Give Us Your Packing Tips and Enter to Win a TimBuk2 Travel Bag!
From all those times you've packed and stuffed and restuffed, and then packed for the return trip home, you've probably picked up a few tricks and pointers for how to make the most of your luggage space (especially now that airlines have slapped all these fees on travelers who—god forbid—like to bring ample clothes and toiletries when they travel). So here at Away.com we want to hear about your best packing and travel tips! You might just win a TimBuk2 travel bag, which you can use to put your creative packing skills to the test the next time you travel.
To enter our bag giveaway, become a fan of Away.com on Facebook, and then post your favorite packing tip (or general travel tip, if you just can't think of one for packing), in 60 words or less, to our Facebook Wall (and not as a comment on this blog). We'll select the best two entries to win a chic and trendy TimBuk2 travel bag. But we're sure we'll receive a bunch of valuable travel tips, so we'll share them with you all right here on the blog.
Entries must be posted to Away.com's Facebook Fan Page no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on July 8, 2009, to be eligible. Click here to download the Official Contest Rules.
See the TimBuk2 bags (that you could win!) after the jump.
TimBuk2's Suitcase bag (left) and Patrol bag (TimBuk2)
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1. QUICK DRY CLOTHES
2. IF IT ISN'T USED AT LEAST EVERY OTHER DAY DON'T BRING IT
3. EXPENSIVE JEWELRY/LUGGAGE IMPRESSES ONLY THIEVES
4.MORE FUN TO BUY SOMETHINGS ABROAD THAN BRING THEM (TOOTHPASTE, EL AL)
Posted by: Jim Holland | June 25, 2009 at 08:23 AM
I use space bags to compress my cloth to be able to fit in bag.
Posted by: Terry Lyons | June 25, 2009 at 03:45 AM
if ever traveling to Beijing, the various market still have the tradition of bargaining. Learn the basic rules of bargaining before going or have a savvy Chinese speaking friend help you or at least do translating. Great deals can be obtained and it is almost a slight if you do not at least try. Besides it can be quite fun
Posted by: sheila | June 24, 2009 at 10:51 PM
Seal things up in zip loc bags remove the air and you can pack a lot....
Posted by: Bruce F | June 24, 2009 at 05:22 PM
I would like to see how this travel bag operates personally. I am honor to be a subscriber to the Away Network.
Posted by: Matthew Archie | June 24, 2009 at 04:55 PM
i roll everything up tightly: from socks to teeshirts, skirts, leggings, even some dresses: somehow i can pack significantly more into a small suitcase than by the traditional flat/folded method. my father taught me to do this 100000 yrs ago, said he learned it in the army. it works. i also roll up any bottles or slightly fragile stuff inside my rolled teeshirts. the only things i do not roll are jeans and heavy sweaters --
Posted by: sara | June 24, 2009 at 04:39 PM
treat people nice and be of service even while vacationing.
Posted by: dmitry gorelik | June 24, 2009 at 04:22 PM
I like to lay out all my knit tops on top of one another and then fold them together. They don't tend to wrinkle as much as when folded separately.
Posted by: Susan Lapham Heiler | June 24, 2009 at 02:11 PM
Roll Jeans tightly, saves space and keeps wrinkle free.Pack only what you need and buy Shampoo,Hair Spray,lotion and Soap when you get to your destination, the Airlines will make you throw it out anyway
Posted by: Christopher Cunningham | June 24, 2009 at 01:21 PM
Always pack travel sized toiletries, make-up and your medications in your carry-on (I prefer a roller backpack)along with fresh cloths, something warm and snacks!
Posted by: Nevada Skelly | June 24, 2009 at 12:52 PM
When traveling abroad(Europe)pack the least. Hotels have excellent facilities where one can wash unmentionables and air dry. For 10 days, 3 sets of underwear, socks, shirts, pants or shorts, 1 pair shoes, 1 sandals. All in a carry-on. Less to get lost.
Posted by: Wise Packer | June 24, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Wrap your "really good" clothes in tissue paper. They will look fresh and unwrinkled.
Posted by: Charlotte Lapham | June 24, 2009 at 12:41 PM
After being bumped off many overbooked flights that my luggage got to take, I learned to pack a change of dainties for myself and my hubby in our carry on, after doing laundry in a hotel sink with shampoo and blow drying our things.
Posted by: Gale | June 24, 2009 at 12:14 PM
The first messenger bag that just keeps getting better.
Posted by: jeff appeltans | June 24, 2009 at 12:05 PM
When I am packing, to save room, I roll socks and underwear and put them in place of my shoe trees. This way the shoes don't squish and I have more room. This is also where I put my cologne and deodorant. They are protected, but if they do break or leak, my shoes will smell better for their next wear.
Posted by: Paul | June 24, 2009 at 11:52 AM
When packing shoes, stuff smaller items, that is socks, underwear, etc into shoes.
Rolled up underwear, socks or other small items can be stuffed into corners and other small spaces.
Posted by: Margaret M Lee | June 24, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Pepto bismol tablets are great when you travel to places where sanitation is questionable. Eat a couple just before you take a meal and the bismuth in PB acts as a mild antibacterial, thus figthing off any E. coli that might be present, and the fiber is effective at absorbing any toxins that some bacteria elaborate when the food is not stored poperly. Trick I learned in a travel medicine course while an Army Doc. For this to work the tablets have to be in your stomach when the food is, so within an hour or so of taking the tablets, and take the tablets FIRST.
Posted by: Brad | June 24, 2009 at 11:33 AM
I always pack new trash bags for my dirty clothes.
Posted by: Pamela Ray | June 24, 2009 at 11:23 AM
When packing travel light remember carriers weight requirements. also, all liquids must be in a ziplock bag and not more than 3 ounces or TSA will delay you in check in process. Make it a fun trip with good preparation
Posted by: Robert Clark | June 24, 2009 at 11:18 AM
I always start with a carefully thought-out list of items. I may start this list several days before I actually begin packing. I check each item on my list, and think about the number of days I am away. If I can do without something (ie: maybe only a brief trip), then I don't bring it. If it is bulky, and can be purchased at my destination, or perhaps borrowed from a friend or a family member, then I may choose to do that, rather than pack it. I try, as much as possible, to strictly pack BY MY LIST. It keeps me focused, as well as less stressed.
Posted by: kristin | June 24, 2009 at 07:00 AM