Show H4 The Salt Lake Tribune TRAVEL Sunday July 24 1994 Packing orders: No 2 trips exactly alike Rules for the road: Pack light pack early wear old clothes Here are some suggestions that may make it easier to pack for your summer vacation: Don't wait until the last minute I'm sure this sounds like compulsive behavior but I generally am finished packing two or three days before my trip — the longer the trip the sooner I've packed Any time you leave home for several days lots of things have to be done at the last minute (such as watering the house plants) but packing isn't one of them I go out of town on an average of twice a month and I've found there's much less stress to the departure when I'm not folding shirts and trousers while a taxi waits outside ALso I'm less likely to forget something Pack a smaller carry-obag inside your larger suitcase This is the second-plac- e winning tip in the Samsonite contest My wife and as the I pack an extra bag all the time We fill it contestant suggested — with vacation souvenirs We tend to buy handmade folk-ar- t objects which can be wrapped and stuffed in the bag for safe carrying Take old clothes When I'm about to leave on a long trip I sometimes search my wardrobe for worn-ou- t items or things I haven't put on for a year or two As long as they are in decent shape I'll pack them wear them along the way and then discard them Each day my suitcase gets lighter In Italy I deposited old pairs of undershorts and socks in the wastebasket of my hotel room each day I wonder what the housekeeper thought? Wrap clothing in tissue paper as you pack it to ward off wrinkles This is another Samsonite hint which I've not tried I fold my shirts and place them in plastic sweater bags They always emerge less wrinkled than dress shirts pressed and packaged by a commercial laundry Also I usually pack cotton khaki pants rather than slacks occasions because khakis fold withfor dress-uout much wrinkling Use travel-siz- e versions of toiletry items to save space in your suitcase Anything that cuts down on the weight of your suitcase is worth considering Because I travel so much I keep a toiletries case always packed with a small version of everything I need on the road a Choose a color scheme for your clothing and stick to it Gilford lists this among her 10 top tips for travelers When clothing and accessories are By planning ahead travelers can avoid a case of anxiety By James T Yenckel THE WASHINGTON POST Samsonite the luggage manu- facturer held a contest recently offering prizes to travelers who sent in the best tip for packing winner was a FulThe ton NY woman who suggested mixing family clothing in each suitcase carried on the trip The idea is that if one suitcase gets lost on a flight everyone will still have something clean to wear Maybe you will want to try it but then maybe you won't My wife and I have attempted something like this in a modest way — that is when one us couldn't fit everything into his or her own suitcase and begged the other to make room for the leftover items My problem when I was the hitchhiker was that I could never seem to remember soft-side- d first-plac- e what clothing I had packed GOD mini-toiletri- I can foresee For example who is going to do the packing? If the clothing for say a family of four must be evenly dispersed between two to four suitcases Ill bet the chore falls to just one family member — so that nothing important gets left behind My wife and I pack for ourselves and nothing in our marriage vows ever committed us to doing the job for each other I don't say this to josh the prizewinner her tip may prove to be a for some real vacation-save- r people I just want to point out that packing is a very personal thing You want to do it the way that works best for you And I'm sure this will surprise no one: Packing also is a big pain in the neck — maybe the worst part of any trip I think so anyway To ease the pain I've kept my eyes open over the years for any reasonable advice to make things easier and I've come up with some strategies of my own As I write this I am about to trip and the depart on a in my mind uppermost thought right now is not how much fun I'm going to have but "Am I taking too much?" I figure I'm not much different from a lot of other travelers At its worst packing for a trip is no more than a petty annoyance But who wants to start a vacation hassled upset and grumbling? Who packs? And night before climbing into bed One of the difficulties of packing is your next trip probably will be different from your last one and so you can't plan on taking the same things Every journey is a new packing challenge You might think business travelers would have it comparatively easy because they only have to pack office wear Far from it A summer trip to chilly San Francisco demands heavier clothing than a meeting in sweltering New Orleans For San Francisco you probably will want to take along a light rain coat for foggy nights Will it fit in your suitcase? For New Orleans where the sweat drips profusely consider packing a shirt or blouse for daytime wear-fo- r every day you are gone-ana fresh one for dinner at the city's superb restaurants How many shirts is that? Decisions decisions Every traveler faces many variables which must be taken into account when choosing what to pack: N How long will you be gone? A short trip of course is easier to pack for You can toss everything you need into a suitcase and not worry it will be too heavy But when you plan to be gone more than a week or two you have to start thinking about items of clothing that wear well over for several days Silk is light and it seems to hold up much better