Tonight
I have amazed myself. Matt and I are
heading to the Bahamas in about 3 days and we have decided to go ahead and
pack. Little did I know I’d be able to
get 6 changes of clothing for both of us as well as all of the other toiletries
and gadgets we will need in ONE carry-on bag and ONE “personal” bag.
Want to learn how to do this? Check out below.
First, you may want a list of what we are bringing:
Heather's Stuff:
· 5
Tank Tops
· 1
Blouse
· 3
Shorts
· 1
pair jeans
· 4
Dresses
· 1
Bathing suit cover-up
· 3
sandals
· 1
pair heels
· 3
bikinis
· 3
bras
· 9
pairs underwear
· Make-up
· Toiletries
· 3
bracelets
· 1
headband
· 3
pairs earrings
· Hair
brush
· Flat
Iron
· Cell
phone & charger
· Camera
& charger
· Kindle
& charger
· Travel
wallet
· Small
wallet
Matt’s Stuff:
· 3
shorts
· 2
swimming trunks
· 1
pair slacks
· 2
undershirts
· 5
T-shirts
· 1
Polo Shirt
· 4
pairs socks
· 1
pair sandals
· 1
pair toms
· 7
pairs underwear
· Toiletries
· Cell
Phone & charger
· I-pod
& charger
· Wallet
First off, we decided to wear our bulkiest clothing
to make sure we had plenty of space. I
will be wearing my jeans, a tank, my blouse, and a pair of heels (as well as my
underwear, of course). Matt will be
wearing a pair of shorts, his polo, an undershirt, socks & Toms (and his
underwear).
Now, for the preliminary packing. We made sure to have our toiletries in TSA
approved packaging and placed in a clear 1 quart bag. I put my unmentionables in a large, red
make-up bag. The panties were rolled
tightly and the bras were layered within one another to save space. All of the make-up and jewelry went into the
blue make-up bag.
Next, begin tightly rolling your clothing. This
compresses it and gives you lots of extra space. Once it’s rolled up, set it aside for the
moment.
You may begin by laying the sandals against the edges
of the suitcase. We have four pairs
total.
Your next step, layer your bulkiest rolled-up
clothing on the bottom layer.
Your next layer should be lighter clothing and you
should be able to get 2 rows out of this layer.
Continue this until all the clothes are tightly layered.
On top of the clothing I placed my Red underwear bag
and the Hair Brush and Flat Iron (these 2 are not pictured currently as I will
use them prior to our trip)
In the netted zippered section of the top of the
suitcase, I placed my bikinis by rolling them tightly. Matt’s socks went in one of the pockets.
On the outside top zippered section of the suitcase,
we put one of the toiletry bags for easy access.
All of the rest of our items will either be on our
person or in our “personal” bag. This bag
is nearly about half the size of our carry-on and not nearly full as the items
placed within it are tiny. Maybe we can
pick up some nifty gifts while we’re vacationing… hmm. A few of the items that will be placed in this bag are the travel wallet, make-up bag, second toiletry bag, kindle, i-pod, small wallet, camera, and chargers for all the gadgets. I'm sure I missed something, but we still have a few days yet before we leave and plenty of space to put more stuff.
I hope this tutorial helped and you can pack like a
(semi-)pro.
