I hate to be the one to tell you, but you cannot take Krispy Kremes on a commercial aircraft
they are highly flammable! :ahh:
wait, is that true?
Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Dave!
I fondly recall many a late night trip to the KK on Ponce during my years at Georgia Tech. We always hoped we’d see the “Hot Now” sign switch on just as we parked the car. Nearly crashed once, trying to make a quick left turn on the way back from Decatur, when that sign switched on while we were passing Krispy Kreme!
Mountain Dew and random other munchies
Deck of Cards
Camera
a. sense of humor
2. deo-der-ant
shoes. flip flops only wont work in the pits.
laptop(s)
psp w/ giant headphones + games
money for food
change of clothes
toothbrush
safety glasses
thumb drive (essential if you have to run code back and forth between 2 laptops)
three stooges dvd
matrix trilogy
camera
magic cards
extra money for monsters.
Laptop
Fluid Mechanics Book
FIRST Scoring System Reference Guide to give to David Kelly
TI-89
My Black Daily Planner
Plane Tickets
Airport Passage Van Service Ticket
Cell Phone
Toothbrush
ER Season 1 for plane ride
Weird New England Book
Sudoku
Digital Camera
Leatherman
Caffine
AP test prep stuff/homework…i’ll be studyin’ for my BC Calc test on the plane.
Not just a checklist of what you’re going to pack, but a checklist of what you DID pack so you don’t forget anything!
remember your gameboy!
chargers for: phone, gameboy, laptop, camcorder, camera, ipod, drill (and maybe even the robot)
extra clean socks
Your chargers
E-charges
Extra Chargers
Tertiary Charges
Extra batteries
Rechargeable batteries
Battery Chargers
Plus a bag of chips if you are going on an airplane (DO NOT OPEN THEM BEFORE/WHILE ON THE PLANE)
You will see why you need that last item on the list, when the time comes.
Programmers, they may be small, quite and easy to miss while leaving for Atlanta but its hard to do anything robotic without them, I’ve tried
Let’s see, there’s only so much I can pack, but I’ll fit it all somehow:
iPod Mini (I don’t care if it’s ancient, it plays music and the battery lasts)
Nintendo DS w/ Metroid Prime: Hunters and Mario Kart DS
Cell Phone with plenty of minutes
CHARGERS!!
Bathing Suit
Various combos of pants and shorts
The two team T-Shirts I’ll be swapping inbetween throughout the 5 days
Sweatshirt for the plane and the social
Thumbdrive for swapping code
Duct Tape Wallet
MONEY!!
Gracious Professionalism
Pre-E3 Tension with no internet for 5 days
Scouting papers from SBPLI
Blank scouting papers
Whiteboard with Red, Blue, and Black markers
Quarters for arcade machines at hotel
Enough internal and stored energy to last 5 days
50% grease
49% sugar
1% flour
its amazing they dont spontaneously combust while you are eating them!
All though 114 isn’t going to nationals this year, team 100 has been kind enough to let me bunk with them as an “honorary team member”. Mabye I’ll even get a famous orange and black Dr. Suess hat. :rolleyes: 971 did offer too, but bureaucratic hold ups prevented me from staying with them. 
So anyways, don’t forget the XBOX! I’ve been informed that 100 is gonna be doing some hardcore Halo playing, and I look forward to getting in on the action.
Hope to see everyone at the webhug and pack light!
Michael C.
- GP
- Food
- Thank you cards for your team mentors.
- Thank you cards to Dean and the FIRST family
- Anything else you feel you will need.
All of this I found essential at the regional competition, or at one point really wished I had brought:
-Machinery’s Handbook
-extension cord
-colored sharpies (for scratches on painted parts)
-flashlight
-small broom and dustpan (or better yet, a shop vac)
-extra long zip-ties
-7.2 V backup battery charger
-extra tether cables
-paper towels
-bottled water (the team will love you!)
-Lexan sheet assortment (to cover up vulnerable components)
-First Aid kit
-1.5" hole saw (hopefully you will never need to use this, but if you are over 120 pounds…)
-SCHOOLWORK 
Have you hugged your programmer today?
Plenty of time… I got till Wednesday morning sometime…
I should really find out what time we are leaving eh?
Wait… what? Do they do what I think they do, and will I get blamed for making a loud noise when it happens…
LOL I don’t think I’ll personally be the one doing that. LOL
Hehehe… Thanks for reminding me, but that’s not what WE use them for.
Thanks for the suggestions people, and keep them coming. I have to do my shopping & packing this weekend, and Monday and Tuesday nights.
See you all in Atlanta!!!
This year’s packing is going to be very different for me (I’ve always packed a suitcase full of games, pit displays, goodie bags for the students, team buttons, etc. in my previous years as mentor on a team!)
This year I need to remember to bring:
NEMO buttons
NEMO CDs
NEMO business cards
clipboard
sharpie
Vex lanyard
Vex earrings (if I finish them in time!)
My specialty buttons- “I support CT FLL”, “I Found NEMO”, “Ask me about FIRST”, my CD profile button, n.e.rd. button, 5-yr FIRST volunteer pin
My shirts - NEMO, n.e.r.d., RAGE Travel shirt (I’m traveling with them)
Money to buy something at LogoLoc store
CD raffle tickets
Sudoku book for on the plane
Other clothes, toiletries, etc.