She could always wear all the tutu's on the plane!!!

Nightmare - why?
Just been to Australia for a month and struggled to find 15kgs to put in my 4kg case (making 19 of my 20kg allowance)
1 shoes on - 2 lightweight in the case.
Only needed clothes for 7 days so that is not really much - how much to you wear at home in a week?
How often do you wash outerwear - after one wear - not me - wash myself frequently so clothes stay fresh.
Rinse out clothes after wearing (no need for machine wash) and they are clean for next wearing or send them to be washed where you are staying.
Take lots of knickers from Primark so can take them or leave them.

My best friend is the just under 1kg iron from Asda or Tesco which costs less than a fiver and freshens all my clothes.

well, waterproof, great stuff that you can travel so light !! when I said 'nightmare', twas a little lighthearted comment really, but, to be fair, as a lady who likes a bit of variety and choice of clothes to wear on me jollies, then I think I've done pretty well to get it down to 11 kg's !
If you've gone to oz for a month and only packed for 7 days, well, fair play to you

waterproof wrote:

Nightmare - why?
Just been to Australia for a month and struggled to find 15kgs to put in my 4kg case (making 19 of my 20kg allowance)
1 shoes on - 2 lightweight in the case.
Only needed clothes for 7 days so that is not really much - how much to you wear at home in a week?.

Did you go naked the other three weeks?

I personally travel very light but do understand that many people like to wear lots of different outfits when on holiday and with all the toiletries, books etc., that have to be packed may find the 15kg weight allowance nowhere near enough.

Judith

Judith, have to agree with you there, now, am thinking that waterproof had access to a washing machine in oz, which is not gonna be the case with us average holidaymakers who may have a bit of travel wash, but, hey, may want to have a choice of outfits on our hols and don't want to 'recycle' 7days worth of outfits ! now, i'm a woman who likes to have that choice, and to be fair, its been pretty hard condesing it all into 15kg, so I'm well chuffed I've got to 11kgs !!

Juby, did you forget to mention hubby's case weighs 50kgs,

Waterproof, I thnk there may be a difference between a month in Oz and a holiday for a week or two. If I was going away for a month I'd have to take clothes to be washed. I certainly wouldn't want to take 28 pairs of boxershorts! A lot of people go on holiday to relax which often means taking plenty of books with them for reading on the beach. Also you can save so much money by taking your own toiletries/suncreams etc that a lot of people do that too! Another thing, especially for me is I'm on holiday so I'm not planning on rinsing anything or spending a few hours finding a cleaners to wash and dry them! So basically when Iget up in the morning I can rinse a few socks or I can make a cup of coffee and sit on the balcony watching the world go by. hmm, tough one!
The good thing about taking the suncreams etc is you'll make room for bringing things back too, like booze etc. Although it's now probably just as cheap here in England!

I must admit I struggled to manage with 15kg on a week's holiday last year I did it, but only just and out of three of us, hubby was the one to suffer. Mind you, he'd be happy with a pair of shorts and a couple of tshirts. This year we have 20kg each for a week, I just wont know what to do with all my extra allowance

I dont wash things out when im on holiday either, thats why im on holiday - to relax and not to do the usual stuff I do at home which includes washing clothes, cooking and shopping.

Have a good break

Juby you will love the bar of shampoo from Lush .............. i bought this back last year started using it in July and it was still usable well into January , its a bit pricey but well worth it , it can even go in your hand luggage. I will be taking a new one with me this year .

hi lindy...which shop did you get the soap from....is it ok for dyed hair....tweetie

Tweetie Pie, The lush solid shampoo is available in several types to suit most hair types, you get it from any Lush Shop on the highstreet or online at their website which goes by the name of lush.com i think ???

For info on lush products and their website scroll down the page in this link http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=66684&p=1374142&hilit=lush#p1374142

The cases we used to have weighted 10lbs empty, so they had to go, and the ones now weigh 5lb. Now when I look for new cases, I pick the case up and feel the weight before I consider the design. How many of you look at peoples huge cases at check in, and think, they just have to be overweight, but they never seem to be. Maybe they are full of bubble wrap?

With regards to travel wash, don't bother. Shampoo or shower gel is detergent, so will do the same job.