oidara Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 You know...old photos, yearbooks, love letters, baby footprints...those kind of things. Given the double baggage allowance and the fact that there are 5 of us, I was planning to take some of our more sentimental belongings on the plane for safety's sake. Now I'm having doubts and wondering if they'd in fact be far safer in the container than in a suitcase that may well go missing. A silly question, I know, but any thoughts!? Was hoping to create a poll, but I'm not sure I know how to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamingofoz2012 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Hiya, definitely container for me! Not only do i think it safer, but you dont get your stuff from the container for a few months once in oz, so you need that baggage allowance for a few months worth of clothes and other necessities you dont want to have to buy again when you're there. Best of luck, when do you leave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oidara Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 Thanks for the input! Flying on 2 July, but leaving our house on the continent on 20 May and we're self-packing a lot of things, so it's all systems go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabo Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 For what it is worth - take the stuff with $ value with you in your hand luggage, and the belongings with sentimental $ in your container. My OH mislaid a couple of lovely pill boxes with her mum and dad's remains in during our move. We still have weekends where we search the house top to bottom to try and find them. I don't know why I am telling you this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I would try and split them between the hand luggage, container and cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KazzE Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I deliberated over thisthought or a long time, in the end I carried jewelry in my hand luggage (not that I had much) and put photos in the container, I did have most on CD or data sticks though. Good luck:wubclub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpot Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I think - without trying to be offensive - that you seem to worry a lot about risks that have a very low frequency of occurrence No worries. You can still take the "least risk" option. Shipping containers go astray or come to some other misfortune (theft, damp, whatever) far less frequently than do checked baggage on flights. So stick it in your container, and don't worry too much. You have 3 kids you are travelling with AFAIK, and they are miles more important than any keepsakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest36187 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Sentimental stuff and jewellery in luggage! Definatly. Any pictures that were of very sentimental value went in cases too. Can always buy clothes when you get here. Cnt buy new photos to replace old ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oidara Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 Thanks for the input, everyone. It's amazing how much "sentimental" stuff you can accumulate by your mid-30s, especially once you have kids! pintpot - Not sure what you mean by this: "I think - without trying to be offensive - that you seem to worry a lot about risks that have a very low frequency of occurrence". Sounds like you're referring to some other post?? Anyway, I'm not particularly worried about this. Just in the throes of packing and wondering what to put where. Thought it would be interesting to hear what other folk did, that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dxboz Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 anything with real sentimental value has got to be in your hand luggage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oidara Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 I agree! But with 3 kids under 5, our hand luggage is pretty chocker already! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dxboz Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I guess you have to work out what is 'really' sentimental and what you would really be distressed to lose because unless you take it in hand carry you have no guarantee you will see it again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabo Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Well blow me down - 10 years ago to the day since we said our goodbyes to my OH's mother and I finally find the pill box with her remains in whilst packing for our camping trip this weekend. Spooky or what? For what it is worth - take the stuff with $ value with you in your hand luggage, and the belongings with sentimental $ in your container. My OH mislaid a couple of lovely pill boxes with her mum and dad's remains in during our move. We still have weekends where we search the house top to bottom to try and find them. I don't know why I am telling you this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobeTrotta Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 You know...old photos, yearbooks, love letters, baby footprints...those kind of things. Given the double baggage allowance and the fact that there are 5 of us, I was planning to take some of our more sentimental belongings on the plane for safety's sake. Now I'm having doubts and wondering if they'd in fact be far safer in the container than in a suitcase that may well go missing. A silly question, I know, but any thoughts!? Was hoping to create a poll, but I'm not sure I know how to! Scan em all and then pack em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oidara Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 Funny you should say that - have been spending a lot of time with my scanner for the past 2 days and expect to be doing so for some days to come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyman Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 i would defo put it in the container just in case the plane crashed.............:goofy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delaneym Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 just out of curiosity how much luggage are you allowed to take? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oidara Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 We have a double luggage allowance because we have an unstamped permanent resident visa, so 40kg per person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boganbear Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 As we only came over with 2 suitcases, all of my important stuff is all stored at my dads until we can get it sent over. He's had it for 3.5 years now! We'll egt it sent over eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marta Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I don't have any left apart from my photo albums which are at my parents place. Apart from that I threw everything away when I moved internationally for the first time which was in 2007. I didn't see why and how to keep lots of stuff. I don't miss anything. Well, I regret that I have to give a lot of books away every time we move again. Which happened three times since 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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