Comments on: Travel Hack: Control the Clutter

By: Angie

Angie — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:18:02 +0000

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

By: Angie

Angie — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:15:35 +0000

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

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:32:02 +0000

We’re a family of three and have had luck with cheapair.com, cheaptickets.com, hotwire.com, and occasionally priceline.com.

By: Michael D

Michael D — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:39:48 +0000

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.

By: Michael Davis

Michael Davis — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:05:07 +0000

Thanks for the tip Rob. I’ll give these a look. Good luck with the adoption.

Michael | Family Hack

By: Rob O.

Rob O. — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:56:51 +0000

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.

By: Kevin Bjorke

Kevin Bjorke — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:53:13 +0000

why not zip-locs?

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By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 05:59:14 +0000

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

By: Dean

Dean — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:38:54 +0000

Nice, post looking forward to more great tips.

I would also love to know how you book your flights and select a destination.