Did you know statistics show for a seven-day trip most travelers pack and unpack an average of eight times? Since your luggage is your home while traveling, keeping an organized bag will make your trip more enjoyable – and save vacation time searching for items along the way.
When traveling, use the same organizing principles as when at home – you know the saying: ‘A place for everything and everything in its place.’ It is easiest to do this by having an organizer for every category: tech, personal care, clothing, and laundry. Stay organized and clean with travel essentials like packing cubes. Here are some tips to stay organized on your next trip.
Electronics
Baggallini Clear Trio Set
AAA Member Price: $24.50
Personal Care Items
This lightweight water-resistant kit has a roomy compartment with 2 interior pockets and has a mesh zippered interior panel – with a convenient top grab handle a hook that tucks away when not in use.
Travelon Hanging Toiletry Kit
AAA Member Price: $26.50
Cocoon 3-1-1 Pouches
AAA Member Price: $18.00
Clothing
AAA Member Price: $31.50
Packing Cubes are a must for travel and having them compress makes them even better! The two medium compression cubes and one large compression cube have clear panels to help you find essentials with just a glance, and the ventilated mesh helps keep things fresh. Prepare to love packing! Use a maximum of 3-5 cubes and pack by category to locate items quickly:
- Underwear, socks and bras
- Shorts and T-shirts
- Nightwear: including PJ’s, slippers
- Swim wear: including swimsuit, cover up, sun hat and flip flops
Simply pack items, close the main zipper and ‘compress’ down with the second zipper along the outside edge. Voila: extra space! The clear panels on top help find essentials at-a-glance and ventilated mesh to keep things fresh.
This set of three Baggallini compression cubes are just the right size for shirts, sweaters, etc. Upon arrival, just place them in the drawer and go.
AAA Member Price: $15.50
For super-efficient suitcase organization – try the long new cube – which fits on the bottom of luggage between the handles – maximizing packing space. Perfect for organizing small items like socks, bras, and underwear.
Laundry
AAA Member Price: $14.99
A good mantra for packing light: Pack for a week and do laundry. If your budget allows, send it out and have someone else do it, or do a little hand wash in the sink and allow items to drip dry overnight.
To keep dirty clothes separated from the clean until you are ready to wash – use plastic compression bags. Simply zip clothes inside and roll to compress the air out the one-way-air valves. And best of all? They seal in odors!
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