As we packed for our return home from San Diego, I shot this 1-minute video showing one of the ways we use packing cubes to stay sane when we travel. The cubes we use are eBags’ Packing Cubes.
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Nice, post looking forward to more great tips.
I would also love to know how you book your flights and select a destination.
Hi Dean,
Since we have the bulk of our frequent flier miles with AA and UA, we don’t get too fancy with booking flights. No cheap ass Air-Courier flights for us. Plus, the fact that we need 4 tickets limits us too. We usually search Travelocity, Kayak, Expedia and some others for a best fare on one of our preferred airlines.
Regarding our choices of destination, it’s all about what we personally like. For example, I’m a wine guy and the wines from the Rhone region of France are a passion of mine. So, that was a destination this year.
We have a short list of places we want to go. These are places we are actively compiling information on. Then, we have a loose 12-month travel plan which includes all our trips to see family and friends as well as any extended vacations. For example, we just returned from a month with family in San Diego, there will be a few short trips to visit family in other states, then a return to Buenos Aires in the coming months. After that, a trip to Spain or France is on the itinerary. Beyond that…who knows.
Best,
Michael
why not zip-locs?
We’ve recently fallen in love with Space Bags Travel Bags
. These are like giant ziplock bags except that they have a little one-way air release chamber at the bottom. You place your clothes in the bag, zip the seal, then press down & roll the bag slightly to force all of the air out. This made a huge difference on our recent trip to Moscow.
Thanks for the tip Rob. I’ll give these a look. Good luck with the adoption.
Michael | Family Hack
Rob,
I can see the value as you pack from home and have access to a vacuum, but what do you do on the other end? Once they have been opened and no vacuum.
Angie
Nice, post looking forward to more tips. i like to stack my clothing to make it more organized. i also put my shoes in a bag just to be sure if they get dirty nothing else will. and bags are cheep.
i also have some videos on packing if you want to check them out http://www.tourist-post.com/?q=node/526 and a post about what suitcase to buy at http://tourist-post.com/?q=node/536 . hope you like what i posted as much as i liked yours.
We’re a family of three and have had luck with cheapair.com, cheaptickets.com, hotwire.com, and occasionally priceline.com.
Thanks for the thoughts on taming the packing. I ride a motorcycle and am always looking for ways to organize & go light. A week in Sturgis this August will have me looking at organizing in bags like you presented.
Angie
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