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Probably my best travel hack or tip deals with being broke, brilliant and personal hygiene necessitates. Pick up a package of regular old sponges and ziplock bags at the dollar store and head home. Place any liquid hygiene products like shampoo, body wash, dish soap, aloe, laundry detergent, etc you need to bring on the trip with you on a counter workspace. Line your sponges up (on top of baggie) and using one sponge per hygiene product pour a small amount of the liquid directly onto it. Allow that to fully absorb into the sponge and then repeat the process until either the sponge is full or you have enough of the needed product for the duration of your trip. Place sponge into the baggie and only seal the bag halfway at most. Let them sit out overnight so the liquid dries inside the sponge. Either cut the sponge into cubes for daily use or leave in one piece to cut once you’ve reached your destination. Make sure the baggies are fully sealed before packing them. Now all you need is a bit of water to “reactivate the sponge soaked product. Doing this saves an amazing amount of space and weight. Thank you and I really hope this helps. ❤ from Shannon in Canada 🇨🇦 PS there are countless other items you can do this with and definitely don’t need to be hygiene related.

I almost purchased a packable neck pillow and then went to look at my neck pillow and saw it had a zipped removable cover. Score!!

I take an old prescription bottle and put a small tube of super glue, some safety pins, some twist ties, and wrap it in duct tape.

Travel tips: Take a low dose aspirin before your fight to prevent blood clots. Clean out your sock drawer before you pack and take “one way socks.” Throw them away as you wear them on the trip. No smelly socks to worry about and more room in your suitcase as the trip progresses. Clorox wipes in a ziplock to clean the plane’s tray table and seatbelt. Email a picture of your passport and IDs to yourself.

I love travel hacks to reduce luggage as I only travel with personal items, even internationally. I put duct tape on a pen (instead of a deo), as I keep pens, tape, safety pins etc in the same container. I have been doing the neck support as a packing hack for about 15 years, it's a game changer. I sometimes use a teddy and put clothes in it. It doubles as a pillow. I use small microfiber towels instead of towels to dry off, they save so much space. To reduce luggage, I do 'wash, wear and spare'. I've never had a problem of not having anything to wear. I save samples of face cream, perfume samples etc to reduce the amount of products I need to bring.

I use contact lens cases for small amounts of moisturizer, make up, hydrocortisone cream, etc

I was on vacation and on my last night while packing the zipper on the suitcase broke. It was 10 pm in Mazatlán no stores open. I got my duct take and taped my suitcase. Believe me it looked horrible but made the trip back to California. Customs did not even bother to ask me any questions. 😂

Don’t forget the safety pins with the duct tape. Ranger rolling is great, learnt this in the 1980’s and used it since. Big cheap ziplock bags (ikea) are a good substitution for compression cubes, just fill n roll out the air. 👍🏽

Travelling/backpacking internationally solo for many years now I’ve been figuring out what works best for me. Compression packing cubes are great sometimes, but packing only a few tops, bottoms, 2 pairs of shoes max and shower flip flops for hostels is best. Pack items that are quicker dry/light weight and neutral so it’s easy to pick anything in the morning to wear. A clear toiletries bag off Amazon- sturdier than a ziplock, works great. Use shampoo bars for less weight and liquid. Bring detergent if you’ll be in a place long enough to hand wash small items like underwear/socks or shirt depending how long you’re gone for.

I love compression cubes. I put each day's outfit in a separate compression cube. I recently discovered, though, that I can do the same thing with large zip-lock bags.

I use extra hotel soaps that I've received at past stays that I like and break them into smaller pieces for the number of days I'm staying at each future place. For example, bigger for a 2 day stay versus a one day stay. I keep them in a baggie until I need to use them and throw them away if any is left after use. I figure this is easier than worrying about making sure it's dry enough. I have an allergy to mold so this method works for me better.

You can use the hotel hairdryer to dry out the soap before packing

Although I love the carabiner and extra packing bag idea for those extra layers, probably wouldn't work for the budget airlines I use in Europe, as they can check at the gate, and my tiny allowable carry on bag is already packed full. What I've been doing is buying something I need at the airport (sometimes it's just water and snacks) but get a bigger airport bag, and then put my extra layer things in there, usually under any purchases. They are required to allow an airport purchase bag on so I haven't had any problems with this, plus I have legitimate purchases in the bag.

I’d love to see a full video about ranger rolling different types of clothes!

For the tape hack, parent edition: painters tape is good for tapping up cords, covering outlets, distracting toddlers, making "roads" for toy cars, etc.

