What to take on a writer's retreat

What exactly do you take with you when you go to a writing retreat aside from all of your personal things such as clothing and toiletries and all of the usual travel necessities? I did a little looking and found that it can vary based on the writing retreat and what is going on during the retreat.

Some common things that I saw suggested include:

Snacks and drinks
Pens, paper, laptop or other writing materials
Works in progress
Business cards


Other things that I have seen:

Bathing suit
Bike
Food for community pot-luck
Yoga mat


It is pretty much a common sense and retreat specific situation, so the best advice I think I can give is to familiarize yourself with what your chosen workshop specializes in, then pack things that are appropriate for that workshop. If they have a forum or something you might chat with others that are attending or have attended about what would be good for bringing along.

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