packing...there must be an easier way...

[Legolas]

Now I know you lot go on trips often, and I have to say, that in the last year, the legs family have made up for a lot of lost time ourselves.

Surely there is some sort of auto printout packing list eh?

I found a bit of one on another forum, and I have a few things organised in my head, but gee it would be nice to just print out a list the week before we go, pack the bags in a well ordered fashion, and go.

We are a family of five!

We are having a two day stop in Sapporo on the way to a week in Niseko.

I'm thinking to try and send the bulk of our luggage ahead and fit our sapporo gear into carry on for each of us (but then there's the vanity bag with associated liquids that has to go in main luggage, apres boots which I imagine we'll need in Sapporo?).

doin my head in.

Any organised people out there? you know those minds that can input all this info and spit out a list of how many bags, what to pack in each and what not to forget? I don't.

[skichic]

skis, boots, ski gear, icebreaker tops, jeans, undies, socks, toiletries. Wear hiking boots and comfy trackies on plane, with down jacket in carry-on.

Done.

Sounds like you're taking too much stuff Legs.

[Legolas]

Originally posted by skichic:

Sounds like you're taking too much stuff Legs.

starting with a hubby and 3 kids! [img]graemlins/cold.gif[/img]

[Dippo]

Originally posted by Legolas:


(but then there's the vanity bag with associated liquids that has to go in main luggage, apres boots which I imagine we'll need in Sapporo?).

Legolas, the liquids things do go in the checked lugguage for the international flight but for domestic in Japan they need to be in the carry on. That is for JAL. Our travel agent told us this and I had it confirmed by JAL yesterday.
The packing thing is very hard, I leave tomorrow for Niseko and its hard to think cold clothes when it so hot here.

[Podlettte]

Legs - Think of Sapporo as a ski resort without chair lifts asyou'll be wearing the same clothes there during the day and night as you would for apres wear in Niseko. It's very cold in sapporo. The kids can wear their apres boots on the plane can't they or am I totally clueless about beasties?

Where you are staying you'll have drying facilities, so don't go overboard as if something gets a bit wet it can hang in the drying room for an hour and it'll be dry [img]smile.gif[/img]

[BlueHue]

You stopping over in Tokyo Legs?

1) Take one set of cloths for each person and some basic toileteries in carry on bag.

2) Take empty suitcases and credit card with plenty of credit.

3) Shop your brains out in Tokyo and Hokkaido.

[Podlettte]

hmm I like that idea!! I wished I'd done that when we got to hokkaido, there as sooo many cool snow/cold weather clothes over there, particularly in really funky colours and colour combos.

Do it legs!

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[BlueHue]

Thought you had real work to do today Pods [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Podlettte]

I do and I'm kind of doing it

[Paul Oberin]

Originally posted by BlueHue:
You stopping over in Tokyo Legs?

1) Take one set of cloths for each person and some basic toileteries in carry on bag.

2) Take empty suitcases and credit card with plenty of credit.

3) Shop your brains out in Tokyo and Hokkaido.

Watch it with Liquids, there are now very strict rules for carrying liquids in your carry on bags.