Do you take along your dolls on holiday?

I can't not, because I'm the soppy doll owner that misses them too much

Here's Miya at Greenwich, London.


Greenwich by WennieBJD, on Flickr

 

It depends on the trip for me, honestly. When I go to anime conventions, there's always a few dolls along with me, so I can take them to the BJD meetups and share them with others at the convention. As for other trips... it depends on whether they'll be safe on the trip, and whether I'll have time to do anything with them. I may take them with me when I go home for Christmas, for some photos with the lovely snow my parents are bound to have, but only if I'll have time to really take those photos with everything else going on.

 

I haven't yet. I guess I would consider it as long as It's not on a plane. I can't afford the luggage space!

Though, I'd be very worried of damage the whole time :S

 

I do. I always taken my girl with me on holiday.

 

I have to say, although I missed my Kat terribly, I was pretty glad I didn't take her along after all. I took my off-topic hujoo kitty instead and he got incredibly dusty. Maybe it's just because he is white, and abs plastic (and Vegas is a desert city), but I would have hated to bring Kat and have her get all dirty.

 

I couldn't imagine traveling with any dolls unless it was to a con. As a rule I don't travel with anything expensive, with the exception of a maybe a camera, or if it's work related, a computer. Plus I like to pack really light, and even for extended trips somewhere I'll still only pack a small carry on bag. I'd hate to worry about them getting damaged or lost or something. To me it seems like an unnecessary added stress. But traveling already stresses me out, so I guess for others it might be okay. It's just definitely not for me.

 

Definitely not the larger size. I don't want them to get hurt accidentally. However, I do think you can bring the small ones to take pictures. You can take them along with you so it is much safer.

 

I ended up taking my SD boy on a trip with me, and it was super tough!! He was just too big and caused more harm than good (I tried to take his head off without anything but my bare hands and jammed my finger in the s-hook </3 he also took up a lot of room in the dorm) the only reason I'd take him on another trip will be when I head to college, and then he's staying at my dorm! My MSD may not be as much of a problem though since he's a lot smaller and lighter.

 

If I were going on a road trip, then I just might! On an airplane, not so much. I think airport security might be slightly weirded out by a big SD sized doll in his or her own bag going through the scanner. hahaha.

 

LoudOwl, they really don't care that much that I've noticed! I fly with them to conventions (generally MSDs and Tinies, though, since I only just recently got my SDs), and they've never raised an eyebrow at my bags going through.

 

I took my first two BJDs with me on my honeymoon to Disney World. My husband went, too. Both dolls were SD size. One was a 57 cm Narae, and the other was my 60 cm Narin Charisma. I took lots of photos of them. It was great fun. They rode around with me in a backpack designed for a laptop computer.

 

I don't take my dolls on holiday/vacation/funtimes. I want to, but everytime I decide to, somebody responsible who loves me tells me I'd lose them and to leave them at home. So the dollies only come out for doll meets.

 

I've been thinking about it. I'm hoping both Avery and my new doll will be finished in time for Anime Boston, so I am planning to find a doll meet there to take them, plus I really want to take them to the pier at one point too. But because they're not complete yet, neither of them traveled over my holiday break.

This is another big reason I want a tiny. Between my phone camera and my purse, I could take doll photos so many places with a tiny. XD

 

I'd really love to! I just don't have the money (or time) to get away for vacation! I am trying to get used to having my dolls in public without worrying about what others think. I'm going to try my best to get them outside more for photo ops, and start there!

 

I'd probably only take one of my smaller dolls. Definitely not Estellise since such I don't trust airline companies to handle bags gently, plus she's a tad big to take as carry on.

 

I'll be leaving for North Carolina in a little over a week, and this is the first vacation I'm going on since getting into the hobby, and getting a few dolls. OF COURSE, I'm going to be taking my two boys with me!

So, I was curious:

Does anyone else take their dolls with them on vacation? What do you think of others who bring their dolls with them? Do you have any tips, suggestions, stories, Do's/Don'ts, or anything else to add?

 

I do! I just got back from Toronto with Ben a little over a week ago.

The funniest part was going through customs, when the security guard saw him and asked "WHAT is THAT?" then got bored with my mom's doll hobby explanation and waved us through. XD I also had to take him through security at the CN Tower, and they required me to take him out of his bag and open his headcap to be sure I wasn't hiding anything. Mostly, it's pretty easy sailing. Some people will stop you and ask about them, but they're usually just nice, curious people. The hardest part for me is travel between hotels. Our first day in Toronto, we arrived around 10am, and couldn't get into the hotel until 3pm, so I had to take Ben everywhere with me. I refused to leave him in a car, as heat can yellow or damage them, and he could get stolen. he's 62cm, and he got heavy, but it was okay because I got pictures of him everywhere I went. The rest of the trip, he mostly stayed in the hotel.

I think it's worth it, for pictures like this:

 

Oh, I would love taking trips with my girl soon~
I usually take car trips though and you can cuddle with your dolls while on a roadtrip which is enjoyable
But like going to a vacation possibly I will just pad her in my backpack and a face protector to protect her faceup and since I don't have a carrier bag used for dolls, I guess she would sit down in her cushion bag inside my backpack hehe

 

I guess it depends what type of vacation If I go to the places with a lot of water,heat and dust I never take my dolls with me,I just don't want that unnecessary stress It's a different story if I'm off to visit my mom or my sister for my vacation -clean,dust free environments

 

yes yes yes! always take someone with me. it is even better if it is 'dolly holiday', but even without i always take a dolly with me. My collection is of other dolls as well, and i am relatively new to bjds, but i have realpuki Soso, Roro, and Titi, and also a Dream high Studio micro Boo Giggle, so they are easy to transport. I guess i am going to work my way up through the sizes!!!! fun fun fun!