Of you take any regular lined jacket to the local tailor you can get pockets added inside. I have one for my iPad inside my sport coat.

That extra stuff unload in a bag with a carabiner only works if upon boarding you don't get a wishy washy attendant. I have experience with being asked to check in or re-weigh upon boarding 😮

I guess updates from the airlines say your head pillow does NOT count as a personal item on the flight. Filling a headrest pillow with T-shirts/clothing is a great idea, but I can’t imagine it’s super comfortable… Thanks for the many great ideas, including Breath mint tins to use as mini first aid kits. I tend to use reusable “Ziploc bags“ for first aid items because they are flat, waterproof, reusable, & you can see through it to get to what you need. Btw, duct tape does come in cheap flat packs.

My best soap trick is to use a small ziplock bag, you can find them in the beading section at Hobby Lobby. I put my wet soap in the ziplock, but do not seal it completely so that the water can evaporate allowing the soap to dry. I cut a small piece of the soap off to travel with so I'm not wasting space with a large bar of soap. I agree carabiner hooks are the best, I always carry a small one in my purse. In addition to what you mentioned that can be used to secure a zipper (even on a purse) to prevent pick pockets.

I use his pocket method and cargo pants to pack my heavy items, like cell phone chargers, cell phones, etc. But unlike he said about removing them from your pockets after Secuity, you have to keep the items in your pockets until you are seated on the plane. They will now stop you at the gate for too many items in addition to your carry on case and personal item (purse, computer bag), including if you have a neck pillow or pillow. They didn’t used to.

I am impressed with how little new fancy items we were told we had to buy to travel in a thrifty, minimalist way. This is so much more continuous with how a lot of us live, rather than just an exercise in accumulating high-end stuff.

I have been using contact lenses cases for decades! It’s amazing what you can fit in those little sections. If you’re using the quart size baggie you can fit a lot of them in that bag! I’ve also thrown in a few of the lense cases into my purse and no one has ever questioned why they’re in there!

Those zipped mesh wash bags for delicates are my so versatile. Good for wet soap, separating clothes that have another wear in them but aren’t dirty, and much more.

a full ranger roll tutorial would be awesome! and i would love to see more on personal item only packing as i've been doing that for all flights recently including 10 day trips from US to 3 countries in Europe!

Love these!!! ⭐️A teacher taught me the belt trick😄 - tethering two neighboring belt loops can work too. 💖

No matter how much you can jam into your packing cubes, many airlines have weight restrictions for carry-ons and personal items.

Compression cubes let you take more clothes but they still weigh the same so you still need to be wary of weight limits.

First aid tip for cuts is super glue. it's amazing

I use a zip lock bag for soap. I just leave it open on the desk overnight so it's mostly dry, zip in the morning and drop in my bag. That sliminess is just, you guessed it, soap!

love the straw tip and the travel pillow filled with clothes

OH man, the videos i usually come across about packing tricks are just useless tricks copied from another video, but yours are truly helpful. Damn that "stuffable pillow" trick what an invention :DD

The microfiber towel hack: genius!!! Wrapping cords around an old card? Genius again!

Would love to see a video that demonstrates how to ranger roll a variety of different kinds of clothes.

The flatpak has worked out great on all my trips over the last year so far. I've thrown my soap in there straight after a shower and packed it up with no issues of leakage yet.

Love SCOTTeVEST. I have 3 of their jackets. Used one on a recent flight as my purse. Since it was a jacket it didn't count as my personal item. And the jacket held even more than my travel purse could. My travel purse was packed flat in the suitcase, so I could use it at my destination.

I normally watch these vids and skip forward on double speed like "yeah yeah yeah tell me something I don't know 😑" But this video 🎉❤ awesome tips THANK YOU 🎉

Growing up poor. Buy when on sale. No carrying over charges on credit cards. Use rewards programs whenever available. Cheaper can be better; but not very often. Use thrift stores for things that will be used for less than a year. Buy fruit and vegetable from farmers market and in season. Add anything to mashed potatoes for a filling meal.

"Silence is golden, duct tape is silver." Put soap in a small plastic bag, free. Very good ideas, thanks, also for my bikers luggage.

Excellent tips! Because I wear eyeglasses, I carry around a spare and sunglasses in a hard clamshell case. Even with two pairs in there, there is plenty of extra space to stow away some cash.

This is good. Actually has some legit new ideas.

Eyeshadow/makeup sticks Bring lots of extra meds foreign countries don’t have 24-7 cvs. Label them in a pill box 3 in one charging cables Two phone charging cables Turkish towels One cheap chunky necklace instead of all types of fine jewelry Only 1 hoodie, and 1 sweater if it’s someplace cold

I just realised you could also use those little model or paint by number fliptop paint containers for tiny amounts of potions and lotions.

