23 days in Vegas means I pack carefully. I want what I want and that includes a
very small coffee/tea maker and a ceramic cup unless my first stay is downtown
where cups are just a dollar.
I bring the largest suitcase allowed on Southwest, packed just to under 50 pounds and include a soft extra bag that is empty on the outward trip but may be full on the way back.
On the airplane I'll have a very small carryon, my sleep apnea machine and my computer in case.
Now I have to think about buses and rolling from casino to casino.
So at arrival after weight is no longer an issue, all or most of my carryons go into the large bag to make for an easy roll. However, it is heavy getting into the bus.
Sometimes I collect some things to bring home, especially decks of cards for home poker games. Or I might win some prize. These add weight. So then the soft bag works to divide up the stuff on the way home and keep the weight of the large bag under 50 pounds. It also is protection against overpacking on the way out where I don't have a scale right in my hotel room as I do at home.
I weigh at the airport and if my large bag is over 50 pounds, I repack.
Whereas in Vegas I needed to get down to just one suitcase, at my home airport with help from whomever picks me up, I can easily manage two.
I'm looking at Eastside Cannery next trip as a middle stay for a good wash of laundry, but I pack very light shirts that dry easily and I wash in the room every couple days. I like jeans, but light shirts or shorts are more practical as they dry efficiently. I bring as many socks as I can manage. I hate socks washed in the room. Socks fit in all the little spaces and actually are good protection in the computer bag or sleep apnea bag
I bring the largest suitcase allowed on Southwest, packed just to under 50 pounds and include a soft extra bag that is empty on the outward trip but may be full on the way back.
On the airplane I'll have a very small carryon, my sleep apnea machine and my computer in case.
Now I have to think about buses and rolling from casino to casino.
So at arrival after weight is no longer an issue, all or most of my carryons go into the large bag to make for an easy roll. However, it is heavy getting into the bus.
Sometimes I collect some things to bring home, especially decks of cards for home poker games. Or I might win some prize. These add weight. So then the soft bag works to divide up the stuff on the way home and keep the weight of the large bag under 50 pounds. It also is protection against overpacking on the way out where I don't have a scale right in my hotel room as I do at home.
I weigh at the airport and if my large bag is over 50 pounds, I repack.
Whereas in Vegas I needed to get down to just one suitcase, at my home airport with help from whomever picks me up, I can easily manage two.
I'm looking at Eastside Cannery next trip as a middle stay for a good wash of laundry, but I pack very light shirts that dry easily and I wash in the room every couple days. I like jeans, but light shirts or shorts are more practical as they dry efficiently. I bring as many socks as I can manage. I hate socks washed in the room. Socks fit in all the little spaces and actually are good protection in the computer bag or sleep apnea bag
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a quick scan of your recent posts.... it appears you're planning a long trip, but i can't figure out the dates.... i wouldn't be surprised if you're there right now. if not, when?
I have some family bits to consider. My dates are not very clear.
It is very likely I'll be there for a few days at Easter. Short trip, by my standards, but something is better than nothing. If you're there at Easter, we have to meet up for lunch or something.
No chance of going that early. We are in Florida until April 1, then driving North.
Gotcha. Unless I'm going solo, the only time I can go to Vegas this spring is the week of April 1. The verdict on that is pending at the moment... I'm not the only person at the office who wants vacation time that week, evidently.
I just recently completed a 3,200-mile round trip from Minnesota to the Gulf coast in Alabama, with a side trip to New Orleans. It was a lot of driving for nine days, but nice to get out of Minnesota in February, and the driving was near perfect both ways, which is never a guarantee in February. I wish I could afford to drive about the country more often.
Safe travels!
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