in is:
a bunch of T-shirts, including ones to sleep in
the men's pj bottoms I use as pants
a couple of skirts (if I can find some new, light ones, that would be great)
underwear
a light dress, just in case of something vaguely more formal
a heavier top to go over things, in case it gets cool at night
toiletries
SUNBLOCK, a hat, sunglasses
books to read
crocheting or other project to make
games (so far, Set, Xactica, Aquarius, and regular cards; they're portable and relatively accessible to all)
paper and pens
a vegetable peeler
paring knife
TJ's brand flat flexible cutting board equivalent
can opener
cheddar cheese
breakfast bars, or some other just-in-case food.

I'm assuming that I'll be able to get fruits and veggies, and stuff like canned tuna and boring packaged bread, so I'm not bringing anything like that. I debated bringing a pot, but with all the extra stuff, I'm just not going to bother to cook. I'll be sick of raw food by the end of the week, but it won't be the end of me, either.

I have no bathing suit, and am unlikely to find time to shop for one before I leave. I can always go in the ocean in a T-shirt and shorts, I suppose.

Anything else glaring I'm missing?
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Comments

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

I have one of those telescoping-handled suitcases on wheels which are amazingly easy to get around with for standard airplane travel, if you'd like to borrow it.

Have a great time. :)

[magid.livejournal.com]

I have one of the wheelie suitcases, too. It's just smaller than I need for this trip, so it'll be the second suitcase, if I need it. Thanks for the offer, though.

Oh, and wearing the other one does have the advantage of leaving both hands free, being more balanced (though heavier) for my body, and not having to pay attention to whether the surface will be tricky for wheels.
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[gingicat]

I have a large wheeled duffle bag if you'd like (I picked it up in England; it held two weeks' worth of clothes and a lot of books without too much squishing). It's not a carry-on, though.

[teddywolf.livejournal.com]

Fluxx. And Chez Geek. And maybe a couple of books.
I wish I could have gotten the time off. Sorry. :-\

[magid.livejournal.com]

I gave my copy of Fluxx away, and I don't own Chez Geek. I was thinking that the latter might not quite be what oldest J wants for his not-yet-older daughters (though I tend not to make my nookie rolls in that game (though maybe that's more a function of my brother being there? :-)). And the former, while fun, might be frustrating for the kid who's having difficulties with reading...

Definitely a couple of books. I dunno which ones, yet, though. I stopped in briefly at the Buck-a-Book in Davis yesterday, on my way to the Diesel, and found that of the less-than-half the store actually dedicated to books (who would've known that you can not only get toys, but stationery supplies, and candles, and lots of other cruft there?), most of those are hardcover, which I won't travel with. And most of them were books I have no interest in reading, anyway. Perhaps someone I'll see in the next few days will have some wonderful paperbacks to lend that I haven't yet read, or I'll make it to a bookstore and find something interesting and affordable (I have horrible luck finding books in book stores just before I travel, for some reason.)
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[cellio]

I debated bringing a pot, but with all the extra stuff, I'm just not going to bother to cook. I'll be sick of raw food by the end of the week, but it won't be the end of me, either.

Will there be a microwave oven? If so, they're pretty easy to kasher so you could have some hot food if you wanted. About the only way that would affect your packing list is if you wanted to bring your own mug with which to kasher. (I dunno; can those styrofoam cups stand up to microwave ovens?)

Microwaves

[magid.livejournal.com]

Good point. I don't know if there's a microwave or not. I also don't know how clean it would be, once its existence has been posited. I admit to not wanting to clean out the microwave (the reason I don't use the one at work; I make do with using instant hot water for things if I want something hot). The rest of the people are not kosher; the thought of constantly rekashering the microwave is tiring. Though I may well change my mind in a day or so... (I could make baked potatoes! and other cooked veggies! even (bring and) heat up some Tasty Bites! (shelf-stable vegetarian Indian food that's hechshered. rather amazing.) It starts to sound much more appealing...)

Styrofoam is pretty unpleasant stuff. I'd be more likely to bring a paper hot cup or two (plus some paper plates, for whatever I'm cooking/reheating).

Re: Microwaves

[cellio]

the thought of constantly rekashering the microwave is tiring.

Yeah, that would be bad. But if you decide mid-week that you need cooked food, you might be willing to do it once or twice.

(shelf-stable vegetarian Indian food that's hechshered. rather amazing.)

Ooh! I've never heard of this. Thanks for the tip.

I'd be more likely to bring a paper hot cup or two (plus some paper plates, for whatever I'm cooking/reheating).

I was assuming you'd buy your paper products (whatever they turn out to be) locally, since you were already talking about buying fresh veggies and stuff. Why carry what you don't need to? (I only mentioned it in case you were going to need something more sturdy for the kashering.)