luggage on trips

General principle: The youth will naturally bring more stuff than will fit in the transportation provided. A 54 passenger bus cannot carry the stuff of 54 youth; a 15 passenger van cannot carry baggage of 15 – or even 11 youths.

1. Set real restrictions on what they can bring.
   
2. Don't plan on one seat/one youth.
   
3. For vans and buses, sleeping bags and other soft items can be stuffed under their seats.
   
4. At least one youth will leave something important on the van, bus or airplane. Plan for this.
   
5. When on the road, have everyone wear matching t-shirts so you can spot a wayward youth across a parking lot as you are pulling out.