7 Secrets To Ultralight Packing On Your Tour
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We all know that heavy bags give us trouble to carry. Everyone want to carry light weight bags while travelling, but what to do with the useful stuff. You need not to worry about that. We are here to give you some tips about ultralight packing which will include your useful stuff too and you wont need to sacrifice with your style.
Heavy bags on most of the airlines lead to time consuming checking and bag fee. If you are carrying a suitcase which weight much you will get trouble to lift it many time like while travelling in cab, on security belt, sometimes on stairs. So here are some 7 tips which will help you:
Choose wisely: Travel Bags
Packing suitcase not only includes weight of your stuff it also includes the weight of your suitcase. Many suitcase weigh heavy. You should choose light weight suitcase look for class: A 22-in. Carry-on roller suitcase generally considered lightweight if its’ anything under 10-lb. Many manufacturers claims “ultralight” status around 7-lb.
Some of the brands which provide light weight suitcase like Lipault and Delsey these both are known for light weigh offering suitcase in 5-6-lb range. And IT Luggage’s world’s lightest luggage line. With 19.5-in.
Shoes:
Shoes have many varieties specially on a trip. Girls get confused while packing shoes and carry many pairs. This makes your luggage heavy. Its obvious it is all about fashion. You should remember few things.
Shop light- most of the shoes were not designed according to weight, but some travel outfitters sell shoes according to weight also. You can go with the company like Magellan’s or TravelSmith. They may not go with the fashion that much but yes they will offer you enough variety for you. Even if you are carrying heavy weight pair you can wear them and put the light weight in your bag when you are in transit.
Cases:
Make your cases light and minimize them. I know they are the basic needs but sometimes we keep not so important stuff. Make a small case of plastic to keep your liquid accessories in it. Plastic cases are light and good.
Outwear:
Backpackers had the art of super-lightweight outwear figured out years ago. Get inspired by them. There are many companies which make light-weight outwears. By this you wont need to sacrifice with your fashion style. Nau’s Carry-On Blazer for women wweighs less and L.L.Bean’s Newburyport Microfiber Jacket for men is another lightweight option for outwears. Travel outfitters such as Magellan’s and TrsavelSmith along with footwear’s give you variety light weight in outwears.
Electronics:
Obviously who don’t need electronics in this century. You can surely take them but if you are taking a book along with you to read, you have better option. A typical e-reader weighs same as your book or guide book.
You can store a suitcase full of books in a tablet even you can store apps for travel guide and many useful things. Just don’t forget to keep the charger.
Materials:
While choosing clothes for packing choose light material clothes. Wool and heavyweight fleece are sure to keep you warm in cold atmosphere but they gives your packing heavy weight. Fabrics known for being lightweight particularly, include silk, and synthetics such as nylon and polyester. Slight heavy weight materials are cotton, linen and cotton blends but they tends to still be on the lighter end so they can be on the list of packaging.
Over Packing:
Sometimes it doesn’t matter how much lightweight packing you overpack sometimes. Everyone has their own methods of smart packing but here are some tips for overpacking:
#Whenever you feel that you over packed, lay out everything you want to take, then remove anything that’s single use until and unless it is for special occasion, or any item that is similar to something else.
#Be clear for you footwears. If it is not for a special occasion just take it out. Keep all of them which can be multiuse.
#If you are worried about running out of clothes, pack a small bottle of laundry soap so that you can wash them and wear them again.
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