| 1. Find Out The Largest-Size Carry-On Luggage | | | | It's an old trick but an effective one. Rolling your |
| You're Aloud and Buy It | | | | clothes makes them easier to pack down into the |
| Although you want to significantly cut down on the | | | | corners of your carry on, plus it can help you avoid |
| amount of luggage you take, you should still take | | | | the creases created by folding. |
| advantage of the maximum size carry on luggage | | | | 7. Wear Clothing With Lots Of Pockets |
| you can take. Find out what the average carry on | | | | Remember, you don't need to carry everything in |
| allowance is and buy an new bag to fit those | | | | your luggage. Wearing clothing with extra pockets, |
| dimensions. | | | | such as cargo pants, or those vests that professional |
| 2. Wear Your Heaviest/Bulkiest Items | | | | photographers wear, you can carry many smaller |
| Ok, so it's an obvious point, but if you're taking some | | | | items and leave space for the bigger stuff in your |
| bulky items, such as a thick coat, or walking boots, | | | | luggage. |
| wear them on the plane and free up as much | | | | 8. Buy Speciality Travel Clothing That Converts |
| valuable space in your carry on luggage as possible. | | | | Now you can buy items of clothing specifically |
| 3. Create A Packing List -- And Ruthlessly Edit | | | | designed for travelers. Usually travel clothing has |
| It This is something you can perfect over time. | | | | features such as being light-weight, breathable and |
| Basically, every time you go abroad create a packing | | | | none-creasing and quick drying, but you can also find |
| list. Then, when you come home and unpack make a | | | | clothing that is convertible. Trousers that turn into |
| note of everything you didn't use. Then cross them | | | | shorts, or long sleeved items that become short |
| off the list for next time! | | | | sleeved. By making your clothing work twice as hard, |
| 4. Plan To Buy Things At Your Destination | | | | you can save twice as much space. |
| Remember, most destinations will have places you | | | | 9. Buy Speciality Travel Products Designed To Be |
| can buy the basics you need to get you by. Need a | | | | Compact |
| smarter shirt for an unplanned trip to a fancy | | | | Aswell as clothing designed for traveling, you can find |
| restaurant, just buy one at a local store. You'll also be | | | | all manner of accessories that have been designed |
| able to discard these items if you need to before | | | | for traveling and to be compact. For example a travel |
| you leave. | | | | towel can be a quarter of the size of a traditional |
| 5. Decant Toiletries Into Smaller Bottles | | | | towel. |
| For your essential toiletries, do away with the | | | | 10. Ask Others For Their Tips |
| bumper family size bottles and decant rations into | | | | If you see someone breezing through check in with |
| smaller bottles. Not only will you save space, but also | | | | just one bag, stop them and ask them how they do |
| a lot of weight. And remember the point above -- if | | | | it. Most people love to show off how clever and |
| you run out you can always buy some more. | | | | travel-savvy they are, so they'll be happy to share |
| 6. Roll Your Clothes | | | | their wisdom with you! |