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– The NYT had a great article offering packing tips from the pros.
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EM
The NY Times article on packing was a little weak, don’t you think? They didn’t account for underwear and bras. Unfortunately, my bras (with underwires) seem to take up a LOT of space. Does anyone else have this issue?
Anon
How many bras would you pack for a 10 day trip (since that is what is featured in the article)? For 10 days, I’d want one black bra and one that matches my skin tone – I’d wear one to travel, and pack the other.
Anon
But yes – she was missing undergarments, exercise clothes/shoes, and her toiletry bag appears practically empty (toothbrush and a pack of tissues?)
v
True, but she also took way more outfits than I would for a 10 day trip, so maybe it evens out?
Cat
Not sure if this will work for you, but my bra is just under the width of my carryon. I usually have two main piles in the carryon (toiletries/shoes in the part that will be at the bottom when I’m walking around, and clothes at the top) and work the bra in between, “facing” down, so that the padding from the clothing fills in the cups a little.
I agree her bragging rights should be limited by her footwear needs (no dressy shoes?), lack of toiletries and exercise clothes, and lack of need for structured/prone to wrinkles clothing!
MelD
She’s a flight attendant so I assume she’d probably be wearing her dress shoes to travel, unlike most people. I think a lot of people just use the hotel toiletries so they don’t have to bring many of their own other than a toothbrush, toothpaste, facial sunscreen, and deodorant. I know I don’t bring exercise clothes with me when I travel since I try to walk as much as possible instead of taking cabs. There’s no need to get any extra exercise in if you’re walking a few miles a day.
Still, I don’t think she needed that many dressy pants or shirts in addition to four dresses. The four dresses should have been more than adequate for any nicer occasion.
NY
Just fyi, I don’t want this to sound like a ‘work out snob’ or anything, but walking a few miles does not take the place of exercise for your heart health, unless you are really working on power walking/getting your heart rate up. (for which you do probably need exercise clothes.) Walking a few miles is so great especially for weight loss goals, but its also important to get cardio in.
v
That doesn’t mean that if you walk 8 miles on a trip you also need to go to the gym that evening. You can do different things at different times and for some people – especially people who don’t travel often – travel will differ from their normal routine and that’s fine. (And people have different needs and requirements.) Let’s not turn this into a forum to lecture people on their workout habits.
s-k-s
I really want that skyroll suitcase/garmentbag thing. It looks far more useful than any of the actual tips on the article, which I agree were kind of lame. Went on their website and the carry-on size was already sold out though!
shawn
That packing article was downright crazy. SIX pairs of pants for ten days. (including three each of dress and *jeans*). Three nightgowns! Three swimsuits! Four dresses! SIXTEEN shirts (in addition to the dresses) for ten days! Unless I need a hanging bag, I almost always travel with a single carryon, with far fewer clothing than this. For a three week trip to Thailand, we’re talking four lightweight bottoms and five tops, max. For leisure travel, a far better site on packing advice is: http://www.onebag.com/list.html
Eponine
I don’t find the links to sample sale sites helpful, mainly because if one is already a member, one gets emails about the sale, and if one isn’t a member one can’t buy from those sites. I’m not a member because I don’t want to buy from those sites, and I find that the links kind of clutter up the deals link list and push the links to regular stores off the list. Probably it would be more helpful if you occasionally (maybe in the Weekly Roundup?) posted a link to get an invite to the sites for those who want one, and once people are members they can sign up to be reminded of the sales.
s-k-s
With you on this one. I’m a member of some, but I check them as a matter of routine when the sales open each day as a sort of 5-minute window-shopping (mostly) break. I like the twitter feed for its collection of not-commonly-known sales.
Cat
Agree with both of you.