I'm going to spare all of you the on going stress that I have at work with our move, Verizon I'm looking straight at you, and instead share a little epiphany I had the other day regarding packing.
Suitcase packing.
Our last family vacation we drove part way and took a train the next so I didn't have to be religious about how much our bags/suitcases weighed or what was in them. Liquids, people. Let's keep it clean, ok? But this time we'll be flying and we want to carry on most of our stuff.
As the Chica and I were discussing what to pack for our two weeks away; we'll have a washer and dryer so we don't have to go too crazy, it occurred to me that we don't have to pack a bag for each person.
We can sort everything by item so they will fit better.
The Kid's sneakers are a size 9, try fitting a pair of those in with all of his other stuff. I have. It's not easy.
Meaning, I've decided to put shoes in one bag, toiletries in another and clothes in the last 3. I don't know why after 30+ years of travel it has taken me this long to figures this out. We're going to check the bag with the toiletries in it and carry on the rest.
Tonight I'm going to go through my bag of road trip games, etc. and figure out what we can bring on the plane.
Does anyone have any other suitcase packing tips that I can use? I don't think I can wait another 30 years to have that crucial 'Ah-Ha!' Travel-Moment.
3 comments:
I learned this trick when I used to go backpacking as a Boy Scout in my younger days. Socks, underwear, and t-shirts can be tightly rolled into small bundles and placed together inside a gallon storage bag. Stuff it in without tearing the bag, and seal it, leaving an inch still open. Place it on a hard surface, and literally sit your ass on it to squish the clothes down and force all the air out. Then, while still sitting on it, close the rest of the seal.
A little tip: bring extra bags with you, just in case.
I sort my kids' clothes by outfits and put them in large Ziploc bags. Just make sure you press out all the air inside the bag before sealing it all the way. Sorting outfits like that pretty much eliminates anyone toss clothes around in suitcases and making a big mess. It also gives us plastic bags to store dirty clothes in so that clean and dirty are not mixed together in the suitcases. When we get home, we air out the bags for a day or two, then store them in our suitcases for the next trip.
Thats genius! I have to remember that for the future :)
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