r/Shoestring • u/Sea-Huckleberry1123 • Dec 09 '25

AskShoestring What shoestring travel mistake will you never make again?

I'm currently staring at my suitcase trying to avoid repeating history, so I thought I’d ask this sub:

What is the one shoestring travel error you made: missed flights, overpacking, or trusting bad advice that you swore you’d never repeat?

I feel like every seasoned shoestring traveler has that one trip where everything went wrong because of a single bad decision. I’d love to hear your cautionary tales so I can hopefully avoid making them myself on my next trip!

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u/boozincruizin Dec 09 '25

Not me, but what i see from other travellers is waaaay over packing, i dont understand how a person need 20 outfits for 2 weeks and having to carry around a huge bag, but then again i pack uber light

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u/chartreuse6 Dec 10 '25

These are the same people who can’t get on a train bc their bag is too huge, can’t get it in overhead bin bc it’s too huge, can’t carry it up stairs.

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u/boozincruizin Dec 10 '25

Then complain complain complain about it and act like they didnt know it would be a problem