Are you a roller, a wrapper, a shrinker, a stacker or a flinger? Check out some tips to holiday packing.

Rollers, flingers, wrappers, shrinkers & stackers:

Rollers

Fold and roll clothes into arrange in an orderly manner within their suitcase

 

Wrappers

Neatly wrap each piece of clothing in tissue paper to prevent creasing

Stackers

Build a stack of clothes starting with the biggest items at the bottom and working up to the smaller items

 

Shrinkers

Make complete outfits and  vacuum pack to utilize space and aid un-packing   

Flingers

Throw everything into a bag with no order or folding involved
 

Plan, colour code, divide, roll and bury: The essential guide to holiday packing

How do you pack yours?

 

Travelodge developed a seven step guide to ensure no essential holiday items are left behind for this year’s summer break.

Step One: Think What & Where
Consider everything you might be doing during your holiday (Posh dinners, sporting activities, sight seeing) then put your favourite items for these scenarios on your bed in piles of tops, bottoms, dresses, shoes, jackets/cover-ups, swimwear. Anything that doesn't have a specific use doesn't need to come with you.

Step Two: Colour Code Clothes:

Look at everything and choose items based on the fact they will work with lots of other items. Thinking of a colour palette makes this even simpler. What you are doing here is ensuring everything works really hard and you don’t end up lugging loads of things that just don’t go with anything else and you will end up never wearing.

Step Three: Divide& Rule

Once you have decided on your clotting, lay it out on the bed before you place them in the suitcase and cut in half. It may sound drastic but it forces you to focus and just remember all the items you have taken on holiday before and never worn.

Step Four: Rollin’, Rollin’, Rollin’
Roll every item that can be rolled, as this will negate creasing. If you take anything remotely tailored, turn it inside out and tuck in the sleeves and it will arrive in the best shape possible.

Sitting on your suitcase to cram everything in is a common last resort

 

Step Five: Bury the shoes  Pack shoes at the bottom of your suitcase and surround them with your underwear. Remember to pack into the corners of your bag - lots of space can be wasted by not filling a bag correctly.

Step Six: Go See Through   
See through wash bags with compartments are brilliant for organizing your toiletries. They tend to be lightweight and you can check quickly to see if you've forgotten anything

Step Seven: Weather planning  
Look at an updated weather forecast just before packing to ensure you are taking the right clothes for the weather conditions at your destination.

Hope you find these helpful! Happy holidays!