| Discover how to ditch that heavy suitcase and | | | | more. |
| enjoy the freedom of just traveling with hand | | | | 6. Roll Your Clothes |
| luggage... | | | | It's an old trick but an effective one. Rolling your |
| 1. Find Out The Largest-Size Carry-On Luggage | | | | clothes makes them easier to pack down into the |
| You're Aloud and Buy It | | | | corners of your carry on, plus it can help you |
| Although you want to significantly cut down on | | | | avoid the creases created by folding. |
| the amount of luggage you take, you should still | | | | 7. Wear Clothing With Lots Of Pockets |
| take advantage of the maximum size carry on | | | | Remember, you don't need to carry everything in |
| luggage you can take. Find out what the average | | | | your luggage. Wearing clothing with extra pockets, |
| carry on allowance is and buy an new bag to fit | | | | such as cargo pants, or those vests that |
| those dimensions. | | | | professional photographers wear, you can carry |
| 2. Wear Your Heaviest/Bulkiest Items | | | | many smaller items and leave space for the |
| Ok, so it's an obvious point, but if you're taking | | | | bigger stuff in your luggage. |
| some bulky items, such as a thick coat, or | | | | 8. Buy Speciality Travel Clothing That Converts |
| walking boots, wear them on the plane and free | | | | Now you can buy items of clothing specifically |
| up as much valuable space in your carry on | | | | designed for travelers. Usually travel clothing has |
| luggage as possible. | | | | features such as being light-weight, breathable and |
| 3. Create A Packing List -- And Ruthlessly Edit | | | | none-creasing and quick drying, but you can also |
| It This is something you can perfect over time. | | | | find clothing that is convertible. Trousers that turn |
| Basically, every time you go abroad create a | | | | into shorts, or long sleeved items that become |
| packing list. Then, when you come home and | | | | short sleeved. By making your clothing work |
| unpack make a note of everything you didn't use. | | | | twice as hard, you can save twice as much |
| Then cross them off the list for next time! | | | | space. |
| 4. Plan To Buy Things At Your Destination | | | | 9. Buy Speciality Travel Products Designed To Be |
| Remember, most destinations will have places you | | | | Compact |
| can buy the basics you need to get you by. Need | | | | Aswell as clothing designed for traveling, you can |
| a smarter shirt for an unplanned trip to a fancy | | | | find all manner of accessories that have been |
| restaurant, just buy one at a local store. You'll also | | | | designed for traveling and to be compact. For |
| be able to discard these items if you need to | | | | example a travel towel can be a quarter of the |
| before you leave. | | | | size of a traditional towel. |
| 5. Decant Toiletries Into Smaller Bottles | | | | 10. Ask Others For Their Tips |
| For your essential toiletries, do away with the | | | | If you see someone breezing through check in |
| bumper family size bottles and decant rations into | | | | with just one bag, stop them and ask them how |
| smaller bottles. Not only will you save space, but | | | | they do it. Most people love to show off how |
| also a lot of weight. And remember the point | | | | clever and travel-savvy they are, so they'll be |
| above -- if you run out you can always buy some | | | | happy to share their wisdom with you! |