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The travel checklist goes with me on the trip and serves to answer three more questions: (1) Am I bringing back everything I took, (2) what did I not use on the

The travel checklist goes with me on the trip and serves to answer three more questions: (1) Am I bringing back everything I took, (2) what did I not use on the trip, and (3) what should I have brought (i.e. add it to the checklist after the trip has started)? I take the list for a completed trip and use it to plan the next trip of a like nature. It has been very helpful.

danparsonson 1y ago
I also have a second list for "things to do to the house before travelling" - did I shut the windows, turn off the lights, empty the trash, etc - yup, it's all on the list I followed before I left.
- EvanAnderson 1y ago
  I do the same thing. A fun one I added a few years ago: Make sure to visually verify garage door is totally closed. Two days into a trip our neighbor contacted us about our garage being open. We asked him to close it. When we got back I found the automatic opener disconnected from the then-closed door. I asked the neighbor about it. He said the door would almost close using the automatic opener, but would stop and reverse. He disconnected the door from the opener and pulled it closed. (Certainly not the most secure thing, since anybody could walk up and push the door open, but arguably better than sitting open.) I found the track was slightly bent on one side, as a result of banging into it with a heavy object while getting our camping gear out. It was causing the door to bind enough for the automatic opener to be triggered to reverse (presumably the "don't crush a human" safety feature). When we left I pushed the button on the remote, saw the door start to go down, and left. By the time we were at the end of the street, with the door out of view, it had no doubt reversed and opened. When I leave now I make sure I see the door fully close.

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The travel checklist goes with me on the trip and serves to answer three more questions: (1) Am I bringing back everything I took, (2) what did I not use on the

by EvanAnderson 1y ago

danparsonson 1y ago
I also have a second list for "things to do to the house before travelling" - did I shut the windows, turn off the lights, empty the trash, etc - yup, it's all on the list I followed before I left.
- EvanAnderson 1y ago
  I do the same thing. A fun one I added a few years ago: Make sure to visually verify garage door is totally closed. Two days into a trip our neighbor contacted us about our garage being open. We asked him to close it. When we got back I found the automatic opener disconnected from the then-closed door. I asked the neighbor about it. He said the door would almost close using the automatic opener, but would stop and reverse. He disconnected the door from the opener and pulled it closed. (Certainly not the most secure thing, since anybody could walk up and push the door open, but arguably better than sitting open.) I found the track was slightly bent on one side, as a result of banging into it with a heavy object while getting our camping gear out. It was causing the door to bind enough for the automatic opener to be triggered to reverse (presumably the "don't crush a human" safety feature). When we left I pushed the button on the remote, saw the door start to go down, and left. By the time we were at the end of the street, with the door out of view, it had no doubt reversed and opened. When I leave now I make sure I see the door fully close.