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Random (and possibly silly questions) here
For those of you that travel and wear contact lenses, how does long a trial size bottle of solution last you? I know at one point in time we had a "bigger" bottle saying that it was acceptable for carry on, but I haven't seen that size in the store. I can only find the 1 oz bottles that we get free when we buy solution.
Anyone want to share any carry-on luggage tips with me.
Re: Random (and possibly silly questions) here
Last time I traveled with contact solution, I bought a bunch of small plastic containers and put contact solution in one of the 3 oz. containers.
A camera bag does count as a personal item. So, when B and I went to AZ, I carried on a purse (personal item) and suitcase, and he carried on the camera bag (personal item) and suitcase.
Diana is the expert at packing tips. In fact, I just so happen to have bookmarked a page where I asked her for packing tips. Clicky.
ReNu sells a travel kit that comes with a 2-ounce (I think) bottle of solution. It's in a blue box at Meijer. That size lasts the two of us (we both wear contacts) for at least two one-week trips.
The DSLR...we're still trying to figure out the best way to do this. If we just take the camera and our one main lens, we have a small bag that it fits in, that we then put into my larger "personal item" bag. If I want to take all of the lenses and accessories, then I have to take the bigger camera bag and it has to be my "personal item."
I have the ReNu kit that Chymes mentioned. If I'm not checking luggage, I generally need all of the space in my ziploc bag, though, so I don't put the contact solution in it (since it's a medical solution). I just put it in a separate bag and put it near the other bag. I haven't had any problems (*knocking on wood*), but I figure it's pretty easily replaceable if needed. I do make sure it fits in my bag if I'm going to someplace where I might not be able to easily find a store with it.
DH takes the DSLR in its Crumpler bag as his personal item - we use the Crumpler as our "walk-around" bag, and it's too big to comfortably fit inside another bag, so we make it work.
Hmm...we do carry-on-only for almost all of our trips, so I can give you tips about packing if you're planning on doing that:
1. Pick either brown OR black so you can cut down on shoes and purses.
2. Jeans are heavy, and they take forever to dry (if you're going to be gone long enough to need to do laundry). Wear them on the plane, but minimize the number of pairs that you take.
3. Bring things that layer well and go together so you can mix and match.
4. Space-saving bags work, but you can add a ton of weight quickly since you can fit so much, so watch out if you have a weight limit.
5. Get the biggest bag that you can find to be your "purse" for the plane (go to Target and look at the canvas bags at the front of the store - they usually have big ones). Mine looks reasonably like a purse, I guess, but it's HUGE. It easily fits under the seat in front of mine on the plane, but it fits a ton more than my purse would. Pack your real purse inside of it or your suitcase.
6. Figure out what you want to take, then cut it down some. Seriously. Buuuutttt...if you really can't, don't. I once spent 3 weeks wishing I had a dress that I had cut at the last minute.
7. Be prepared to check a bag on the return flight if you buy stuff.
I'm going to be honest, though...we're checking a bag on our next flight because we have to bring dress clothes, and I'm kind of excited to not have to take my own advice.
I love the benefit of traveling carry-on-only, but I hate the logistics of packing that way.