in repeated wearings than cotton I've invested in several silk shirts k d DOD Packed with Info Entire books have been written on the subject the latest called The Packing Book by Judith Gifford (Ten Speed Press $795) She teaches packing courses at a Berkeley Calif bookstore and insists you can pack everything you need for a trip in a suitcase small to stow in an airplane enough overhead compartment Just plan to do a little hand laundry every k space-savin- g 111 Ecuador limiting visitors to of Singapore perched at the tip of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia is a model of cleanliness AutomoGraffiti is biles do not have dents boulevards whisk drivers from airport to city Modern high-risapartments hotels and offices dot the cityscape The latest in elecnon-existe- nt Six-lan- Galapagos isles III Continued from fashion apparel and tronics ODD Recent action by the Ecuadorean government to protect the ecosystem of the Galapagos Islands from too much trampling by tourists still allows visits to the archipelago Banned from landing on the islands made famous by Danvin's theories are cruise ships with more than 400 passengers said an Ecuadorean Embassy spokesman The government has its previous quota of allowing 25000 tourists to visit per year usually booked on Ecuadorean vessels carrying 100 passengers or less Two US tour operators say their Galapagos tours are unaffected although they report some consumer confusion over the ban For info call: Adventure Associates (800) Galapagos Inc (800) A fire on the Galapagos island of Isabela that prompted the evacuation of tortoises to Puerto Villarall finally got under control said Jaime Barberis of the Ecuadorean Embassy The fire over d the island's lavig terrain is but could be still burning in underground tunnels he said adding that tourists are visiting other parts of the island sporting goods fill storefronts A paradise? On one hand yes This is a clean efficient comfortable city to visit It is refreshing not see litter garbage and dirt in the streets On the other hand Singapore strikes me as sterile It lacks heart soul and spirit a place It is hard to in where unemployment is 1 bad-mout- hot-weath- er J TO U COD Sterile Sinl'apore There flation is low crime is not a factor and its port is one of the world's busiest Singapore's economy based on trade shipping banking and tourism is strong Citizens are guaranteed decent housing health care and education Its polyglot population of 27 Chinese million including 77 14 Malay and 7 Indian mixes into one of racial harmony at least outwardly I admire what is going on the government definitely has its eye on heading into the 21st century under a full bead of steam Singapore just strikes me as a city where you are not allowed to have any fun And I didn't mention caning until now "Serving Errt 278-310- 1 ' or Wilbur & aMTMN Skims Sholl !Ova Won& Ahdy ram Dorm (IT lode The Docks Duna (mut Mt Shepherd ti the Need 11 Steals Resod Etotd 1 10Ely a fr 'cede readzeint) Did J Webb MINNERMIll ! 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Wedded 800-279-44- 54 trTr want to travel with Alma Heaton e - 4 -- f6a' i - 1v110 Amen Hill ss NMNag 0910001W Wilt Ongo UT 1140'n 1 1114'442 1 4A :ii' 1 If I :1 1 r' ' ? 2'- - e4 a1WIP': -' 1 ‘pi ri ri 4 A 1 it--'"4? 17 4:412 i :i 1t14-'- a - x i '21 1 I'14 f ::: trAI:- i-- 117--$ - 1 z teit Ask for Vicki and make sure to mention you SP0 IMMIIMINEMIIIIINEEMIEMM6kEiMMiMMifina I tcr Tour Departs Salt Lake City August 28 or :- 1 ' 226-236- 3 1 je Il' Sees Diaper 'Slow Unimmal Uthas 1 r: people-to-peop- le Lrreate Tel See le bete MAL tit-4- I fee-relat- Round-tri- p For Free Brochure Call Us at l?--1 Less conspicuous fee hikes have already been imposed this year at Denali: The popular 87- mile bus ride from the park visitor center to Wonder Lake formerly free now carries a fee of $4 per person But in the broader scheme of dethings the biggest velopment could be the National Park Service Entrepreneurial Management Reform Act also known as House Resolution 4533 now before Congress The legislation which probably will not be addressed until Congress reconvenes next year would give the secretary of the interior authority to impose and adjust admission recreational and special-us- e fees gate) search-and-rescu- b year Rangers counted 1108 climbers last year fact Schmid said the new arrangement seems "more efficient" and takes less time at the wear in a back pack Every night throughout the year I washed socks underwear a shirt and often a change of pants "Never again" I told myself when the trip was over and now I own enough undershorts and socks to give myself a daily change for a three-wee- k trip I'll leave something else behind rather than wash clothes in a hotel sink or tub on my vacation I might relent only if I knew I would find a washer and dryer at my destination $945 ar Service's previous plan at Yosemite In Do you enjoy doing hand laundry? In her book Gifford notes that people who travel light can expect to be washing out their clothing often Yuck! In 1972 I spent a year circling the globe on a sightseeing adventure and I carried two changes of 1 billion-doll- our national park high-profi- son xDa'N pre-clim- Tour Features Include: 9" 196-- - E 4 con-tame- h 1CZ 527-250- 0 327-985- e e II-- 1 Galapagos news that the citystate es If you are driving you can stuff the trunk with as much paraphernalia as you think you will need If you are flying you have to trim back to one or two bags per per- rt er system the Clinton administration is looking for ways to maximize income at those parks So if you are visiting one this summer be prepared for new and