Matador soap holder is like crazy magic ❤️❤️

Keep the little soap from hotels to take with on shorter trips. When you're done using it in the shower, lean it on end so it gets dry faster and doesn't getting mushy. Just dry off, then pack in a ziploc or toss out when done with the trip. 👍

I dry my wet soap on toilet paper, or on my dirty clothes. Or if I'm going home, on my towel. My towel is a Mountain Warehouse, Clip Travel Towel. It's ultra thin, tiny to pack, is ultra quick drying, and can be wrung out when it gets saturated. I've tried lots of the other microfiber ones, and in comparison the microfiber ones are slightly more comfortable to use, but 4 times the pack size, don't dry as fast and get smelly for anything more than 3 days travel. It might be similar to the Sea to Summit Airline towel, but way cheaper. I've even got one the size of a face cloth (30cm X 30cm) that packs down to the size of a match box. I've also got the neck pillow stuffed with t-shirts 👍 Your deodorant (with or without duct tape wrapped around it) is the biggest one I've ever seen. I use "Trust long life deodorant", and one application lasts me about 5 days (showering once a day), the 15g capsule container lasts about a year or so. It's amazing. My niece gave me some solid after shave/cologne recently, and I've taken it travelling lots. Very small. My normal shave kit is a safety razor, but I often use a BIC disposable if I'm traveling on hand luggage only. The stiptic pencil in my shaving kit is good for (shaving) cuts (of course), but also for deodorant at a pinch. I always take a couple of releasable/reusable zip ties too. Nice video.

I've been rolling t-shirts for many years, but you just took me to a new level with the "ranger roll." Thank you very much! 😃😃

Compression cube + sheet set = neat closet!!!!

Parchment bags have worked wonders for me with soap bars. You can throw a wet brick in there and the soap will still dry just fine and the bag will stay in tact. I'll still throw it in plastic zip bag to keep it all contained. It's a win win for me with me using my favorite soap anywhere I am, and it's not wasting any space in my luggage.

Awesome! Thanks for being quick and concise! Priceless. Liked and subscribed. ❤

The last time I flew Southwest, we were told that travel pillows were considered one of the two pieces of carry-on we were allowed. The gate agent warned us all that only two things can be carried, so everything else you had in your hands had to fit INSIDE one of those two items. Not clipped on, because that makes the carry-on larger than the allowed size. You were spot-on, though, with the travel jacket idea. That is indeed the third item that passengers can bring aboard, since it's considered clothing and not luggage.

You rock! I am On my way to visit family and friends for 6 weeks on Spirit with just my backpack! Great ideas! Thank you

Yesss please do a video on the rollin hack.

I line the inside of my suitcase flap with duct tape!! It still works when I need it to!!!

I always take wired earbuds so that I have fewer things to charge and less drain on my phone battery. I use a small hair clip for wire management, which has worked better than anything else I've ever tried. And since my laptop & phone use different plugs for my earbuds, I also bring small converter cord instead of carrying two types of earbuds.

You should have seen the look on the hotel Porter's face recently when I told him there were no bags. It was a four day work event including a semi formal awards dinner. I absolutely did not want to check any luggage. So I rolled and tucked, and took only a carry-on acceptable backpack. I got everything in there including dress shoes, make up, bath products, and hair styling tools! When I got out of the taxi, he came running to grab my pack, and said he'd get my bags out of the trunk for me. He was so shocked, double checked I was with the awards group, then called a couple of the other guys to see that I'd only brought the one backpack. I guess other women arrived with much more. 🤷

You, Sir, are a genius!!! The contact lens case solution for foundation and the like = awesome!!!!

I love the flat pakt soap holder, I have used it a few times in my travels

You have the BEST travel videos! Thank You!

Great video as usual. I always enjoy them. Plus one for the matador flatpak. It's great for carrying soap. It allows the soap to dry while keeping everything else from getting wet and folds down smaller as the soap gets used up.

One thing I notice is that your clothing is all nylon. I think the packing cube works well for wrinkle free, synthetic clothing. Show us a video where you use cotton clothing. Thank you. Regarding charging cords or headsets, I just roll mine around my hand and secure with a twist ties wrapped several times around in a spiral, those go into a designated sandwich bag that I can see through, and the air can be pushed out

Some great new tricks, thanks. YES on ranger roll.

Do the ranger roll, but matching a whole outfit for the day, to include underwear and socks.

