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Save/ShareThe ultimate website for packing well is OneBag.com. Created 11 years ago, this site encourages people to travel with only one bag, as its name suggests.
A few years ago, I met OneBag.com's creator, Doug Dyment. He's a technical marketer in San Francisco who uses the site to share his thoughts on the the superiority of traveling light. He's refined his strategies over the years as he's learned from hundreds of fellow travelers who have e-mailed him.
Dyment has a fantastic trick for preventing your clothes from becoming wrinkled. As he says, "The common practice of individually folding items of clothing, then piling them atop one another, is just about the worst thing you can do from a packing perspective." His trick is "bundle wrapping" instead. His explanation is better than any I can give, so I encourage you to visit his site, onebag.com.
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I have followed the one bag travel concept for a number of years but didn't worry about wrinkling since I always dressed pretty casual. I had a business/personal trip this spring which required one "coat and tie" meeting. I tried Dyment's "bundle wrapping" trick and it worked great! My blazer came out with only minor wrinkling - came out fine with hanging in the bathroom . It can sometimes be a little frustrating until you learn to think out what you will probably wear over the next few days and "bundle" accordingly. I also learned that if you have an early flight, better do your "bundling" the night before, leaving out what you plan to wear on the flight. Learn it, practice it, and use it!
Posted By Dick Pilgrim on November 19, 2007, 5:03 PM
I'm a huge fan of bundle wrapping, but just can't get in to the kind of capsule wardrobe he suggests. This is similar to how I pack for a week or so, but otherwise I just need more. I find that as a woman it is very noticeable when I repeat items without suitable time in between.
Posted By katy on November 20, 2007, 2:15 PM
I was able to reduce my month-long wardrobe on my last trip to Wales from 4 suitcases 2 years ago to 2 this year by using the bundle method and his other suggestions. I feel like that is real progress!
Posted By mona on November 20, 2007, 10:06 PM