Seven No-Stress and Super-Smart Tricks for the Perfect Holiday Suitcase

Summer travel is upon us and with it, inevitably, the burning issue of perfect suitcase for holidays. The moment of departure often turns out to be a concentration of stress and nervousness caused by a series of elements, such as the airline restrictionsif you travel with hand luggage or sometimes even without, or the unknown of the weather forecast by now unpredictable, which pushes us to continuously waltz between I’m wearing/I’m not wearing that extra sweater or pair of closed shoes.

Over the years you will have heard all sorts of things. There are those who put all their pants at the bottom, who rolls up every single item to save as much space as possiblethose who distribute the shoes only on the lower part of the trolley, near the wheels to correctly balance the weight. And those who cunningly insert a mini shoulder bag under the jacket the moment it crosses the gate of boarding of the low cost on duty (who, if they could, would even charge for using the toilet), those who wear more than average clothes in an attempt to bring as many things as possible with them, or those who travel the entire trip with an uncomfortable hat because they don’t know how to carry it in their suitcase.
All valid methods, always based on needs, and you will be surprised to discover that there are many more.

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To help you get started with ease, in every sense, we have collected 7 little tricks for a perfect suitcase for the holidays that we discovered thanks to social media. Ideas found on Instagram And Tik Tok which may not save your summer from some unexpected event but which can certainly help you from the point of view of style and practicality.

1. Everything has its place

With a place for everything and everything in its place, packing and unpacking will be much easier. Once you have decided what you will bring with you, organize it with the help of some zippered containers for storing clothesa method that in addition to dividing your holiday wardrobe by gender, will have the effect of compressing the clothes a little, saving even more space.

2. Low-cost airline proof

In recent years, baggage restrictions applied by many airlines that offer advantageous fares have really reached the limit. But you know, it is in these moments that ingenuity can give the best of itself: here are the travel pillowsthe donut-shaped ones, to be clear, become perfect space savers.

3. Roll up yes, but the entire outfits

To rationalize, have a clearer idea of ​​what’s in your suitcase depending on the occasion, some recommend folding the various items together, from underwear to the outer layer. One on top of the other, rolling everything up and putting it in the suitcase, to the delight of order fanatics.

4. Anti-crease solutions

The shirt loversby choice of style or by profession, are well aware of the age-old problem of creases and collars that risk losing their artfully starched shape. The solution? Disarmingly simple: place a belt inside or stuff it with other items to avoid that annoying squashed effect.

5. Every empty space is lost

When the available space is limited it is good to know how to manage it in the right way. An example? Pack a hat in the right way means filling it with other clothes and accessories (a detail that, as we have just seen, also safeguards its shape) even on the sides, to best optimize the capacity of the luggage.

6. The bags? One inside the other

We recently talked about it as a trend, but the habit of putting one bag inside another it is especially a useful idea when you leave for a vacation or simply a weekend that requires changes of clothes, and of style, well-defined. So the clutch or the minibag find space, from the departure, inside a larger and more capacious bag model.

7. The smallest beauty case ever

Those who love handbag necessaires and travel beauty cases will pale at the sight of this trick that turns out to be ingenious. Toothbrush, but also toothpaste, concealer and makeup brushes: just put them in a transparent glove and fold it. It may not be chic but it is certainly a space-saving (and stain-proof) idea.