Everyone loves to travel. Everyone loves to plan a trip. My question is who loves packing for traveling. Travel bag packing is an essential part of our journey. At home, we feel comfortable to go and grab what we need. During the journey, we search our travel bags for anything we need on the trip. When I started traveling, packing was also a tough task for me. I had to face the frightening consequences of poor packing during the trip.
Poor packing will keep you disappointed during the whole trip. I am going to share my secret on how I managed to pack my travel bag properly. I am going to add some useful packing tips for everyone. These smart packing tips will help you with traveling like a pro.
Whether you travel for business or leisure, this ultimate travel packing guide is going to save you from all of your packing issues. When packing your travel bag, you should keep in mind the length of the planned trip. Are you on a short trip or a long trip? Tours from 3 – 7 days are short trips. Those trips planned over a week are longer trips. Packing for both kinds of the trip involves the same amount of effort. Packing also depends on the type of travel bag you have for your traveling.
1. Choose the right travel bag
Different kind of bag serves different purposes while traveling. Choose your travel bag as your travel requirements. Types of travel bags available in the market are;
- Travel Totes for carrying your travel essentials like passport, phone, music player, travel adapter, etc.
- Duffel Bags provide extra space than Travel totes. Now, it is mostly used by travelers for carrying frequently required essential items.
- Weekenders are perfect traveling for weekend travelers. It has perfect storage space to carry your clothes and basic travel essentials.
- Wheeled Backpack is a perfect blend of suitcase and backpack. It has enough space like a suitcase. Its four-wheel features save our back from strain while traveling.
- Rolling luggage is most used in business travels. It has two wheels at the base which makes it easy to travel with it.
- Travel packs are particularly designed for adventurers. It is for those who believe in pack up and move mode. Travel packs provide added benefits of zip shoulder straps, hip belts. These type of bags fits gently on your shoulder. It provides a lot of space for essentials.
- The choice of the right bag serves you well. Choose the right bag as per your requirement and you are ready to start packing for traveling.
2. Make a packing list
A smart traveler starts his packing process weeks ahead of his departure date. This gives him time to prepare a complete list. A prepared list of items to pack solves half of the worries. It gives us more time to buy any items which we might need during vacation.
3. Make sure you include these in your packing list:
Clothes required during vacation. No one can give you a perfect list of clothes to be packed for travel. Clothes do not just include your T-shirts, Jeans, Pants, Casual Shirts, Shorts, Sweaters. Please mark the number of socks, underwear, and sleepwear that will be required during travel. We carry clothes according to our choices and destination.
Pack your toiletries and a first-aid kit for carefree traveling. Make sure to pack your essentials first. There are chances that you can buy a toothbrush or comb from any stop during the trip. It is not meant to exclude these from packing. It is advice to pack your essentials like medicines, contact lens, or favorite body spray.
After packing your clothes and toiletries, pack all other miscellaneous items. Consider packing your travel adapter, camera, extra memory card, wallet, credit card, passport.
Organize your liquid bags separately. I have learned this tip hard way.
4. What to pack in your carry-on bag
Every traveler must invest in a carry-on bag. It’s one of the standard rules in airlines to permit one carry-on bag to each traveler. It is advised to pack your carry-on bag smartly. A carry-on bag is a medium-sized bag that can fit underneath our seat while traveling. A carry-on bag is mostly used to put personal and frequently used items in it. Consider packing your eye mask, earbuds, Lip balm, tissues, snacks, valuable items, map, guide book, itinerary, etc. in your carry-on bag.
Depending on the type of trip you have planned, your travel packing list may slightly differ. Every traveler has common requirements like clothes, itineraries, electronic gadgets. If you have planned your trip through a reputed travel agency, you will most likely get a packing list from your tour organizer. If you are planning the trip on your own, then I am sure this ultimate packing guide will come to your rescue.
