We usually start at the WM site (for a resort we haven’t been to) to get a basic idea of the lay of the land. Then we’ll use typical internet searching to explore the area and find things we might want to do. YouTube can sometimes surprise us with good tips on the area. We do have a checklist but need to improve it. Many of our WM points are spent going to local Oregon destinations so the list we use for that is more thorough then for a destination where we fly and have less packing room. We rarely check luggage so our checklist for farther flung destinations is pretty short. Last time we were in Cabo we talked about maybe checking a bag. We meet a lot of people that bring a ton of stuff that can make life nicer on the road!

I looked into it once but it appeared that everything was only available in 7 day blocks. It still seems like it would be useful but we often make smaller trips, 3-4 days so I didn’t get the II membership.

@Teresa Velasquez , we do the same thing with little dry, packaged mixes! We’re kind of planning wonks (or maybe it’s just me and my wife just tolerates it) so we plan the meals and activities on a schedule then we’ll hit the grocery store. A couple years ago we totally foobared our food situation and left a ton of food behind. Since then we’ve been really good about planning meals that use everything up. For example, a grilled chicken on one day, then chicken tacos the next day.

We also bring a travel router, it’s amazing how many devices two people can come up with! If we’re going to a local WM we bring a nice chef’s knife. We’ve been talking about getting a bin together with spices like @Debbie Gisler described. We’ve only been members for 18 years so we haven’t “gotten around to it” yet!