BluesTraveler
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 23, 2015
That's a really interesting idea, packing by hotel stay. I'm going to have to explore that!
For example, in Iceland our first hotel stay (including pre-night) was 3 nights/4 days. So my first cube had 1 pair of pants, one pair of fleece leggings, 2 layering shirts, and one warmer but thin top (e.g., fleece or thin wool sweater), plus undies and socks. Obviously things got re-worn (except undies and socks), but once we moved hotels, all of those clothes were put back in that cube and not worn again - fresh clothes came out for the next hotel. And so on. Some cubes had more in them than others since some hotel stays are longer than others. It does take a little more organizing/thought on the front end, but makes it SO MUCH easier once you are there.
I also had one cube that was just outerwear - rain pants, rain jacket, thin down coat, gloves, hat. This cube would be put in my day bag with me on the bus, so all of that was accessible but still neatly contained.
For trips (generally non-ABD) where we are in one hotel for the duration of the trip, I tend to have one cube for tops, one for pants, one for dresses, one for undergarments, etc. Then its easy to put the cubes into the hotel dresser, and stay organized.