Good point about the temps possibly being warmer. I will leave heavy sweaters at home for certain..

I had to laugh at flpab .... leaving old shoes behind after buying new ones. When I was much younger, my friend & I backpacked for 3 weeks. At the last stop we left an old hair dryer and lots of dirty undies to make room for our new treasures. I wore 1 pair of sandals the entire time, those wooden Dr. Scholl's. How did I do that then???

I am the Queen of leaving things behind on purpose. About 6 months before my trip I start putting things in a bag that I will take with me but leave behind in whatever country I happen to be. Shoes, nightgowns, undies. My friends think it is hysterical but it works for me.

Yes the packing down the clothes is a good point too. I have a couple of bags that you squeeze the air out of to vacuum seal the clothes, but watch the weight.

Rolling items tightly has been the most helpful tip for me for the actual packing.

DH bought a $10 blue blazer (charity shop) he packed for a trip but he likes it so much he kept it and now brings on all the trips! Push came to shove we could easily ditch it there.

Sharon- I do the same [leave things behind on purpose that is]. I had a vile pair of sandals that I was just longing to ditch - they did service on the beach in OZ and then got dumped to make room for a nice pair of cheap crocs that I gave to DD as a present when i got home.

In Sri Lanka I left a lot of things behind, in the hope that they would prove useful to someone.

"I wore 1 pair of sandals the entire time, those wooden Dr. Scholl's. How did I do that then???"

The herd you were part of at that time accepted you wearing them.

http://www.justfourguys.com/why-do-w...r-women-think/

dul_sex: I'm almost 100% sure you misinterpreted what fluff meant . . .

Has nothing at all to do w/ peer acceptance but is re those specific sandals. They aren't exactly 'walking shoes". She is reflecting on what she could manage w/ when she was younger. If you weren't always in 'gotcha mode' you would have understood.

Why don't you let fluff224 speak for herself? See yourself as an alpha mare?

As for Dr. Scholls, they were and are indeed marketed as comfortable 'walking shoes'. That is their whole schtick, that 'Dr. Scholl' designed them to be superior to other shoes in terms of being good for your feet.
http://www.drschollsshoes.com/en-US/...t/history.aspx

There is nothing to stop someone from wearing them at any age from a comfort perspective. As I read what fluff224 wrote, she is no longer WILLING to just get by with one pair of them from a perspective other than just comfort.

Two things;I guess I didn't worry about comfort like I do now and I was much less materialistic than I am now and didn't need a gaziilion different outfits.

I rest my case fluff224. You are now part of a herd that worries about such things as 'how will I look to others'.

Quite normal of course and no offense intended. It is of course a choice but at least you are honest about it.

I get tired of reading posts where women try to suggest they don't care what others think of them. NAWALY does exist I'm sure but it's very rare indeed.