5 tips on how to pack your carry-on luggage and avoid baggage fees

If you take the flight again after a one-year interruption, please don’t forget that many airlines charge an average of $40 per piece of checked luggage.

By packing everything in a carry-on suitcase, individual travelers can save at least $80 on round trips. A family of four can save $320. Don’t you want to spend this money on a great dinner, or stay at your hotel for two or three more nights?

Whether your trip is a weekend or a week, follow these tips to reduce your packing list, save space and save money.

5 expert tips: how to pack your carry-on luggage

Pack versatility in your carry-on bag

Clothes that can be worn in many ways allow you to have many kinds of clothes and save valuable space.

For women:

1. The elastic waist long skirt is a daytime skirt, which can be pulled over the bust to become a strapless dress, suitable for travel. (This skirt is also very comfortable to wear on long flights.)
2. Long-sleeved button-down shirts can be worn as standard or with sleeves rolled up. The tail of the shirt is knotted around the waist. Try this, you will have a nice package to tighten that strapless long skirt. Or untie it and untie it, and you will have something similar to a cardigan.
3. The long-sleeved knit top can be used as a shirt with a skirt, or it can be worn on the shoulders and neck to match with a dress. It can also be an additional layer below or above the long sleeve buttons.
4. A small bag of jewelry takes up much less space than clothes. Add light and bright earrings or necklaces, and you will change the appearance of limited clothing.

Men:

1. Similarly, the same button shirt with a tie on the night before and without rolling up the sleeves the next day will look completely different.
2. Look for quick-drying trousers. The legs of the trousers can be zippered. They can be shorts or trousers. They are perfect to carry around.
3. Compared with the second or third shirt, a tie (or even two ties) takes up much less space in the items you carry with you, and you will have many different looks.

Wear and wash to save space

If you do not plan to use the washing machine where you are traveling, the general rule is to pack only carry-on luggage that can be washed in the sink. From underwear to sportswear to that beautiful black dress, if it can be washed in the sink and hung to dry, you will have far fewer items on your trip.

This means that when you pack your carry-on luggage, it’s best to include clothes made of nylon, polyester, and lightweight cotton. It takes 2 to 4 hours to hang indoors and 1 to 2 hours to dry outdoors. Wash off your clothes at night, and you will have clean clothes the next day.

For some time now, hikers and campers have been wisely choosing quick-drying, deodorant underwear. This polyester mesh underwear is available in outdoor stores. It has a moisture wicking function to prevent the loss of water in your body when you sweat. It is made with antibacterial treatment to reduce the accumulation of odor in the fabric. These underwear can be as indispensable as the Swiss Army Knife.

Bring liquid toiletries with you

How many times do you think you have mastered how to pack your carry-on luggage, and then you realize that you didn’t include the bulging toiletries? It may be one of the largest items in your carry-on luggage.

Here are some space saving tips.

• If you are staying in a hotel or Airbnb with friends, we will provide a lot of liquid toiletries, razors and soap. (If you are not sure about your Airbnb, please ask your host before packing.) It may not be your favorite brand of shampoo, hair spray or conditioner, but to save space and save luggage costs, your hair can be shiny Slightly less.
• Do not buy travel-sized products. It’s so fun to get those cute little bottles of mouthwash, lotion, and hair products at the grocery store, but for $1.99 to $2.49 per bottle, they can easily add $10 to $15 to your trip. Boycott them, you will spend the money on a few cocktails or a delicious lunch. Bring your own small bottle of liquid toiletries (don’t forget sunscreen) instead of buying it.
• You’d better buy clear plastic travel bottles at the dollar store.

• Don’t forget to put liquid detergent in a small bottle. You need it to get clean clothes wherever you go.
• If you already have micro hair and body care products saved from the motel, you can certainly use them. But be sure to take the empty bottles home so that you can fill them with our own liquid toiletries on your next trip. (For more efficient storage at home, please put them in your empty carry-on luggage.)
• Always collect any extra micro bottles at the hotel. Just ask the butler more.
• Use conditioner as shaving cream when traveling to save space in hand luggage.
• People who are menstruating can try Period cup Some time before your trip. If this personal item suits you, you don’t need to pack tampons or sanitary napkins.

Limited choices when packing carry-on luggage

Plan clothing alternatives based on potential weather changes during the trip, not whether you like pinstripes, geometric patterns, or floral prints. You are packing for a trip, not a fashion show. Once you have the mentality to pack lightly, it allows you to save space and time. It is easier to prepare every morning or evening because you have already picked your clothes when you return home, not when you arrive at your destination.

When you pack your luggage, restricting yourself to two pairs of shoes will give you more space. It is best to bring a pair of sports shoes for exercise and daily activities. Add some flip flops to the beach or going out at night. These go well with ladies’ dresses or skirts.

Lightweight women means you need: a skirt, a dress, two long-sleeved shirts (knit and buttons), two short-sleeved or sleeveless shirts, and a set of gym clothes. If you prefer skirts or dresses, or if the climate where you are going is cold, please add a pair of pants or jeans. (We will talk about sweaters and jackets soon.)

For men, you need each of the following: shorts, trousers, long-sleeved sweaters, buttons and a set of sportswear. Pack two short-sleeved shirts.

Wear more clothes when traveling

Now those coats, woolen sweaters and sweaters. Don’t pack-wear them. This can greatly save space in the handbag.

“When I flew to Iceland for $99, I had to bring fluffy pants and a jacket. I put on as much of that big coat as possible and then wore it on the plane,” said Jen Ruiz, a travel writer and blogger. Jenonajetplane.com. “I would wear it instead of putting it in a bag and take up all the space. On an airplane, the jacket doubles as a blanket.”

Her suggestion is reminiscent of Imagine of friends When Joey put on all Chandler’s clothes at once.If the flight attendant asks: “Can you bee Do you still need to wear clothes? “Then rest assured, you are demonstrating your commitment to the rules of how to pack your carry-on luggage.

Katherine Snow Smith is the senior writer of The Penny Hoarder.