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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It calls for a lot of planning and lists and pre-prep. Have you already been camping, or do you need to purchase a tent or anything else?

I find the hardest parts of trip prep are pulling random things from all over the house, acquiring special things, and making sure all the right clothes are clean. When the things you need are tents and camping supplies or beach toys or whatever's unique for your vacation, you can start piles a few weeks in advance because you won't need that stuff at home. I often use laundry baskets to gather things.

You can go through your camping supplies now. Make sure you have working flashlights/batteries, etc., etc. I would approach this by making lists of all those little tasks and delegating a bunch to the husband. Closer to the trips, start the piles. Then when it's actually time to pack, it will be much easier because all of the thinking will have been done already.[/quote]

I would also try to separate the clothes like wear older clothes camping so no one has to have anything from camping on the vacation so you aren't up a creek so to speak if you don't get the laundry done. I also rarely have my kids pack last minute.

But the key is still lists. I even organize my lists into clothes by person, toiletries or similar that can be packed in advance, things that have to be packed in the morning (but you can limit this by setting aside enough medication for the trips and filling travel shampoo bottles earlier in the week, having two toothbrushes, two deodorants, etc.), stuff I can't forget that I always check for last minute (phone, charger, IDs, etc.).

That way you can work on it little by little as you have ten minutes here and there. The lists also tell the husband what to do. Mine often preps and gathers items and I pack the bags and car.[/quote]

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