Travel Packing Advice

Vacation Packing Tips From Veteran Travelers.

Timely Travel Packing Advice and information for vacationers. Luggage packing tips, what goes and what stays and how to get your chosen stuff around the world and home again.

Tips for packing for any vacation.

Timely Travel Packing Advice and Luggage Packing Tips for those who wander.

We all feel better when we're surrounded by our own stuff but when we're traveling we just can't take all of it with us.

Our Travel Packing Advice page is jammed full of tips to help the savvy traveler arrive on the scene with all of the vacation essentials in tow without bringing the excess baggage that can make your travels a drag.

~ Travel Light ~

is the mantra of the seasoned traveler. When packing for vacation more is not better.

• Ensure that you have tagged your luggage with your name and contact information (women, put only your first initial(s) and your full last name for safety reasons). Inside and Out.
• Clearly identify your luggage from others by wrapping a colored ribbon or band securely around the handle (nothing dangling), or apply stickers to the sides.
  
  The only problem with the black wheeled luggage is that half of the population own them. Make your luggage easy to identify.
• We always take a lightweight knapsack whenever we travel anywhere. Use it as carry on luggage when you're flying. The knapsack goes on all day trips, bus tours and overnight excursions.
• Roll several garments together rather than packing flat. You can fit more in and it distributes the weight more evenly, you may even end up with fewer wrinkles.
• Lotions, liquids and creams should be packed in sealed zip-lock bags.
• Empty a little product from full plastic bottles. Squeeze the bottle slightly then place the cap on. This allows the contents to expand in flight without letting the contents ooze out.
• All sharp items must be packed in your checked luggage including, scissors, nail files, swiss army knife (or any knife).
  
  Many items may be confiscated by security at the airport. As security measures tighten up the list of prohibited items widens and changes.
  
  Visit our page on Luggage Restrictions which will link you to most airline baggage allowance pages Additionally, visit your airline's website the day before you leave to get the most recent update of their expectations.
• Gas cannisters of any kind are not allowed on planes even in your checked luggage. This includes butane cannisters for hair appliances and lighters. Co2 cannisters are usually allowed. Call the airline with any questions, these things change constantly.
• Packing double duty items (things that fill more than one need) reduces bulk in your luggage. Hair conditioner makes a fabulous shaving cream, a pareo or sarong can be used as a dress or coverup but it also makes a great beach blanket, table cloth, privacy curtain, sun shade just to mention a few. Check out all of our double duty things to pack for vacation.
• On sailing vacations use only soft luggage (duffle bags) that can be unpacked and rolled up for storage. Hard sided luggage is difficult (or impossible) to stow in a small space. You might even end up sleeping with it.
• To keep clothes clean and smelling fresh, pack shoes in double garbage bags.
  
  Extra bags can be used as emergency rain gear, a laundry bag, a ground sheet, to keep your luggage or gear dry, a privacy curtain and on and on...

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