IT admits to frivolous packing. After all, who hasn't wound up in the
Caribbean with a wool sweater and leather boots? But thanks to more
restrictive baggage rules and Mass Transit Rule #6 in our manners post (don't carry huge bags on the subway), we feel the need to perfect our practice.
Good packing techniques
can make the night before your trip less stressful and the trip itself
more enjoyable. Thus we share words of wisdom from travel writer John
Flinn, a six-pack version of his original list as published in the San Francisco Chronicle:
* The amount of stuff you think you need is directly related to the size of your luggage. Get a smaller bag and you'll make do with fewer things.
* If you or your travel partner require a lot of prescription medicine, split it up so you're each carrying half the supply of each drug. You'll avert disaster if one of you loses your luggage. (Don't pull a Limbaugh, though: Be sure all meds are in correctly labeled containers.)
* If you think something might come in handy, leave it at home. If you know you can't get along without it, bring it.
* Pay close attention to your "go-withs." Make sure every top can be worn with every bottom.
* Most blue jeans are too heavy and slow-drying for travel.
* As you unpack after each trip, examine each garment and piece of gear and ask yourself if you could have done without it. If so, leave it off your packing list next time.
IT's note to self: Henceforth, try not to pack a different pair of shoes for every day away.
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