[Rick Lee]

I carry a regular sized roller suitcase. They way I plan and pack is to lay everything out I think I need. Just the bare minimum. Then I put half of it back away and pack the rest. I always want room to bring stuff back I buy during the trip. I know I can always get some laundry done at a friend's house, and a when in Rome kinda thing, Europeans don't shower and change clothes every day. So I don't mind rolling that way when I'm there. Once I'm in my rental car, I leave the big suitcase in the trunk and, wherever I stop for the night, I take what I need out of the suitcase and put it in a backpack I take into the hotel or friend's house. That big suitcase never comes out of the car until I return the car at the airport.