Going to Alaska in September could be cold. In the past, I didn’t wear a raincoat or warm clothes; I usually wore shorts.

Did I pack right

Now the question is, did I pack correctly?

Well, I did overpack on this trip. I always do. I took the following:

• Six polo shirts
• Three causal pants
• Two pairs of Levis
• Two nicer pullover jackets
• Two swimming suits
• Two swim shirts
• Three t-shirts
• Two causal shirts
• Ten pairs of socks
• Ten days’ worth of underwear.
• Ankle brace
• Three pairs of shoes.
  • Two causal pairs
  • 1 Tennis shoes
• Two hats
• 1 raincoat
• One heavy sweatshirt 
• Two pairs of shorts

Yeah, a lot of stuff. I could have easily cut down on the polo shirts and just brought shirts with all my pants.

I only wore the Levis off the ship, so if they got wet, that would be fine.

Overpacked

Yes, I overpacked, and I really need to get that packing down. I took a 24-inch check-in and a small carry-on.

Packed correctly

Besides overpacking, I feel like I packed correctly. I had plenty of warm clothes. I mean, if it was snowing and colder, I might have been in trouble, but it wasn’t

I feel like I packed correctly, overpacked, yes. But that is just me.

Thoughts 

You have to consider what you want to accomplish while packing. I know I can leave some polo shirts at home, but I always think, “What if I need them?”I never needed all those clothes until I hadn’t bought them.

I need to weed out a few things and do better packing.

It is a work in progress.