<p>How many bed sets should I pack for college? I am bringing two sets for sure (pillows, comforter, fitted sheet, flat sheet, pillowcase) but should I pack more?</p>
<p>I don’t see why you’d need more than two sets. It’s already double the number many have.</p>
<p>Two is plenty, don’t worry.</p>
<p>Learn to do laundry. You won’t have much storage room.</p>
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Exactly! I cringe every time DH talks about his bed in his dorm. His mother made his bed for him at the beginning of his freshman year and, according to him, he just slept on top of the spread so he never had to make the bed. I knew better than to ask how many times he washed that spread during that year.</p>
<p>A lot of kids just wash them and put the same one’s right back on, so there’s really no need for more than one set. An extra pillow and pillowcases might be nice, though.
No need for two comforters- in fact, it would be a problem to store a comforter in a dorm.</p>
<p>Most people do not bring two comforters. Just wash the one you have when it gets dirty, you won’t have much storage for an extra one anyway. Don’t forget bed pads, though, for underneath the fitted sheet. Makes the dorm bed just a little more comfortable…</p>
<p>My D took two sets of sheets, and it worked fine for her.</p>
<p>Or you get or make a duvet cover for the comforter, then throw that in the wash.</p>
<p>Two sets of sheets. you might spill on one set and not have time for laundry.</p>
<p>however, if you have oily skin/hair, you might want to bring an extra pillowcase or two. My oily skin son used to put two clean cases on his pillow, and then mid-week pull off one. </p>
<p>My older son, well, I’m not sure he ever washed his sheets while in college except for when he’d bring them home at Xmas (at my request). ugh!!!</p>
<p>I would not bring 2 comforters, you won’t have room to store it anywhere. A second set of sheets is fine but most kids get along fine with one set.</p>
<p>And, you know sheets and mattress pad usually have to be XL, right?</p>
<p>At the end of his freshman year, S1 arrived at home with no bedding (also no bike but thats another story)…He threw it all in the dumpster because he had not washed them…THE WHOLE YEAR! S2 took one set of bedding but unlike his brother managed to wash his a few times.</p>
<p>Even though most kids will just wash sheets and put them right back (if they wash at all) I think it’s a good idea to have a second set of sheets for accidents when doing the wash isn’t going to be convenient. I think you can skip a second comforter.</p>
<p>Packmom, not sure what you did, but my kid would surely be buying the next set (and the next and the next) on his own nickel until he learned to launder them so they would last longer. :)</p>
<p>This thread makes me smile. 
D still loves the comforter I made her when she was in preschool. It’s finally disolving (literally). </p>
<p>Gave S 2 sets of bedding, which he used for 2 years & then handed them down to D. She used them for 3 semesters & was happy to get new bedding when she got a bigger bed. Neither of them had more than one comforter–it would be a storage problem & not needed. Both did use mattress pad, multiple pillows & pillowcases (both like building a nest on their bed). D washed her sheets VERY infrequently (EEK), but fortunately doesn’t perspire much.</p>
<p>We still use some bedding that we bought on our honeymoon – 26 years ago (gets softer all the time & still no holes)! Heck, I still have & we sometimes use a pillowcase I got when I turned 16! The idea of tossing bedding is something I find difficult to do–it makes good rags & dropcloths.</p>
<p>Packmom, I have a friend whose son threw out everything that he thought was to hard to pack up including his bed (living in an apartment). That was his bed from home so he spent the summer sleeping in on the floor. His mother told him he had to replace everything himself since he was so foolish. He was only living two hours from home so he could have made multiple trips but was too lazy to do so.</p>
<p>Extra pillowcases are a good idea. Dirty pillowcases can exacerbate breakouts so they should be changed often. Actually dirty sheets generally can do a number on the complexion but the pillowcases are most important.</p>
<p>My daughter took one comforter and two sets of sheets. She said that she only needed one set but I took into account the possibility of spilling on the bed when doing a load of wash was not an option. If she spilled at least she would have fresh sheets. Dorms tend to be HOT so we kept the comforter as light-weight as possible. Most of the time she pushed it to the bottom of the bed when she slept.</p>
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This is what we do in our family–no need for a flat sheet at all, if the duvet cover is made of sheet-like material.</p>
<p>Any mattress topper recommendations that aren’t insanely expensive? </p>
<p>Target has a great sale for guys bed sets (which I found are pretty difficult to find as the only ones I seem to find on sale are pink). I got a matching comforter, fitted sheet, pillow cover and flat sheet for like $27 before tax.</p>