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What is in your carry-on?
What is in your carry-on for long flights? We will arrive and tour a little bit before going to the hotel. Would like to not look like a complete zombie like wreck.
Any links or previous posts about carry-on packing would be great!
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toiletries/makeup, book, travel book/info, gum/few snacks, purell, handiwipes, clorox wipes (travel size of course), travel tissue, travel pillow and wrap if international. All fits in a handy tote. I pack light for my carryon.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.
Mark Twain
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My laptop if I bring it with me, two books or my Kindle, depending on what I'm reading, my iPod, headphones, my toilet kit (hairbrush, toothpaste, toothbrush, rubber bands for ponytails, moisturizer, deodorant, solid perfume and shampoo, baby powder, and lip balm), two extra pair of underwear, my travel purse, my wallet (tickets, cash, credit cards, id, etc.), my camera bag with extra batteries and memory cards, cell phone, my day-runner, and various chargers.
There is plenty of room for souvenirs on the way home.
My carry-on contains:
passport
frequent flyer cards
wallet
keys
iPad
paperback novel (for the no-electronics taxi/takeoff/landing times)
inflatable footrest
TravelRest pillow
any jewelry I'm carrying
tissues
pen
earplugs
eyemask
nail file
comb
hair elastic
breath spray
facial wipes
panty liners
Advil & Pepto Bismol
cell phone
camera
chargers & plug adapters
That's pretty much it. Unless I'm traveling with my work laptop, in which case I have all the peripheral bits for that as well. My carry-on is a 12"x6" tote-bag-style purse that I slip under the seat in front of me. That seems to be enough, even on back-to-back 8-hour flights. I hate big carry-ons.
ETA - I forgot:
noise-isolating earphones (which are actually stored permanently in my iPad cover)
airplane headphone adapter
emergency-only toothbrush (in case I get stuck sleeping in an airport or something; it's one of those little one-use things from a hotel or a business class amenity kit, and I never even bother putting the teeny-tiny toothpaste in my liquids bag.)
I don't actually work off a list, because (aside from stuff like my keys, wallet, iPad, camera, etc), the rest stays packed at all times. I found that it was too easy to forget things, so I started with my own version of the amenity kit, which had a hair band, tissues, pen, headphone adapter, etc. There were things like the travel pillow that didn't fit in my tiny zip pouch, so eventually I just picked a bag specifically to be my "personal item" and it remains packed at all times. (Lately it's also been staying right by the door with my passport still inside - which is admittedly a bit extreme. It's not like I'm a spy. ...or am I?
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In my purse is my kindle & charger, empty water bottle (I detest the stupid cups on flights), phone, eye drops, hairbrush, lip gloss (moved from 3-1-1 bag after security) and headphones.
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Depends on the trip. When I used to work for an airline, we only ever did carry-on because we flew standby.
Now that we don't, it still varies. Generally it's toiletries, 1-2 pairs of underwear/socks, antibacterial wipes, hand sanitizer, the iPad/book/magazines, headphones.
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I love seeing everyone's lists! I will def update depending on the length of flight & destination. I also carry on a rolling suitcase and that has clothes + make up.
Make up minimal
Sheer face tint, concealor
Sheer blush cream
Lipstick + gloss
Mascara + eyelash curler
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2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
my kindle, phone, ipod, eyeliner, lip gloss, lip balm, mascara, wallet, small toothpaste and toothbrush and passport. maybe a crossword puzzle book as well.
to not look like a zombie freshen up make up before you get off the plane, brush your teeth, fix your hair.
I'm finally down to being carry-on only for my trips (hooray!) but in my personal item that I stow at my feet I have enough to carry me for a day or so if for some reason I was forced to check my small suitcase.
- Phone / Kindle / Camera + chargers, batteries/battery charger, headphones
- Snacks (Luna bars, wintergreen lifesavers, gum, tic-tacs, gummy bears, jerky)
- Toiletries (311 baggie - face wash, shampoo/conditioner, acne cream, sunscreen/lotion, chapstick, eye drops) + hair brush and extra hair ties and clips, deodorant, toothbrush/toothpaste
- Pen, magazine, puzzle book, notepad
- Purse - money / CC / ID / Passport / tickets / itinerary
- USB with + emergency contact info for me + travel partner, plus other eVersions of paper things I might be traveling with
- Ziplock baggie with at least one pair of clean underwear, socks, and a camisole. This is my "emergency" baggie, for if I get stuck somewhere and "need" something clean that hasn't been hand washed in a sink or been washed in unfamiliar detergent.
Also, a bathing suit if we're going somewhere warm.
bathing suit is a great suggestion so you can head straight to the pool of your resort while waiting for the room or for your bags to arrive.
and I love the rec. to bring a paperback for when you have to power down your electronic reader.
My heart is as open as the sky.
Read about it on the blog
2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.