“It’s time to think of the inside of your carry-on suitcase as real estate: Make the most of what you’ve got, keep it functional and make neatness count.
The carry-on bag could be the solution to some of the summer travel season’s likely woes — including checked baggage fees on American Airlines and possibly other carriers — but it also has the potential to cause headaches. You don’t want to find a rumpled mess when you arrive at your destination or spend your vacation shivering or sweating because you weren’t ready for the weather.
It is possible to pack fashionable clothes in an efficient way. Some tips from the pros:
Choosing a good bag
Wendy Perrin, consumer news editor for Condé Nast Traveler, uses a standard rectangular-shaped bag with wheels for business trips because clothes are less likely to become wrinkled. For recreational travel, however, she prefers soft-sided duffel bags.
“One way to pack play clothes to fit into space more economically is to roll them and stuff them into a bag like cigarettes into a cigarette box,” she says.
Perrin doesn’t buy into bags with a lot of compartments, mostly because all those zippers, flaps and folds add unnecessary weight. Instead, she separates undergarments and socks into one zip-top plastic bag, tech gear such as cords and batteries into another, and toiletries all in yet another. (Any liquid needs to be stored in a see-through bag.)
“You want to start with the empty cavern and make your own compartments with smaller packs,” agrees travel-gear store Flight 001 founder Brad John.
John says that you might be asked to open carry-on bags during a security check. It will go much more smoothly if items are organized than if everything comes spilling out.” (via msnbc.msn.com )
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