A Brief Guide to Packing for Edinburgh...

Ok, last sleep before Edinburgh tonight, which means that really I should be packing my things instead of writing this, but I might as well write about packing while I'm here and dispense some handy hints. I opened this one up to Twitter and all you blog folks can feel free to contribute with comments.


Space-saving Hints

• Don't bother with maps and schedules etc. Save it all onto your expensive piece of electronic equipment instead.
• Proceed to forget charger for said electronic equipment.
  
• You don't need that many clothes. Clothes take up valuable room that could be used to house books or other paraphernalia that you wish to pester your favourite comedians to sign.

General Tips

• Alcohol can be expensive on the Fringe, so why not dedicate one section of your case to a bottle of Jack and a few tinnies and do it yourself?
• People will claim that you'll never use that gilet/tuxedo/stripy jumper/military jacket. Prove them all wrong.
• You can never have too many flannel shirts. At LEAST one for every day you'll be in the 'Burgh should do it.
• Suitable footwear for the Moomin exhibition is ESSENTIAL.
  

Contributors' Suggestions

Katie (@hoodedhawks) suggests:

• Brolly
• Pants
• Knife (the stabby kind)
• Comfy Slippers

I defer to her knowledge of Scotland and am certain that each of those items is absolutely indespensible.

Hoffi (@vanderlily) suggests:

• Goggles (for emergencies) ((presumably for some of the scenarios we covered in Monday's blog)
• Waistcoat (for fancy occasions)
• Notebook ((I was thinking this, particularly one with your own material in it to shove in front of your favourite comedians in feverish desperation))
• Inhalers (in case you get too overwhelmed to breathe) ((or require an impromptu snorkel))

Paul (@pauljonlevy) suggests:

• Tickets
• Brolly ((this is a definite, it's been suggested twice and both time as 'brolly', so there's no excuse now really))
• Credit card with a huge credit limit due to massive price increases to buy more tickets and food

Simon (@simonpjbest) (I could have mixed together those last two and said Paul Simon and you'd have been none the wiser, would you?) suggests:

• A net to catch Haggis with
• A sofa to sit down on when you get tired of walking around Edinburgh.
  

James (@JamesWalkerMan) suggests:

Well, put all the stuff in a case/bag. Push down with hands. Zip/shut it. Hope that helps.

It certainly does, Walkerman!