{"id":14714,"date":"2021-10-05T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T08:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/?p=14714"},"modified":"2022-04-28T13:22:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T13:22:21","slug":"these-five-tips-will-transform-your-luggage-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/these-five-tips-will-transform-your-luggage-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Hate packing? These five tips will transform your luggage game\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"Approx read: <\/span> 3<\/span> mins<\/span><\/span>

Clothes so creased they\u2019d pass for abstract origami; a tangle of electrical cords that could stump a professional puzzler; socks that may or may not have been worn in the preceding days; and an errant tube of toothpaste that has deposited its minty freshness over pretty much everything you own.<\/h2>\n

If any of that rings a bell, you\u2019ve probably experienced the dizzying lows of arriving at a new destination with poorly packed luggage \u2013 and sworn to yourself that one day you\u2019ll finally<\/i> get around to mastering that oh-so vital of travel skills.<\/h3>\n

Well, people, that day is here. We\u2019re going to run through five tips that will take your luggage game from horror-show to polished-perfection. And it\u2019ll cost you next to nothing.<\/p>\n

So, if you\u2019re sick of checking in like you packed during a house fire, read on for our top tips.<\/p>\n

Pack for a trip, not for a new life\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

On an average holiday, you\u2019ll need three pairs of footwear: sandals, trainers, and some smart shoes for the evenings. That\u2019s all. Similarly with clothes, think about how many days you\u2019ll be away and the climate. Hot and humid beach town? Several t-shirts. European city break in November? A warmer jacket. If in doubt, plan your outfits for day and evening wear and then just take exactly those items.<\/p>\n

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Tape up liquids, gels and creams\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Baggage handlers are not known for their delicate touches. That means perfumes, deodorants, moisturisers and shampoos can all lose their tops as they\u2019re flung from conveyer belts to transporters to holds and back again. Wrap those lids in sticky tape, however, and the contents will stay firmly where they\u2019re supposed to be. For extra vigilance, pack up all bottles and tubs in a secure plastic food container. Problem solved!<\/p>\n

A laundry bag lifesaver\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Clothes get stinky. And those stinky clothes must be quarantined from your nice, clean clothes. Sticking a scrunched-up plastic bag in your luggage takes next-to no extra space but gives you a handy laundry bag to keep everything separate while you seek out a washing machine.<\/p>\n

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Learn to fold, roll or bundle clothes<\/span><\/h4>\n

There are many techniques for keeping your clothes crease-free and maximising the number of items you can cram in your luggage. And the debate certainly rages on about which is best. But whether you favour folding, rolling or bundling, it\u2019s worth taking five minutes to see how the experts go about it.<\/p>\n

Folding: https:\/\/youtu.be\/58z7HYn5c2A\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Rolling: https:\/\/youtu.be\/fuD-ZZydsVg\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Bundling: https:\/\/youtu.be\/–ZrYtRjYfs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Modular packing\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Despite your best efforts, if you have to pull everything out of your luggage in order to get at one item, you\u2019re not going to repack with the care and attention your items deserve. Using modular packing, essentially grouping together bundles of items and giving them their own dedicated bag, means you can extract what\u2019s on top and reach what\u2019s below.<\/p>\n

Doing it on the cheap? Plastic bags work just fine. Pro tip, if you\u2019re travelling for a limited time, you can bundle individual outfits, so your \u2018hitting the town\u2019 shirt and trousers are always at hand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Clothes so creased they\u2019d pass for abstract origami; a tangle of electrical cords that could stump a professional puzzler; socks that may or may not have been worn in the preceding days; and an errant tube of toothpaste that has deposited its minty freshness over pretty much everything you own. If any of that rings […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":14728,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[298],"tags":[1375,327],"class_list":["post-14714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-tips","tag-last-minute-packing","tag-travel-packing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14714"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14734,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14714\/revisions\/14734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}