Comments on: Pack light to save money, time, energy, the environment — and your back

By: Tom Holmes@Modern Home Bar

Tom Holmes@Modern Home Bar — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:21:08 +0000

I certainly agree with the information you furnished above. It makes it quite simple on the needy and useless things. A little care should be taken while packing basing on the destined event. It is well explained taking time factor into account, I appreciate you for that. Keep up the good work.
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By: Hannah Hamilton@Garment Bag Luggages

Hannah Hamilton@Garment Bag Luggages — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:13:14 +0000

What you said is absolutely right !By carrying less luggage with us we can definitely reduce the extra amount charged by the cloak room members , Taxi Drivers , porters, and no need to for a longer period at airport baggage carousel. The steps you mentioned to make our luggage reliable is really constructive.

By: Siel

Siel — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:01:09 +0000

charla — great tip about the dress :)

Sarah J — Wish I could take more laptop-free trips, but my next trip’s BlogHer ’10 and I just don’t think it’ll be possible! Nice idea about the pencil case though :)

By: Sarah J

Sarah J — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:22:44 +0000

I recently took a trip across country back to my parents’ house. I usually take a lot of electronics/accessories with me as they are my “can’t leave home without it” items. Typically I take them all in a separate laptop bag which counts as my “personal item” on a plane. This trip however, I took nothing more than a back pack and a garment bag…so no separate bag for my electronics. I decided to not bring my laptop for once. The Internet is at any computer and I recently got an external USB harddrive for my saved files. It’s the size of a large wallet! For the accessories I emptied out a two-pocket zippered pencil case. I was able to fit two iPods (my classic and a touch), iPod charger, two flash drives, cell phone charger, and an extra SD card for digital camera. It was so convenient because they were all in one very thin container, instead of the separate cases that I purchased for each device when carrying them in a purse. I was also able to access all electronics quickly on the bus to the airport when I wanted to listen to my iPod and to place separately in the bin at security screening (some screenings are getting picky about all metal/electronics being separate). Using a pencil case was so convenient I’ve started carrying my iPod, cell and chargers to work this way, in my purse.

By: charla

charla — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:15:01 +0000

The secret to light packing is a dress which can go everywhere day and night. That dress for me is a DKNY Pure white organic cotton tank dress which is cool comfortable, already slightly wrinkled and can be washed by hand and hung up , dries quickly and doesn’t need ironing. It can be worn with any shoe from flip flops to flats, and different jewelry or none can dress it up or down. I just wish I could find more things like this…the best ever!

By: Siel

Siel — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:37:34 +0000

How Green — Your trips certainly sound much more active than mine! :)

M — Good point about the shampoo bars. I recently tried a soap that was multifunctional — could be used for body, hair, etc. It worked ok….

meli — I save a lot of little samples to use when I’m traveling too! :)

By: meligrosa

meligrosa — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:21:15 +0000

nice post! I love packing tips and tricks :D my best tip I have done and repeated often is packing little samples of lotions, face wash etc/ they do come in handy when traveling for only a few days. Im known for being a small backpack traveler even for 2+ weeks. yay meligrosa’s last blog post..Los weekend events: Newsflash! Flashdandce!! & More

By: M

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:42:29 +0000

I've been using a shampoo bar for a while and it actually travels pretty well. You just need some sort of container for it or allow it to dry off before packing it. It won't leak and is fairly compact when compared to a bottle of shampoo. Ecodent toothpowder can also be carried onto a plane and again, it is fairly compact when compared to a tube of toothpaste. Plus you can easily dump a little in a tiny container to carry a few day supply (sometimes I'll make tiny origami paper cups and fold the flap over the top and secure it with a little clip or something). As a hostess, I try to let people coming to stay at my place what I have on hand so that they can use it so they don't have to bring unnecessary things along. I hold onto little samples I get for guests as well. Of course you know yourself best, but it can also be a good idea to take along a tiny bit of laundry detergent in a small container as well. You can wash a couple of small items in the sink and let them air dry (make sure to consider how long some items take to dry though and if they will look super wrinkly afterward!) This only really seems reasonable if you are going to be gone for a week or something or your clothes will get super dirty. Also, check the weather or talk to someone at the destination about weather! M’s last blog post..on and on

By: How Green Is My Valley

How Green Is My Valley — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:59:42 +0000

I try to pack shoes based on function rather than fashion. So for a week in Kauai, I may have three or four pairs of shoes–but that’s a pair of old running shoes (hiking), Tevas or equivalent (beach, water sports, hiking in mud), flip-flops (pool and going to dinner), and…hmm. Not sure what the fourth might be.