I don’t want my checked luggage to be overweight! Let’s take a look at 9 tips shared by experts on packing luggage

▲Is it always a big deal when traveling abroad? Packing skills are super important. (Photo/Photo by reporter Li Ziyi)

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Have you ever been in the awkward situation of having overweight luggage at the airport? You don’t actually need to take everything at home with you when traveling. Traveling requires being smart and traveling lightly to facilitate travel. There are many techniques for packing luggage. Just choose the one that suits you best. Please refer to the following 9 tips for packing luggage when traveling:

1. Don’t pack your luggage just before leaving for the airport

When we are busy at work, we are often too lazy to pack when we get home. Many friends around us will choose to pack before going to the airport, including myself, but this is actually not good, because if you pack hastily, you will either take too much luggage, or you will take too little luggage. The former will make your luggage heavier, and the latter will make you waste money on buying unnecessary things locally. Therefore, it is best to prepare your luggage a few days in advance, otherwise you will stuff it into your bag at the last minute.

2. Make a travel checklist and luggage list

Traveling is not about moving, and there is no need to take everything at home with you. There are a lot of resources on the Internet about travel checklists and luggage lists. As long as you search for them, you will get various reminders. Even though everyone wants to have the most beautiful moments during their trip, don’t let heavy luggage become a burden on your trip.

3. Choose the right suitcase or comfortable backpack

Are you a backpacker or a vacationer? When traveling, you need to choose an appropriate suitcase or backpack. Suitcases have the convenience of suitcases, and backpacks also have the benefits of backpacks. You need to consider the space they can accommodate, the length of your trip, and the quality of the suitcase and backpack. Don’t let the suitcase break halfway or the backpack become more uncomfortable the longer you carry it. However, if you are traveling alone, it is best to bring a backpack. Backpacking allows you to move quickly among the crowds more freely.

4. Choose clothes that take up less space

Many luggage packing tutorials on the Internet will recommend that you roll up your clothes. However, some clothes may not be able to reduce space by rolling them up, so it is still recommended to choose clothes that take up less space. If you want to keep warm, you can choose windbreakers or thermal underwear to replace heavy sweaters. You can also use compression bags to compress clothes and put them in your suitcase.

5. Choose versatile clothing types for travel

When traveling, you will inevitably want to take photos, but it does not mean that wearing colorful clothes will make your photos look good. Choosing the right matching clothes can also produce different effects. For some colors that are too difficult to match, try to put them down when traveling, or choose to buy them locally. In addition, you can also bring some small decorations to match the styles of different photos, such as hats, sunglasses or necklaces.

6. Bring a travel kit

Whether it is toiletries or makeup and moisturizing products, there are a large number of travel kits available on the market, and most hotels will provide toiletries. If you can't bring them, don't bring them.

7. Bring only a few days’ worth of clothes for a short trip, and a week’s worth of clothes for a long trip.

If you are only traveling for a short trip of five days and four nights or three days and two nights, then you only need to bring the clothes for those few days. There is no need to bring too much. If you are traveling for a long time, such as a month or more, you can also choose to carry a week's worth of clothes and rotate them around, but you will need to do your own laundry or find a laundromat during the trip.

8. Choose to buy travel supplies at your travel destination

If you are going to some of the more unique travel destinations, you can choose to buy some clothes locally, which not only saves space in travel packing, but also has local characteristics. Of course, in some places, you will only wear the clothes you buy there or wear them once and never wear them again. In this case, you can consider looking at the local second-hand market and transfer them through second-hand transactions before returning to your country, or donate them to organizations in need.

9. Functions that can be realized with Apps can be helped by smartphones

There is no need to bring some heavy travel reference books. Today’s Apps are very convenient. Some Apps can help you solve many local travel problems. If you can make good use of them, use them.

Of course, everyone’s way of traveling is different. Some travelers only bring money with them and buy everything locally. Some travelers bring their families with them to equip themselves. The most important thing when traveling is to have fun.

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