budget family travel packing & gear

Easy, tested budget family travel packing & gear for busy weeknights.

I still remember the chaos of our first budget family trip to Orlando — a 4-day vacation with three kids under 10, one car,…

I remember the first time I tried to pack for a family trip with two kids and a dog. My suitcase was full of…

I'll never forget the moment my toddler spilled a whole bottle of sunscreen on a crowded airport terminal during our first family trip to…

I still remember the chaos of our first family trip to the Pacific Northwest, when our kids were three and five. We packed everything…

Packing for a family trip on a tight budget can feel like trying to fit a week's worth of clothes into a backpack the…

I remember the first time I packed for a family trip to the mountains with my two young kids. I had a suitcase full…

There’s a magic in the way the sun hits the sand just as we arrive at the beach, the smell of salt in the…

I still remember the chaos of our first family trip to Florida when my 6-year-old spilled a bottle of sunscreen on the plane, and…

Last summer, my family and I set off on a trip to Mexico, armed with a suitcase full of mismatched travel gear that was…

I’ll never forget the time we packed our family of five for a week-long trip to Florida, only to find ourselves lugging multiple suitcases,…