Lightweight Suitcases – Tips For Packing Lightweight Suitcases
When it comes time to pack your lightweight suitcases for a trip or vacation, it’s not just what you pack, but how you pack. The tips below will help you pack your bags so they don’t cause undue trouble while you travel.
Travel As Lightly As Possible — While a lot of stress can come from underpacking for a trip, overpacking can be just as problematic, leaving you managing a lot of items you don’t need. When you pack, start by laying everything you want to bring out on a table or on the bed. Then remove half of the the items. Another solution is to give yourself plenty of time for packing, as our tendency as humans is to overpack when running out of time.
Avoid Filling Your Case To Bursting — The TSA conducts some random inspections of checked luggage. If it’s your case that is pulled and checked, then you want to make sure it goes through as easily as possible. Having a case full to bursting makes it harder to inspect and to close afterwards, so avoid overpacking your case. Also, if you fill a case too fully and it ends up being inspected, some of the loose items in the case can fall out and become lost.
Rolling Your Clothing Saves Space — To prevent wrinkling and to save some space, roll your clothing instead of folding it. And if you roll outfits together, it makes them easier to pull out of your suitcase later while you are on vacation.
Stuff Socks And Underwear In Your Extra Shoes — There is a lot of space wasted by packing shoes with nothing stuffed into them. Also, if you don’t want your suitcase opened for a security inspection with all of your personal things laying visible, then putting them in your shoes may make you feel more comfortable.
Use Small Toiletries — According to the TSA, each passenger is limited to 3 ounces each of liquid, gel, and aerosol toiletries, stored in containers enclosed in a single 1 quart plastic bag. Because of this limit, bring as few toiletries as possible in small containers. Many different travel size products are available so you don’t have to go through the trouble of filling empty containers with soap and shampoo. Or, even better, if you are staying in a hotel, take advantage of those toiletries and leave yours at home. You won’t have to worry about packing it or about bringing it back with you at the end of your trip, either.