Efficient packing for short trips
- by Francesca Clarke (RSS feed) on Apr 7th 2008 8:00PM
- Filed under organization and storage, recreation
If you travel for work, you've probably tried cramming everything into a backpack, in an attempt to keep things simple. This is no easy task. If you do manage to get everything into the bag, it probably comes out wrinkled.
To avoid this, you might be using a small suitcase or multiple bags, but that leaves wasted space and doesn't give you the flexibility of a single carry-on bag.
For your next trip, I'd suggest adopting a minimalist approach to packing for a short business trip. With this bundle method you will wrap all your clothes around a single item; typically, this item would be a small bag with socks and underwear. No folds, no creases, no wrinkles.
The best part is that they show you pictures of the unpacked bag, and you can see how crisp the clothes look as they come out. The full post also has pictures illustrating each packing step, so you can't go wrong.
Next time you're heading off on a short trip, avoid all the hassles that come along with checking baggage: try this packing method.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-07-2008 @ 9:57PM
Eric Spitzfaden said...
I used a similar method on my last two business trips. I rolled my clothes, and packed just what I needed into a backpack, which was small enough for carry-on. It felt like quite the traveler, being able to walk out of the airport and jump on the subway. No baggage check, no bulky suitcase to give away that I was from out of town. It's the only way to go.
-Eric
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4-08-2008 @ 6:42PM
Jacqueline said...
Once you find a great carry-on bag (here's a few high-end suggestions: http://www.3luxe.com/category/Luggage/Carry-On) packing and traveling light become so easy - you'll never go back to checked luggage again! For short trips, anyways.
I've used the rolling method shown for a few trips, including a several week backpacking trip - and everything stayed fairly wrinkle-free! It probably helped that I hung up things when I could, but overall that system is solid.
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