13 Tips for Packing Light
If the fashion police in Cond Nast Traveler's Style Department were to peek inside my luggage,ray bans, they would have me arrested. They'd find few if any designer labels or logos only inconspicuous clothing that helps me blend in at my destination; if drab is what the locals wear,louis vuitton bags, it's what I wear. They'd find no expensive jewelry or watches that could turn me into a target of petty thieves or customs officials. They'd spot few primary colors or patterned fabrics; most of my travel clothing is solid black, khaki, or white, so I can mix and match and thus pack light and avoid checking luggage.
You can't be a slave to the fashionistas when you're a slave to the overhead storage bin. No way will I pay a fee to check baggage, or let a weighty carry on slow me down. That's why the closest I'll ever get to a gorgeous leather duffel with gold buckles is the Gucci catalog. The style police will just have to cite me for the water resistant ballistic nylon that covers my unchic and well worn carry on wheelie and my even more unchic combination pocketbook/laptop case/camera bag. As for what's inside the wheelie, forget bulky toiletry kits,vans, designer jewelry cases,insanity, or padded lingerie pouches. Ziplocs are this girl's best friend. You'll find a bunch of these weightless, bulk less, transparent, zip top bags in my wheelie,louboutins, holding everything from toiletries to extension cords to camera batteries. And, instead of some fancy garment holder, you'll find my business clothing and formalwear encased in plastic dry cleaner bags the best wrinkle preventers I know.
My system may not be stylish, but it has stood the test of hundreds of thousands of air miles. Not only can I fit all my casual outdoor clothing, dress up attire, and considerable electronic gear into one wheelie and one laptop bag, but I can find anything at a moment's notice and nothing gets wrinkled. For those of you who value utility over fashion, here is the unvarnished truth about what my wheelie looks like when you open it . . . and how yours can look that way too.
1. Use a carry on with few structured compartments or other doodads
I'm all for manifold zippered pockets in a laptop bag, but I've found them along with internal straps, sleeves,valentinos, hangers, and other organizers to be a drawback in a wheelie. Wide open space lets you squeeze more in and weighs less. My 22 inch Travelpro Rollaboard which I have been forced to check only rarely, on certain flights between or within foreign countries has external expandable zippered compartments, and that's about it. In those outside pockets I place garments that I will need easy access to in transit typically my jacket, sweater (for warmth on the plane),oakley, and pashmina shawl (which doubles as an airplane blanket) and that I can throw on, should the bulging pocket ever cause the carry on to exceed the allowed dimensions (not all airports, airlines, security stations, and gates use the same size restrictions or enforce them consistently).
2. Think of the zip top bag as the Swiss Army Knife of your packing system
All of the stuff that other travelers place in the aforementioned internal compartments, I place in Ziploc bags. One holds my liquids, gels, and creams in containers of three ounces or less. Another holds dry toiletries, another my makeup, another electronic accessories (cables, chargers, anything I don't need at my fingertips in my handbag). I carry a couple of spare Ziplocs for use during the trip say,replica rolex, for holding a wet bathing suit. I even fill a sandwich size Ziploc with stuff I may need during the flight (eyedrops, nasal spray, hand cream, lip balm, earplugs, eye mask, vitamin C my version of a business class amenities kit) and place it inside the Ziploc that holds my three ounce liquids, then remove it post security and place it in my handbag for the flight. When I'm not on the road,hermes belt, the Ziplocs holding my travel size toiletries sit at home in the closet. I never empty them; I just save them for the next trip.
3. Stick to neutral colors, and limit patterns as much as possible
The inside of your luggage should not look like a Jackson Pollock painting. I pack a lot of black (partly because you can't tell if it's dirty) and then add color or pattern in the form of an accessory such as a scarf or shawl a snazzy silk one in warm weather, a pashmina in cold. I'll keep it in my handbag and use it as needed throughout the day, depending on whether I'm in a poor area (in which case I take it off) or checking into a hotel (in which case I put it on). Pack old garments that you've been meaning to replace
I often pack clothes that I was about to throw out, then discard them (or give them to the needy) mid trip, freeing up space for clothing I buy locally.
5. Go light on items you plan to shop for during your trip.
Whatever you hope to acquire a hat in Panama, ski socks in Austria don't bring them from home. The advantages of buying clothing during a trip are many: You gain insight into the destination when you shop like a local, you show respect for the culture and help sustain it when you buy and wear local garb, you can usually get inexpensive and comfortable outfits suited to the weather, and bargaining is made easier, since merchants will see your attire and assume you know what the price should be.
6. Pack toiletries that are not only travel size but also multi purpose
No need to carry little bottles of liquid detergent because you can buy tiny biodegradable soap sheets for doing laundry in the sink. You can also cut down on other liquids by packing moisturizer with SPF in it and travel size packs of Neutrogena makeup remover pads. My husband even uses the lather from Pert shampoo plus conditioner as his shaving cream. As for solids,coach factory, I place non prescription pills into one small container, consolidating a few Tylenol, Motrin,michael kors outlet online sale, Sudafed, Imodium, vitamins, and anything else I need.
7. Remember to save those plastic bags from the dry cleaner
Garments come back from the cleaners on wire hangers, covered in plastic,air max 2013, and that's how they should go into your luggage, as long as each item is encased in its own plastic. (Wrinkles are caused when certain fabrics rub up against other fabrics; plastic significantly reduces that friction, as does tissue paper,toms shoes, which is why sticking tissue in the sleeves of folded garments also helps prevent wrinkles.) Hold all the hangers in one hand, then fold the layers two or three times, so that they lie flat atop everything else in your wheelie. (As the trip progresses and your garments get worn and no longer need to be kept wrinkle free, throw out the hangers.) As for dress shirts, men should leave them in their dry cleaning packaging (cardboard in the collar and all).
8. Wear your heaviest or bulkiest shoes to the airport so you needn't pack them
I usually wear my sturdy,rayban, super comfortable walking shoes to the airport and pack no more than two pairs of footwear: either sneakers or sandals (depending on the trip) and a dressy pair. I stuff the packed shoes with socks or underwear and place them inside plastic grocery bags (they're cheaper than shoe bags and won't wrinkle fabrics they touch).
9. Fold clothing so as to avoid creases
At the bottom of my wheelie, below the layer of Ziploc bags and shoes, sit my casual clothes. To keep these from creasing, fold them in overlapping layers so that they cushion each other. For instance, lay the top half of a pair of pants along the bottom of the wheelie, with the bottom half draped over one side. Place the upper half of a sweater on top. Top with a pile of T shirts. Then fold the bottom of the pants over the pile. Then fold the bottom of the sweater over the pants. Voil: no creases. Whenever you're forced to fold a suit jacket or blazer say, to stuff into the overhead bin minimize wrinkles by turning it inside out first. Hold the jacket facing you,nike uk, then turn the collar and lapel away from you and put your hands inside the shoulders. Turn the left shoulder inside out. Tuck the right shoulder inside the left. The lining should be facing out on both sides of the jacket. Fold it in half and place it at the top of your bag or slide it into the overhead bin above your wheelie.

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