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For the last moment packers like me I always tend to forget some or the other important thing while packing. Till date I have been blessed to always end up with an alternative which has saved me. All thanks to my lovely travelling group.
But I really fear that some day this bad habit of mine will surely make me end up in a mess. Can tips to help me prevent this in future?

Well, just try to make list on paper or your mobile. And check marks all of them during leaving home for any travelling. That's what I used to do personally. But yes some times it happens. Even I used to forget things many time. Even if I do it quite properly I forget the stuff any how. So better to make list from staring. lol

On the contrary I am an over cautious people who tends to go overboard to keep everything in place as soon a program is chalked out. I first decide which bag/bags to carry for that particular trip and then keep collecting things and put them in that bag/bags. I never forgot to carry anything so far because I know for sure what I might need in that particular trip or what I have to buy from the market.

naruto100 wrote:Well, just try to make list on paper or your mobile. And check marks all of them during leaving home for any travelling. That's what I used to do personally. But yes some times it happens. Even I used to forget things many time. Even if I do it quite properly I forget the stuff any how. So better to make list from staring. lol

Making a list is something I always do.But still these things tend to happen with me no matter how cautious I'm. Well , from the next time I will be more careful while sorting out the things I need to take along.

DR KOKIL AGARWAL wrote:

naruto100 wrote:Well, just try to make list on paper or your mobile. And check marks all of them during leaving home for any travelling. That's what I used to do personally. But yes some times it happens. Even I used to forget things many time. Even if I do it quite properly I forget the stuff any how. So better to make list from staring. lol

Making a list is something I always do.But still these things tend to happen with me no matter how cautious I'm. Well , from the next time I will be more careful while sorting out the things I need to take along.

HA ha.. Well things are always like that. Even if we be very careful sometimes it happens that we do forget something. We can only try to be more caution for the same but then it all depends on our luck.

But yes during last time I just used to checkout all items which I have taken so that I can remember if I am missing something. That's what I can do.

I hope I am right when I say it wouldn't happen to me - forgetting something important. Since I started going on camping and vacations, I have memorized the important things that I should bring. Now that I am an adult and the important things have grown in number so I have a list. When we go on a trip abroad, we have a standard set that includes maintenance medicaions. For a camping trip, there is another list for the set of things I need to bring. But then sometimes I tend to forget something like the extra battery for my camera.

Oh this is so me! Lol. It is practically impossible for me to travel anywhere without forgetting some essential thing lol

The question of listing is a task for me as I recall stuffs haphazardly when I am actually away from my list. Most times they aren't things that we can't survive without so we end up managing anyways. I think forgetting some stuff has its own merits except when it is ofcourse my phone or its charger

What I do is I will make a list in my notepad and then I will strike off one thing after one thing while packing. By this, I usually don't forget any things. Even if I did my mom would check it and she will remind me of any things that I miss. I am sure this will be helpful for you.

Whenever I'm packing I have this feeling. No matter what... Every single time happens.

I mean, I kept thinking that I forgot something special all the time... But at the end of the day, I end up never forgetting (because I always review several times what I'm taking for the trip). It's very funny - and weird - sometimes.