Travel Packing Tips from the Pros

Travel Packing Tips from the Pros

The New York Times gleans tips from professional flight crews on how to pare down your luggage and pack as efficiently as possible. Unfortunately they miss pointing out the benefits of soft-sided luggage. Part of the point of traveling with one bag is the ease of movement it provides; the benefits of those wheels on your bag soon disappear when you hit the city streets. There are some good tips, including the rolling of clothes, a habit I have had for years much to the chagrin of my wife who carefully folds everything.

"I try to pack everything I'll need to survive"
"Fast-dry apparel isn't always the most stylish, but it's lightweight, washable in a hotel room sink and takes up little room. Think REI or Travelsmith."
"Think hard about what you are doing," he said. "Pare down what you are going to bring. Then, when you're done, pare it down again."

This article has been on the NYT most emailed list for at least a few days showing perhaps more mainstream interest in what many of us have been practicing for years. Perhaps people will come to realise that traveling with one bag is not a form of roughing it but luxury in the freedom and practicality it provides.

Packing Tips From Travel Pros

For more information on traveling light or bags in general see: