10 Ways to Pack LESS and Travel Light
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Thanks for watching! What are your tips for lightening your luggage?
Only bring a single backpack. Possibly one extra bag if gone for extended period.
Allison Anderson I plan out outfits based on days, however this grid system is totally next level, love it.
Packing cubes!
Could you do a review for the Scrubba Laundry bag?
xs_ fox I bought one on a whim this past summer to France and took it with me to Argentina and I love it. I even use it occasionally for those hand wash items at home. I find I can actually “scrub” the clothes better than my hands. Plus, don’t got to worry about communal sinks
I'm the worst with "I might need" items. Work in progress 😂
Sameeeeeeee 😂 😂 😂 😂
This right here I’m debating on soft or hard n trying to minimize bringing luggage I’m trying to combine me n my 1yr old clothes In my luggage carry on
So am I. 😁🧳❤️
I always overpack underwear. Just in case I have an accident. Only takes one time to live in fear for the rest of your life!
Same. I generally will pack 1/3-1/2 more than days we're gone.
Fortunately, those are the smallest items we tend to pack. Three extra pairs will not weigh much or take up too much space.
@@suzannadannaTARDIS erm, over packing these small things you think don’t weight is exactly what end up weighting you down. Also, underwear is a very dumb thing to overpack. You can buy underwear anywhere for very cheap.
Absolutely-It is the easiest thing to pack and takes up no space….
Plus if you've been sightseeing all day and take a shower back in the hotel, last thing you want is put on the same undies.
Just to add to the outfit planning, I usually will try on everything I’m planning on wearing (to make sure it fits right) but also to plan what jewelry or other accessories will go best. That way I don’t end up packing too many unnecessary things.
The outfit planning and color palette tips have turned me into a carry on only kinda gal! This was a great, informative video.
Thanks for watching!
That’s awesome! I need to try this for my next trip.
I wanna be that kinda gal !!!!
I have shipped stuff that I've bought back to myself, still cheaper than paying to check bags.
that's a great idea!
Smart!
you smart
Oh wow
It’s the commitment for me
Great tips ! I especially like not packing for your fantasy self .lol.guilty !
Planning outfits is so true. I usually take a picture of each outfits before I pack them and roll them together with the socks and underwear so to save time during the trip (no need to rummage through my suitcase before I shower)
Omg! This is a genius idea. Will do this on my next trip
I think it’s also helpful to do photos of each outfit and store it as an album on your phone. Mimi Ikonn had this on her packing video years ago and I thought it was genius. Then when you get to your destination you have a visual of what to wear each day!
Since I've started using packing cubes, I haven't been able to go back! Definitely, my number one way to pack less. If the cube is filled, I know I'm starting to overpack lol
Just ordered a set !!
@@shireensaroea946 me too I got those packing cubes never had before.
This is all so true. I have to pack for 1-3 week international work trips (sometimes cold climate AND hot climate) ONLY in carry on. We are not allowed to check bags. I bring laundry detergent powder for underwear/workout clothes, and it has been game changing! For business travel, I generally pack a suit that has pants, a skirt, and a dress. Add in 5-6 tops/sweaters that can be worn with the suit for work or black jeans for daytime or dinner, and I’m good for 2 weeks. I color coordinate black and navy so I only have to bring one pair of work heels. Before I travel, I also lay out the suit pieces and jeans and make sure each top works with at least 2 bottoms options. I also rely heavily on hotel products-is the shampoo as good? Nah. But it does the job! I also use travel as an opportunity to use the little freebie and sample size products/perfumes I have laying around. Combine that with packing cubes, and my suitcase usually doesn’t end up stuffed. That international adapter/USB cube is the best. I bring 2-one for the hotel, and one for my work bag at the international offices. Best part of packing less is that you have soooo much less dry cleaning and laundry to do when you get home!
love the idea for laundry powder instead of liquid soap
I make very specific lists too and it helps so much especially when it comes down to the actual packing part. Makes it so much quicker. I just did a 4 day trip in Florida with a backpack which I never knew I could do. Loved it! Thanks for the tips!
Love all of your tips! I finally learned to pack with a color palette in mind on my last trip. This has been the biggest change for me!
That last tip is the truth. The next time I visit my mom and her husband in Alabama, I'm going to bring less clothes because they have a washer and dryer.
Packing cubes have been a revelation! I've always traveled with a carry on suitcase, even on 2-week international trips but packing cubes made packing even easier and I felt more organized because I knew where my socks were instead of digging around the whole suitcase.
Doing laundry during a trip is so key to packing light! I'll book an airbnb with laundry amenities or scope out laundromats in the area. My husband and I actually had a fun time doing laundry at a laundromat in Kyoto where they had a shoes off policy so it was absolutely spotless & well run.
Anna Yu we had a similar experience in Tokyo with the laundromat! And we ended up walking through a cool area we wouldn’t have otherwise seen.
Doing laundry during the trip is huge! That’s my favorite tip 😊
We even do it on cruises! In the past we took two or three of the dry laundry detergent pods. With the advent of laundry detergent sheets, it’s even easier. (We only use them for travel, though, because of the cost.)
Love these types of videos. Such practical advice
I just want to tell you that I enjoy watching your videos so much. I love how you explain things, your sense of humor and your tips!
I loved this. Totally related to everything you said. Thanks for awesome tips!!♥️😊
These are great tips! I do this as well, but instead of writing everything down, I lay the full outfits on the bed and take photos of my outfits right before packing them. 😌
Me too
Thank you for all the great suggestions! I roll my clothes, which prevents wrinkles, and use packing cubes. What are your thoughts on different weather, rainy, cold pm/am, to a hot afternoon? So, could you give examples of packing for a colder and then hot weather destination? Agreed! I love your fantasy self idea- so refreshing!
Great tips. I went from carrying everything to light packing when I had my first and then my second child. Now for 2 wks family vacation, I packed one suitcase for all + shoes. I'm so happy when I return and see that all items packed were worn
Really like the grid idea. Helps to have a visual of everything, and it could be used even for items to wear twice. Thanks for the video
I have watched so many of these "how to pack light" videos but for the first time, after watching your video and the way you explain things, it finally makes sense!! I just packed for a week long trip to go see family, and while it's not a carry on, I DID pack way less this time and it took me a fraction of the time because I knew exactly what I wanted/needed to bring. 💕
This really helps a lot because next weekend I'm going to Orlando for a week with family and I have NO idea where to start with packing and I don't wanna overdo it. Thanks, Allison!!!
This was very helpfull! I loved the one to lay out all of the outfits on a paper!
Leaving for a week long work conference today...this video came at a perfect time. Thank you 💕
Genius advice. Thank you! 💡
Excellent content and recommendations. Thank you! 😊
I’ve started transitioning all my liquid toiletries into solid forms. So for example, instead of carrying liquid shampoo and conditioner, I pack a Lush Godiva shampoo and conditioner bar that covers both 😊 I also now have a soap I use for my face and body, so that saves me liquid allowance on that too!
That's so smart. I need to find a good bar face soap!
That's a great idea! Thanks for the tip!
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I make a list for outfits as well! Most of my clothes are the colors black, white, and darker tones. So it's easy to mix and match. I use to go shopping before each trip, now I shop my closet. The travel adapter with the USB ports are amazing!
My only tip to add would be to pack clothes that you can wear multiple ways. I love dresses. They can be a dress, a shirt, and a shirt depending how you wear them. :)
There she goes again bursting my bubble on my fantasy self! lol
But seriously GREAT video! I could literally watch travel videos all day...
I’ve watched various videos about packing, but yours is the most helpful
I haven't though of this before. Will definitely take this advice when i travel. I'g glad i found your channel! I'm loving your content and you 😊
Thank you for the video and sharing your tips 😄
#1 is so true, thank you so much for telling us 😊👍
Excelent ideas 💡!!! Your video was very helpful 👍🏽
Finally a packing light video that makes sense! I used to be that person with the large suitcase and a heavy sticker to warn baggage handlers. Embarrassing! I’m not at the stage of packing in a carry on for 2 weeks (let’s not get crazy), but I have have downsized to a medium case and getting better with every trip. Listing my outfits is one of the techniques that helped me. My husband thinks I’m crazy, but it makes like so much easier. And realising you can re-wear clothes is essential. I think it’s harder when you’re traveling with friends and staying in a hotel. We will be staying in Airbnb accommodation on our next trip, so washing should be easier. I love packing cubes, but this time I’m going to try compression packing cubes. I always want to leave room for buying something new but never have room - so that’s what I’m going to work on for my next trip. And packing less makeup. And stop packing the ‘just in case’ clothes. 😬
We are very lucky in Australia that our two major airlines, Qantas and Virgin, include luggage, so paying for checked bagged isn’t an issue. 😊
Really great suggestions! Thank you!
This was incredibly helpful!
Happy Belated Birthday!! Loved your story about your mom and her perspective on life and birthdays! I turned 32 in April and I totally don’t feel 32 haha! I’ll keep your mom in mind whenever I or someone I know may be panicking about a birthday in the future 😊 Isn’t the goal to get old and live a full life of adventure and love? Thanks for the reminder 🤗
This was a really helpful video, thanks.
I am a light packer and I like duffel bag for travel. My current favorite travel bag is Nomad Lane Bento bag. I love it because it has a lot of compartments, a trolley sleeve and it is small enough to fit under the seat. You'll love it too!
Great tips 🤗 thank you
You have very neat handwriting. Love your ideas. Planning is the key. Pack for comfort, not to be noticed.
Also.... already have been thinking about 90% of these tips.. so I already feel better. Thank you!!
I'm planning a 7 day trip to San Diego California this was very very helpful thank you 😊
My two tips are: 1) like your first tip, I plan my outfits but I take pictures of them. Then I add a picture of the full outfit to an album and will either have the outfits in order or type something like “Day 2: ATV Excursion” on each one, and 2) I always pack carry-on but if I don’t feel like dealing with my suitcase during layovers, I courtesy check it for free 👍
My tip is before a trip to start saving up almost empty toiletries if checked baggage is included. If not, I have a whole load of tiny samples/pots etc for carry-on. Look out for tiny samples of serum with screw tops etc....these make great carriers for hair oil!
Really great ideas!
I have learned to buy solid versions of my favorite cosmetics! Instead of taking liquid shampoo to travel with I take a shampoo bar. It is more eco-friendly but also very easy when traveling especially solo!
This was really helpful!
I love this! I've also been incorporating dresses and rompers when possible- they're typically thin and they're a whole outfit in one piece!
Awesome trips 😎🤘🏽 thabk you for sharing 🤗🧡
Just came across this as we’re getting ready for our first international trip since pre-COVID. Great tips! One thing that I can’t get past though is the “just in case”. I think when travelling with small children (small can mean different things for different people), there are certain things you always need “just in case”. Examples include: ibuprofen, acetaminophen, Benadryl, etc. you don’t want to have a small child who is sick in the middle of the night in an unfamiliar place.
In some hotels you may be able to get at the front desk but not usually for small children. All these can fit in a TSA approved liquid bag.
These were all really great tips! ❤️
Amazing advice and great content. Your a rockstar! We are always trying to learn how to pack less for our full time traveling lifestyle 🎉
I LIVE in a small color palette! My friends used to tease me about wearing black, grey, and red almost exclusively!
Now it’s a capsule wardrobe. I was way ahead of my time!
Definitely makes packing easier!
We go on a cruise about three years, and that’s always more challenging. Because if I forget something, it will cost a fortune, IF I can find something similar. And I’m picky, by necessity, about anything going on my skin. But I plan to the max, so I’ve only gotten in a bind once!
I’m a pro at packing only what you need!
Love your videos Allison 💖
Would love to see the capsule wardrobes that you pack. In your recent video you mentioned using rent the runway so it’d be cool to see what you pack for certain trips!
Recently on a trip to London I realized that I might have a slight problem with overpacking when my giant oversized suitcase *broke* during my trip and so I had to buy a new one (and the matching carry on of course) and trying to fit everything that I brought with me, plus everything I had already purchased, into these two smaller ones was a nightmare! Definitely didn't need to bring that much stuff. I'm hoping I can get myself down to just travel with a carry on for my next trip because it makes everything so much easier, especially when you're navigating public transport! Thanks so much for the tips! x
No joke: we might think exactly the same. I’ve been traveling by myself since I was 5 or 6yo and regularly use almost every tip. My favorite is packing by color palette. It keeps my bag light and gives me flexibility to be creative with my outfits, if I want to. The night before I leave, I also carefully pay attention to whatever I use in the bathroom to make sure I have what I actually use to get ready at night and I. The morning, but nothing more.
Do the lunges, you know..
I don't even know how many squats I've done in freshly washed jeans. 😂
SAME 😂
Thanks for your tips!
Thank you for these tips. I’m going through my carry on suitcase tomorrow before we leave to downsize even more.
been loving!!! these vids of yours
I started planning outfits especially for Disney days! Love the boxing and how you laid it out! ALSO LOOOVVVEEE the fantasy self tip and story!!
This helped me so much you have no idea. I'd pre pay for oversized bags and now I'm going on a shorter trip so I'm gonna map out all my outfits. Luckily I left toiletries with friends the last time so I'm happy someone else thought about that too. Thank you!!
Great tips, thanks!
This is so liberating lol!!! I not only pack my fantasy self, I pack the damn fantasy of the fantasy self. 😅
Biggest tip and you mentioned it that don’t pack for every scenario! And don’t stress when packing. Odds are you going somewhere where you can buy what ever you find you need or what you might have forgotten!
Packing small toiletries is an obsession for me! Great tips !
Can mail items to yourself. Oftentimes cheaper than checking a bag. Small container of baby shampoo works for doing laundry by hand and it is cheap. My second trip to Paris, I packed for my "fantasy self". I think my inspiration was "Sabrina”, with Julia Ormand. Did not make that mistake again!😁
Good tips, thanks!
Thank you, such good advice! Especially blocking out the days' outfits & not packing for your fantasy self! 💯😅👍
I do this too. For trips I do repeatedly (camp in the summer, visiting relatives) I keep a note in my phone about what I *actually* wore. Keeps me from overpacking!
The buying when you get there would work really well for liquids that you need in abundance, like sunscreen. Sometimes people find it less expensive to ship/mail items separately to their destination as well. Also, some items can be rented or borrowed for a trip.
OMG, Love this video...YOU JUST GLOWING !!! Nice shirt, this color fits you perfectly...
Right to the point and everything makes sense. I’m an overpacker and this time around I’ve decided no more. Best and most helpful video
I just get minis of my favorite products or put some in a TSA friendly container 😊
I love packing cubes and rolling shirts, pants etc! And I usually only wear one pair of shoes and being one other. All my toiletries I put in travel size bottles and leave a travel bag put together so I only need to add a few things before I leave!
Love your video! 👏👏👏👏Thank you
I only take black clothing on holiday.
Maxi skirt, wide leg trousers, dressy shorts. Add 4 nice vest/tops and you have 12 outfits.
Pick fabrics that dry quickly and can be washed in a sink if needed.
Great tips !
Great video!!
I love your videos and how much information you give us, also make us think realistically about all of these travel things, which we always think we will dress like a total different person when we are on holiday:)) why do we even do that? thank you again, i find these videos very interesting. xx
Great tips, loved number 9
ALLISON whyyyyyy was this video not here 2 weeks ago 😭😭😭
I'm traveling for 2 months and boy I thought I didnt overpack but I sure did this time! It's been hard lugging it around fr so next time I'll do this way differently but thank you for the video it'll be of help one day again!
For the $16 hair product that you bought at your destination because it was over 100mL, you could've just transferred some of it into a small bottle like the ones they have in the travel-size aisles! They cost like $1 and you can reuse them for products whenever you travel
Thank you! This is really helpful. I am going to Estonia this summer for 2 weeks and have no idea how to pack.
Fun!! Estonia looks so beautiful, it's on my list as well.
@@allisonanderson Do you have a video on packing for a longer trip and what size suitcases you use? I am totally clueless and don't even know where to start. The last time I traveled for 2 weeks by plane was 22 years ago when I went to Australia on a Wind Ensemble trip!
I overpacked for the first time ever for a 1 week trip I took a couple weeks ago. This was my first girls cruise and I had hopes of doing all these different activities. The ladies I went with nixed everything I had in mind. Instead of activities with 0 shopping, they had us shopping with 0 activities. I ended up with an entire packing cube of unworn outfits, gear that never got used, and a ton of souvenir stuff I hadn’t planned on buying and had no room for. I ended up having this heavy overstuffed luggage to carry back off the boat and back through TSA to get to my return plane. *Important tip: find out what the group plans on doing before you pack😐*
Yeah, going for 3 days, pack for 3 months. Never use most of it. Great info, thanks!🤔❤
What carry on luggage do you love? Searching for a good one along with a Toiletries bag!
Great tips
I always do my laundry while traveling if at all possible. Not only cuts down on items packed, but also a bit less stress when you get home😉
I agree with the color palette suggestion. Most of my clothes fall into two palettes (blue/green/purple or neutrals). This has a bonus side effect - I wear one pair of shoes and pack a second pair. The shoes I travel with coordinate with almost everything I own. Strangely, nearly every woman I know seems shocked that I only travel with two pairs of shoes, sometimes I pack a lightweight third pair, but that's the exception.
Something I finally did for my most recent trip is purchase travel cubes. These were fantastic on our cruise, as we ended up with a stateroom that had a wardrobe with three shelves and no drawers to unpack our clothes into. I could easily find stuff. Using them makes it possible for me to use a carry on. I spent the $25 on a set for me, then went and got another $25 set for my husband in a different color.
Last year, my husband and I traveled overseas and our main bag had a wheel break between the airport and our flat. It probably was damaged when loaded onto the plane and the train rides sealed the deal. It was cheaper to buy a bag at TK Maxx in London than here in the states - and yes, cheaper than paying to bring another bag. (My husband and I commit to packing all our stuff into one bag for both and we each have one carry on bag.
I picked up a nylon duffle that folds into itself at a Vera Bradley outlet. It lives in our luggage and is either used for all the dirty clothes if we don't get to do laundry while traveling OR it is used for the things we've picked up in our travels.
Last tip, something we've done for years: if you like to enjoy wine, keep a multi use corkscrew in the bag you'll check. The one I now use has a small blade and has been used to open plastic packaging as well as those bottles of wine.
Packing for the fantasy self - loved that. Yes I always think I am going to wear something on vacation that I never wear at home! Thanks for all your tips!! I am also looking for a good lightweight backpack for daytime that can be stored into a small like 5x7 bag. Any ideas?
I personally use the pacsafe convertible backpack to purse bag. It's black with gold hardware and it is my absolute favourite for travelling! Never have to worry about pickpocketing/theft cause it's fully slashprpof, zippers all lock, and RFID zippered pocket, and more.
Typically travel is very stressful so I only bring my comfy clothes. Love that you mentioned not packing for your fantasy self. That used to be my problem
I’ve never thought about liquids maybe being cheaper to buy versus checking the bag!
I am a carry-on only traveler, I’ll never go back. I just bought an Away Carry-On, can’t wait to travel again! I love my Lo & Son’s Deluxe Catalina Tote. It has a shoe compartment in the bottom and is a great under seat bag.
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