The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - Packing Wrapup

After our final round of 'one good thing, one bad thing, and one thing we have learned', Eileen suggested another round of comments related to packing - to cover what we would bring next time, what we would leave behind. Here are some of the replies that I was able to capture:

What at least one person will consider bringing next time:

• soap
• a smaller suitcase
• a bigger suitcase
• less clothes
• more clothes for each day - to leave behind
• a brush
• more running shoes (size 13)
• cheap work socks
• rain pants
• safety goggles
• vitamin C and echinacea
• another sweater
• a pillow
• heating blanket
• parka
• another set of earplugs
• Sharpie permanent pen
• Kleenex to the closing ceremony

What at least one person will consider leaving at home next time:

• far too many clothes
• thousands of face wipes
• shaving supplies
• second pair of boots
• second book
• phone
• pre-conceived notions

Other comments included:

• It was good to move the volcano hike to the beginning of the trip to take advantage of the known good weather, and also because everyone would have been too tired at the end.
• It would have been nice to be able to do more for the families, although everyone understood why it had to be like that.
• It would be nice to have a hotel with consistent hot water.
• Our team was AWESOME!