The thing about most locations is that you need to pack in layers... like Vegas - sometimes it's freezing cold, other times it's warm compared to where you're coming from. Hub & I squeezed all of our stuff into the big suitcase this time around (so far... we'll see how this actually works out!) with just one carry-on sized duffel for extra little stuff.
My mom is the same way Peaches - I remember one summer we drove from NW Ohio to West Virginia for a trip to see the grandparents and some kid at a gas station asked if we were moving. We were only going for 5 days and between mom, dad and 3 kids we had nearly 10 suitcases up on top of the station wagon and craploads of stuff in the back. lol