The compression cubes are such a great substitute to those vacuum bags for which you actually do need a vacuum

Yes! More ranger roll tips, please!

Use the swedish cloths for wrapping wet soap. They dry fast.

A small compression cube slips into outer pockets of carry-ons or backpacks really nicely because they are slippery and have a hand loop to recover them for use.

Love the contact lens case space saver. I will try this.

Another use for compression cubes! Awesome video on packing hacks!

You can cut pieces of soap small enough to use one a day or if you stay at one place - cut a piece that would last whole stay and you don't have to worry about getting it back home. Unfortunately in Europe our bags (quantity) are checked while getting on the plane, so having extra cube or plastic bag outside your personal item would not be possible.

I don't get the compression cube hype for carry on only travel - the problem is weight, not volume, and compression doesn't help at all. Hence the need to travel LIGHT.

Original ideas. Thanks

Slimy soap fix - push/squeeze the soap between your hands to dry it fairly quickly. I also do this at home, and it makes sure so Much much longer.

About the carabiner and the extra packing bag idea: Sounds good, but it takes up the space from other passengers, so that they'll maybe have difficulties getting even their one allowed carry-on into the bin.

Yes! Ranger roll stream please and thanks! Love your streams!

These are very good! I got some new ideas even as an experienced traveler. Thank you!

Yes please video on the ranger roll of all types of clothes. I love all your tips

Last month I was surprised to have my carry on weighed. Really thought I was doomed but somehow passed. You have actually given me some good little hacks. Eg, lens case and Mentos container. Filling up a pillow is looking tempting too. Thank you. Bit of a giggle at the tape up the baggy pants story.

I use an old Rx bottle as an emergency kit. Bandaids, Alcohol wipe, large and small safety pins, etc. I wrap the outside of it with about a yard of duck tape, also a couple of yards of Paracord. The tape and cord I've used a million times. Tape repairs anything and I've improvised clotheslines and belts, even a leash out of the Paracord. Useful stuff.

Yes, please more on the ranger roll

Yes I would like to see a carryon packed with the ranger roll method!

Awesome!!! Yes please do the roll with other things - like jeans. Thank you so much!!

Super Terrific Hacks! Can't wait to use them! You're videos are awesome! I do have a question as I am a little confused.. Do you wear your fanny pack AND have a 'personal item' AND have a 'carry on'? How do you make it work? Isn't a fanny pack considered a 'personal item'?? Please let us know! Thanks so much for your response!

Yes. Please make a Ranger Roll video.

If you’re flying, you probably need more than a contact lens case full of solution of anything from makeup to lotion to face wash to sunscreen. a contact lens worth is good for maybe one overnight and if you’re only traveling that much you’re probably not flying and don’t need to restrict yourself a thumb size amount of product

Try a 2 gallon size ziplock bag as a compression bag.

The only thing about the packing cube is that many airlines now will consider the backpack a carry-on and the packing cube a personal item, so if you have those two PLUS a regular carry-on they may make you check your bag, so I would say le`ave the stuff in your pockets and keep your layers on UNTIL you get on the plane, then unload it into the packing cube. Taht way once your bag is in the overhead bin (your actual carry-on) they can't do much and you can probably slip the filled packing cube along with your backpack under the seat.

I discovered the pillow thing by myself a few years ago after purchasing a silk travel pillow cover, which incidentally looks exactly like the one in the video, just silk. Works a charm

The carabiner extra bag. Go to a store in the airport. Get them to give you a branded bag ( schipol used to have " see buy fly " ones). Apparenly the luggage limit does not include " i bought things in the airport". Food places are good places for bags too.

Canadian-colombiana couple here. Fantastic video - thanks! Your t-shirt looks great also - where did you get it?

Ohmygod the vests though!!😂😂😂😂❤😊

that duct tape idea was a good one...... never thought of that 👍👍👍.... also the straw for necklaces, good idea.... I tried to open and download the CHEAT SHEET...... It will NOT open.....

Never new u could get compression cube thanx

Wow!!! Great video!

Compression Weight may exceed carry on limit

Unfortunately, most US airlines no longer allow anything attached on the outside of your bag or your body (like a pillow around your neck). I bought a couple of magazines in the airport and even had to put that bag inside my suitcase.

Southwest Airlines now counts your travel pillow as your personal item. It's no longer a "free" or "extra" item.

I had done the Ranger roll but always had wrinkles. If you bundle pants and shirts it doesn't wrinkle as much.

excellent original tips here though I have no need to chop up the wash cloth to save packing space. please do a side by side between the roll method and mari condo fold method.

Bring 2 wash clothes. Intl hotels don't provide