packing.

meg · Post by **meg** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 6:57 pm

okay, so im sitting here, wondering (yes, i know i still have 17 days till i take off, but you can never start planning too soon.) ...is it ridiculous to bring two rather large suitcases to camp?

those who do the ac/space camp two week deal, what do you do?

im not really bringing THAT much stuff. but i wouldn't want to have one suitcase totally stuffed going to camp and then trying to figure out how i can bring home gift shop stuff...

what to do! what to do! lol...

LaRsOnAtRiXkIx · Post by **LaRsOnAtRiXkIx** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 8:27 pm

doesnt seem ridiculous to me.
just remember that youre going to have to drag it from the baggage claim to the van. and in the event that the elevator wasnt working you would have to drag it up 4 flights of stairs. i had to drag my stuff down last year..yea that sucked.

meg · Post by **meg** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 10:41 pm

lol, yeah, those counselors don't like it when you bang your suitcase down every step from the fourth floor.

CastAway · Post by **CastAway** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 11:53 pm

Just make sure you get there extremo-early so that you can claim the big locker... otherwise, you'll have to leave your stuff lying out, I guess.

Drumrollz · Post by **Drumrollz** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 6:46 am

I love the big locker

meg · Post by **meg** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:31 am

lol. i usually claim the big locker and another one. plus the desk and sometimes an untaken bed.

for christmas, i got there late and still got my locker. but that's an off season....

MAYTAG · Post by **MAYTAG** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 12:13 pm

oh you cant beat the big locker, and i bring 2 suitcases every year i bring a large 1 for clothes and i pack one of those small ones withmy laptop and snacks for 2 weeks

CastAway · Post by **CastAway** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 12:37 pm

I usually can survive on one, but I only do the 1-week stuff. The small lockers are still pretty large, and they can fit your standard rolly bag, and then some. Plus, I got there too late this year, anyway.

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 12:43 pm

I have only been to camp for one week at a time, but even for two-week vacations I have managed to only bring one medium sized luggage bag. However, on my way home I usually have two bags. The trick: pack a normal luggage bag with your stuff. Then grab a duffle bag and pack it too. On your way home you can have two bags; one for clothes and one for bringing the Space Store home with you .

I have accumulated enough uniform clothes to last me a week, and they all fit in my small luggage bag. I will still bring my extra bag though. I know that even if I tell myself I won't buy anything from the Space Store, I will cave in the moment I get there!

LaRsOnAtRiXkIx · Post by **LaRsOnAtRiXkIx** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 9:45 pm

i left my important stuff in the locker, like expensivestuff. but the majority of my stuff was just lying around the room in various places for the most of the week.

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 2:24 am

If we are in the same room Meg we are so gonna have to brawl over the big locker lol cause that like my favorite thing about the rooms lol. But back to the topic, when i went for the two week thing i had one really big suitcase and a smaller one... But i didnt fly either. But hey however you get your stuff there.

meg · Post by **meg** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:35 am

omg...if we're on the same team, i will GIVE you the big locker. i would be so happy!!!

stargazer0105 · Post by **stargazer0105** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 12:31 pm

haha, speaking of packing (since that is the topic), i thought i was doing really good for my mexico trip. then, i started thinking of all these other things i forgot to pack. now, my suitcases weigh a ton! i managed to squeeze it all into my alloted two suitcases and a carry on though. (i can't believe this time tomorrow i'll be on a plane somewhere between dallas and mexico city! augh!)

meg · Post by **meg** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 2:55 pm

make tons of friends!
learn a lot of spanish!
and just plain have loads of fun!

we will miss you!
good luck!
i know you will do great!

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 9:12 pm

wow, im sitting here thinking... i know scary...... i just packed for my tennis camp at the air force academy and just now realized i packed... 2 suitcases, 1 tennis bag, and a backpack for 1 week.... ooops!!.... oh well.....

meg · Post by **meg** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 10:42 pm

Space Nerd wrote:If we are in the same room Meg we are so gonna have to brawl over the big locker lol cause that like my favorite thing about the rooms lol.

okay, so i was thinking (8O, i know...)...if you get the big locker, then i get the lower bed by/behind the desk! fair trade?

spacemusician · Post by **spacemusician** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 10:48 pm

meg can i have the bed adjacent to your like the one across from the desk?

meg · Post by **meg** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 10:52 pm

tennisrox014 wrote:wow, im sitting here thinking... i know scary...... i just packed for my tennis camp at the air force academy and just now realized i packed... 2 suitcases, 1 tennis bag, and a backpack for 1 week.... ooops!!.... oh well.....

oh, dude! have fun!!! im sooo jealous! i was planning a trip there to look around the campus. my dad wants me to go there badly (to put it mildly!). but then i remembered i don't do well with people yelling at me.

so im opting out of that one!

meg · Post by **meg** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 10:54 pm

spacemusician wrote:meg can i have the bed adjacent to your like the one across from the desk?

like the one on the other side of the desk on the first level?

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 12:16 pm

i want to go to the air force academy, and my parents do too, i probably wont get in but whatever... but the only reason i really decided to go there now is that at my tennis camp, the instructors are air force tennis players....more specifically, male air force tennis players.......