Some people pack weeks of stuff in their bags for long weekends. While on the other hand some go for way too lightly packing and forget to keep important stuff like medicine or passport. Savvy travelers strike the perfect balance and bring just what they need with a little help from our list of road-tested packing tips, of course. When packing your clothes, you don’t want to neatly fold them individually as you would in a dresser. If you do, they will crease when compressed. Our experts give you some alternative advices-
Keep your clothes rolled up. Rolling works well with pants, skirts and sports shirts. Lay the item face down, fold back the sleeves and then roll from the bottom up.
Take two or more garments, for example trousers, and lay half of one pair on top of the other. Fold the one on the bottom over the pair on the top. Then take the other and fold it on the top. This gives each pair some cushion where you’ve folded it so it`s less likely to crease or wrinkle in the folds.
Start with your sports jacket or the longest, most wrinkle prone item you have. With the collar or waistband flat, place it against the bottom edge of the bag and drape the rest of the garment over the opposite side of the bag. Take another garment and place it in the opposite direction, flattening and smoothing out both garments in the bag and draping the remainder over the side. If you have trousers or other narrow items, do the same with them in the narrow direction of the bag. Keep alternating your items, ending up with the most wrinkle resistant clothes you have. Don’t forget to make your packing list before your trip!!