Peak Season Vacation: Top 10 Tricks for Packing Your Suitcase

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

August is the record month for the number of suitcases collected in the country. Vacationers are honing their luggage packing techniques in an effort to cram as many things as possible into a minimum of travel bags. Some, over the years of training, have learned to do it masterly, having mastered all the secrets of mastery. But the majority each time is surprised by the final result of the collection: "And the" most necessary "is again exactly one suitcase more than expected?" So what are the tricks you need to know to go from amateurs to baggage experts? Let's find out!

What to take?

The list is where any travel tax should start. Write it once and edit it as needed, adjusting to suit your current needs. Break all things into categories for each participant in the trip individually. Follow the rules:

The list is where any travel tax should start.

- we include in the list only what we really cannot do without

- we make corrections in accordance with the weather forecast (we check it on the eve of the trip)

- we give priority to things that will be used as often as possible

- we select items for packaging according to the principle "the lighter the better"

What's next?

Do not rush to grab your suitcases and put everything in them at once. It is better to arrange things in a convenient place, such as on a bed or sofa. This makes it easier to check them against the list and sort them. Are all the boxes checked? Now scroll through the approximate travel scenario in your head: "We got out, got in a taxi, got to the station / airport, passed customs …" and so on. This will help you remember some of the little things you missed out on when making the list. However, practice shows that at this stage something important often emerges, which has fallen victim to the conviction: "It's not worth writing about this - it goes without saying."

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So everything is assembled? Let's move on to the next step.

How to reduce the volume?

Looking around a bunch of things to be packed in a suitcase, you will inevitably remember Latin. And it's not about some expressive expressions, but just about the harmless word "compactness". Well, who doesn't want to reduce the volume to the maximum? The easiest way is to use vacuum bags. They are easy to operate and highly efficient. Compressing a stack of things in two or three times is as easy as shelling pears! There is only one drawback - upon arrival you will have to actively work with the iron.

Another method that allows you to fold things so that they take up less space is to roll them into rollers. Wardrobe items prepared for transportation in this way can be easily distributed in the bowels of the suitcase, leaving no gaps.

In addition, T-shirts, T-shirts, sweaters, shorts and pants packed in this way will hardly wrinkle.

The third option: the principle of "nesting dolls". Stack things up if possible. For example, you can put children's shoes in adult shoes and the belts in the collars of shirts. By the way, the last combination will not allow collars to deform, even if the suitcase goes through all the heavy handling.

In what order should you add?

The rules are simple - heavy down, fragile - between soft things. It is recommended to put shoes and belts around the perimeter of the suitcase, as they take up less space and create an additional protective frame. Another trick is that trousers, jeans and bulky sweaters need to be packed in a "sandwich": one end is placed in a suitcase, the other is left outside, then thin things are laid out on the first half and covered with a hanging second half.

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And finally, a number of general recommendations:

- everything that can leak (for example, when there is a pressure drop in the plane) must be packed in separate bags

- anything that can damage other things must be equipped with protective caps (by the way, to protect the razor, you can use a regular paper clip)

- all things that cannot be combined into groups should be put into a suitcase according to the "tetris" principle: a free gap appeared - they filled it with an object of a suitable size.

So, now you are armed with the necessary knowledge and can put it into practice. Train, improve and become the compact packaging expert. Everything you need will fit in your suitcase, and even the Riga sprat producers will be able to envy the filling density. You give the maximum efficiency in the use of areas and volumes!