Weekend Travel Bag: Packing Tips and Tricks!
With so many ways to pack for a weekend getaway, I’m the girl who makes it my business to always travel light. I know this might not be for everyone, but if your looking for some tips and tricks to packing light you’ve come to the right place.
The canvas bag I use for most of my trips was actually purchased aboard the Silja Line Ferry on my way from Helsinki, Finland to Stockholm, Sweden.
With several shops selling bags, liquor, key chains and T-Shirts, one of my colleagues suggested I purchase the canvas bag. She raved about it after purchasing one earlier in the day, realizing how much room it.
My bag!
Amazon.com (Budget-friendly Weekend Bag)
Packing Techniques:
Packing for a family of three might seem like a major task when you decide to use ONE bag; but there truly is a method to my madness when it comes to traveling and packing. We took the train to D.C. so traveling with my children alone with my husband needed to be stress-free and relaxed. We anticipated lots of walking so having them carry their clothes in backpacks wasn’t an option for me. One bag also mean’t we could still visit museums and sites after we checked out of our hotel, hours before taking our train back home.
Step 1:
We packed swimwear, underwear, (3) tops and (3) bottoms for each of us. Also included was a toiletries bag with toothbrushes, lotions, deodorant and body wash.
Step 2:
Each persons set of clothing was laid flat and rolled. The underwear, pajamas and swimwear items were also laid flat and rolled.
Step 3:
Each persons items were rolled. Including our clothes (me, my son and daughter) our underwear, our swimwear for the pool and pajamas.
Step 4:
Each group of rolled clothing was laid into the bottom of the bag with the toiletries bag tucked into the side. I also tucked my GoPro equipment into the bag. Each day we stuffed our dirty clothes into plastic bags and on the last day lined the canvas bag with those plastic bags and rolled the dirty clothing tightly into the canvas bag before checking out of the hotel.
And just like that we traveled to Washington, D.C. with one bag packed for three people!
Happy Travels!
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Thanks for the details! It makes life so much easier when you travel light, doesn’t it 🙂
Happy continued family travels!
Yes! Especially when you travel with kids.
Thanks for the packing tips! I’m guilty of packing too much whenever I travel. Next time, I’d surely try to maximize my luggage space and travel light.
Anytime! More to come, I’ll be doing an international packing post for my trip to Spain in May with my husband.
Thanks!
Wow, that’s amazing – one bag for three people! I’m much improved but I still have a tendency to overpack. Maybe one day….
I’ve always been like this even when they were babies. Less is more in my book! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Thank you for these very useful tips. I always have a hard time how to arrange things inside my bag whenever I go. I’ll try some of your techniques.
Every day I’m more and more up for light packing we rarely carry too much and for a weekend a small bag is the best way. It is great to see that you can do 5 people in just one bag thanks for sharing
I wish I could pack one bag for five! No it was just me and my two children. Thanks for stopping by!
This is great, what a dream to move about kids without all the drama of necessary stuff! Especially when you pass the diapers and bottles stage, this kind of freedom is quite liberating 🙂 Cheers to traveling with littles, we do this as well!
It certainly is great to travel stress-free with older kids. Thanks for stopping by.
Happy Travels.
Oh yes, you’re so right, we always over pack! My “strategy” is usually to put it all on the paper and than just follow the list. And I still get over packed, hehehe. So, thanks for nice tips. 😉
Anytime Danijela! 🙂
Is there anyway you secure the Gopro equipment while traveling ? I also roll on the clothes for them to occupy less space. Cool tips 🙂
Your way sounds better than mine does! Your strategy is so great you get to pack everything in just one bag, that’s a feat!
Thanks! Let’s see how I do in March getting all four of us in one bag! LOL!
I pack everything! 😀
Then carry a big rucksack all the time. Just can’t let go of anything.
It happens to the best of us. I need a hand available for each child, so I can’t carry more than one bag.