increased fees and the prospect of more in the future So far the Park Service's focus is on tour operators and high-ris- k adventurers and does not much affect the casual park visitor who arrives in a private vehicle But if Interior Department officials prevail in their current proposal before Congress the department which oversees the Park Service will have new autonomy in setting and spending park fees And in that case broad increases are likely Park Service officials instituted the fee hike for tour operators in March setting rates of $25 per entry for commercial vehicles holding up to six passengers $40 for vehicles holding seven to 25 passengers and $100 for vehicles holding 26 or more including the many buses that roll through Yosemite Valley and other parks Aircraft carrying tour groups over the Grand Canyon Haleakala and Hawaii Volcanoes parks also face proposed additional fees which are still being negotiated The vehicle fee hikes alone could bring in added revenue of $29 million (Many tour operators opposed the new fees saying they would be forced to pass on costs to travelers But Albert Schmid president of Far West Travel Corp a bus tour company based in Marina del Rey Calif said the new fees so far are not costing his firm any more than under the Park n Muit boot is no question Facing an annual bill to maintain er 111 three-phas- LOS ANGELES TIMES d at my wife's suggestion Jeans are heavy but I wore a pair for a week of sightseeing in Italy recently without feeling too shabby Are you bound for a single destination — where you can empty your suitcase into a closet or dresser until it's time to return home? Or will you keep on the move and never really unpack? If you expect to live out of your suitcase you probably don't want to use such packing techniques as stuffing belts socks and underwear into your shoes Unstuffing and restuffing becomes too much of a hassle on a daily basis Think in terms of easy access I stack shirts on one side of the suitcase pants on the other and line the bag with underwear and socks I know where to reach for what I want What kind of trip are you taking? A cruise to Alaska a hiking holiday in the mountains a motorcoach tour of Europe a romp at the beach a visit with old friends or family? Each getaway requires a different wardrobe and you may want to check ahead to determine what to take to avoid problems Among my idiosyncrasies I in a never wear shorts or a foreign city — even in a destination such as the Caribbean — because the attire seems too casual Not many of the local folks wear them either I've noticed How are you getting there? parks By Christopher Reynolds Gil-for- p other problems two-wee- e n there will review public input (more than 220 people wrote in) and consider a e proposal that inuser fees for cludes the first-evclimbers of Mount McKinley and Mount Foraker The proposal which would go into effect in time for next year's climbing season would bolster educational efforts require registration 60 days in advance (climbers now register on the same day they climb ) and establish user fees to be earmarked for administrative costs and of rescue crews The fees first proposed were $500 per climber which were then reduced to $200 per climber early this vice officials r look for ways to hike revenues coordinated she says you can "mix and match items freely to create different looks" Before your trip pack your bag and walk a quarter-milwith it "If you can't manage" says Gifford "take out the extras" Her advice is exaggerated but Gifford has the right idea for anyone traveling by plane train or bus Don't pack more than you can readily carry Even a suitcase with wheels has to be hoisted sometimes If you need more space pack two smaller suitcases rather than one large one They will be easier to handle N Put children's outfits (shirt shorts socks underwear) in sealable bags one for each day "The children's outfits will match and there will not be any arguments about what to wear" says Samsonite "Dirty clothing can go back into the same bag to keep it away from other clothing" And you can save space "by putting a child's shoes in Mom's and Mom's shoes in Dad's" d If you are flying hand carry essentials advocates carrying everything aboard the plane But I'm convinced that in most cases checking my baggage is much less of a hassle because I donl have to haul it between connecting flights — which sometimes can be a distance of a quarter of a mile However I make exceptions If I will need a suit or tux at my destination I pack it and any necessary accessories in a hanging bag and I keep it with me on the plane Everything else I check I always carry a small bag on board with basic a change of underwear and socks a kit (aspirin swimming suit and a small first-aicold remedies) on the chance that my luggage is lost or delayed Never put prescription medicines valuables or keys in checked luggage II Don't fret On at least two trips one to Vancouver BC and another to the US Virgin Islands my baggage was lost and didn't catch up with me until I was back at home I learned a valuable lesson in a pinch I can cope with a lot less clothing than I usually pack In Vancouver I bought only a tie and a shirt to supplement the clothing I wore on the plane On the plane I had worn dress khakis and carried a sport jacket which were suitable for a business meeting In the Virgin Islands I needed to buy only a pull-ovshirt Much of the time there I wore only the bathing suit I had packed in my carry-obag James T Yenckel 111 where As a result I rummaged in two suitcases instead of one to find my jogging shorts two-wee- Cash-poo- ?Vr:-"4--i- - 4 1 0 Ar t : ' - -- " SATAN T i |