Please feel free to make a copy of the list on the next sheet. You can do this by going to File -> Make a Copy.

Once you've made your copy you can customize this list for you. If you don't wear dresses, remove that row.

I, for example, like having my own pillow in hotel rooms. If it's possible for me to bring it, it's going on the list.

There is a column that says #. This is for you to fill out the quantity of a particular item you want to bring.

I recommend for clothing to pack for however many days your trip is plus 2. For example, if you are going somewhere for 7 days, pack 9 tops.

Make sure that you are packing for the climate of your destination, the nature of your trip (business, leisure, adventure), and any specific activities you have planned.

You'll notice that I put ziplock bags in the Miscellaneous section of the list. Ziplock bags are SO handy while on a trip. I even bring them when we just go to a food fair in the next town over.

Ziplocks can be for any extra food that didn't get eaten, bringing snacks into a location that allows outside food, packing toiletries that may leak, etc.

You'll also see travel-sized laundry detergent. It does not necessarily have to be laundry detergent, but you should have something with you that removes stains.

The laundry detergent is recommended if you're staying more than one night somewhere. You may have spilled on your pants, or a kid had an accident.

Instead of throwing away your kid's underwear and pants because you don't want to deal with the smell, you can wash them in the sink or tub and not waste a valuable piece of clothing (aka money).

Lastly, you'll see the foldable duffle bag. This is in case you bought things while on your vacation and now you don't have the room in your suitcase.

It could also be for those who don't want to neatly fold everything back up at the end of the trip and just start shoving things into your luggage, but now it won't close.

Luckily, you brought the extra duffle bag, and you can just throw the rest of your stuff in there.

Make sure to look over this list 2 or 3 times before departing from your home and at the end of your trip to make sure you didn't forget anything important.

Sounds tedious, but nothing sucks more than getting to the airport and realizing you left your passport at home or on the desk of the hotel.

If you're going to a theme park or on a cruise, check out my more specific packing lists for such trips. There are a few things that could make for a more pleasurable cruise that you don't need on a normal trip.