ARmy Rumour SErvice

After 1 week turn your undecrackers inside and out and you have one more week out of them!

Originally Posted by Guns

I'm Navy not RAF

Wellies then....

Originally Posted by syledis

After 1 week turn your undecrackers inside and out and you have one more week out of them!

Don't forget back to front too, that's an extra 2 weeks right there!!

Don't forget foot powder. The tins can be quite bulky so decant into small zip-lok bags. Stuff them into the toes of your spare shoes or into rolled-up socks just in case the bags split during transit.

Originally Posted by Guns

I'm Navy not RAF

Still got your pussers issue deck shoes? Are they still Timberlands?

i take my vibram five finger with me, pop em on after take off, they mean I can get my dirty big size 13s right under the seat in front

Having lost luggage a couple of times:

Never put anything you cannot replace in the hold. That's not just papers/work stuff but camera, the silver shaving brush, favourite teddy bear etc

Put a shirt, tie, pair of boxers, socks in hand luggage if there's room; that way you can operate even if the main case goes walkabout.

Agree with the brew kit (and a couple of cereal bars) and multi-pocket jacket.

Take the minimum, pack a weeks clothes and just get them laundered on the company. Always check in online, aisle seat and go direct to the gate. If you are stuck with a hefty corporate laptop they'll let you take its backpack and a rolling bag onto most biz class flights. Use just a small light laptop e.g a Mac Air if you can, don't carry multiple devices. Buy and throw away paperbacks, they are still more robust than eReaders and the laptop may get dropped.

An Irish passport causes fewer problems than a Brit one. Eat only lightly, the food is fre but still mostly crap you'd send back in restaurent. Don't get drunk. Do be polite to staff. Don't fuss about missing flights or delays, just chill. Join the clubs but don't get obsessed with their air miles. Avoid BA. Avoid Heathrow especially in winter. Avoid Frankfurt and JFK. Week long trips are worse for jet lag than short ones where your body clock never shifts TZ or longer stints where the bouts have longer in between them. Expect to catch lots of colds and chest infections.

In the US breakfast in diners, they're much cheaper more discrete for biz chats and often much better than the hotel, tip well and talk to local people, best way to get to know a city. This is a good idea in some European cities just ask the door staff at the hotel were they eat.

Expect to get robbed. Never take your eye off the bag when checking out. Use the safe and leave the passport, spare cash and spare cards in it. Carry ID and enough cash to satisfy a mugger. Don't assume the public spaces of a large hotel are much safer than the street. Make sure you are properly ensure medically especially if travelling to the US, the bills can get very large very quickly.