Posts Tagged ‘luggage’
Monday, February 25th, 2008
- If you are traveling with someone, pack half your clothes in his bag, and carry half his in your luggage. Then if one bag gets lost, you at least have half your things.
- Wear or carry your bulky clothes on the flight if possible, rather than packing them, to create extra space in your bag for the trip.
- Make a list of items you are taking and check them off as each item is packed.
- Insert your name and address inside your baggage.
- Put liquids in plastic containers, not glass. They aren’t as heavy and are not as likely to break. And then place those containers inside plastic zipper bags.
- For fewest wrinkles, it is best to lay clothing out on bed in layers, one on top of the other, and fold to fit in bag. At the folds, place stockings, underwear, whatever, to prevent a crease at that point. It’s good too, to fold all blouses in one bundle and slip in a plastic bag. Then, fold all pants and slip them in another plastic bag. Do the same with any other items you want kept wrinkle-free. For some reason, the plastic bags keeps clothes more wrinkle-free.
- Put small things in the toes and heels of your shoes.
- Place shoes at the bottom of the case where the hinges are. They will stay in place and not shift clothing around by their weight. In fact, all heavy items should be placed there.
- Don’t roll belts; place them just inside walls of your bags, running around the circumference. They will take less room this way.
- Less room is used if cosmetics, medications, etc., are placed in a zipper plastic bag and then transferred to regular cosmetic bag (which you have folded and placed in the bag) after you arrive at your destination.
- Shoes should be packed in shoe mittens or an old pair of socks to protect other clothes from being soiled.
Tags: carry on, flight, luggage, packing
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
- Using a carry on with wheels similar to the ones the flight crews use can really come in handy. A carry on is sufficient on most trips and as you don’t have to check in your luggage, worry about losing a bag and don’t have to wait around for the luggage to be unloaded.
Be aware airlines are enforcing the carry on regulations. So be sure your carry on is within 9 X 14 X 22 inches.
- If you are checking luggage, make sure that the city shown on the tag matches your final destination. There have been times when the wrong tag has been attached and the bags went to that destination. And remove all old tags.
- Also, if you are checking luggage (which is not recommended as much as possible), tie a piece of bright-colored yarn or place something distinctive on your bag so it will be easy to identify as it goes round and round on the carousel.
- An extra folded flight bag takes very little room. But it comes in handy on your way home when you have more to carry than you can place in your luggage.(Just pull it out, and there’s another bag.) Fold it and place at bottom of your luggage for trip over.
- Lock your luggage to avoid accidental openings due to rough handling or cabin pressure and carry the keys on your person.
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