How do you fit four elephants into a Volkswagen?

mere's bag

sami's bag

Fitting mammals into a German car, like fitting stuff into a backpack, takes a lot of practise. That and an open mind. These are our contents, as of our imminent departure. Prioritising items is surprisingly fiendish. It requires part practical advice, part positive thinking and part blind faith. After a few timed marine style dry-runs in the living room, we've came to the unavoidable conclusion that we absolutely positively cannot bring everything we want to. So, second best, we've fitted in pretty much all of 'what we need', and then topped up with 'what we want'. So, like with the elephants, it can be done (the solution, by the way, is 2 in the front and 2 in the back). So obvious, isn't it?