10 Travel Packing Hacks to Save Suitcase Space

By December 15, 2016

travel packing hacks

Finally your vocation is here, but the thought of packing all your travel necessities into a small suitcase is freaking you out. Stress-free travel starts with smart packing. Here, I will share with you 10 smart travel packing hacks for space saving.  

1. Stuff shoes with small items

Put small items like socks and underwear in resealable bags and stuff them in shoes. Place individual shoes along the edges of the suitcase. 

stuff shoes with small items

2. Roll Your Clothes

Rolling your clothes will save space. Orderly fill in the suitcase with the smallest rolls of clothes. 

roll your clothes

3. Overlap large items

Large items like jeans, jackets and dresses should be laid in flat layers and packed in an overlapping layer formation. Alternatively, you can packing your clothes in laundry bags to save space. 

packing large items

4. Coil belt inside collar

Coiling belt inside collar will help keep it stiff. Put the folded shirt in the top of other clothes. 

keep collar stiff

5. Avoid bottles from leaking

To avoid leaks and spills in your suitcase, place a square of plastic wrap over the bottles before closing the cap. 

avoid bottles from leaking

6. Save makeup in contact case

Old contact case can be put to great use, from storing small supplies of foundation and other makeup to litter necessities like safety pins. 

store in contact case

7. Keep jewelry secure

To keep delicate jewelry secure and tangle-free, you can lay out it onto a sheet of pressing seal plastic wrap. Place another sheet on top, then seal, roll and pack somewhere safe. 

store jewelry

8. Keep earrings together

A great tip for keeping earrings together is to secure them through the holes of a button. This way, they can be tossed into your cosmetic bag and still be super easy to find.

packing earrings

9. Store your cables

Store your loose cables and chargers into a sunglass case to keep them tangle free. 

store-cables

10. Organize ear plugs

Organize ear plugs with binder clips, no more tangling. 

organize ear plugs

After packing your suitcase, just go for a great travel. Share with us your packing hacks below with us. For more life hacks, visit here: https://www.ecooe.com/ecooe-life/tag/life-hacks/

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  1. I’d love to visit the nordic countries, for both the stunning landscape and the chance for some incredible night sky sights! :)

  2. I would really like to travel to Hawaii. Thanks for the fantastic opportunity to win!

  3. it is amazing how much space is saved by rolling clothes to pack

  4. We travel to Menorca the most just love the little island.

  5. I would love to see the sights in China and also spend New Years eve in Sydney. We have a bucket list of travels to do.

  6. I would love to travel to Tahiti and New Zealand.

  7. I would love to travel to New Zealand and Tahiti.

  8. North & South America (with the exception of places visited, need to try new destinations!)

  9. I would love to visit Japan.

  10. I would love to go to London England

  11. i would love to go back to Poland

  12. I want to travel to a place like Australia, England or Ireland…

  13. Tokyo Japan.

  14. These are brilliant ideas! I want to travel to the Cook Islands to visit my sister.

  15. right now I’d love a staycation with everyone else taking a vaca

  16. Lot of places, but my top 3 are: Disneyland, South Korea and Greece

  17. I want to travel back to Rio Brazil.

  18. I would love to go to Hawaii

  19. I want to go to Australia.

  20. I have a son in Tennessee and Oregon, I miss them

  21. I would like to travel to the Maldives.

  22. I would love to go to Florida