Hand luggage? - Tips for packing my suitcase – Mapeha

When you travel, your body produces hormones that boost happiness, but it also creates a lot of uncertainty and stress. Especially when it comes to packing your hand luggage.

We spend our lives working, with a hard routine that we end up fed up with, and, in most cases, we live to work. But we always have those little moments to enjoy that we spend months organizing. Flights, hotel, excursions... we have everything planned down to the last millimeter, but the most critical moment always comes when your airline says that about hand luggage.

In fact... 20% of travelers admit that packing causes them stress !!

All airlines tell us: “you can take one piece of hand luggage with you on the plane for free”, but each one has different measurements and specifications. Well, at Mapeha we want to solve all those frustrations we have about whether or not our hand luggage complies with the measurements of the company we are going to fly with.

Not only do we offer you the best suitcases or travel bags that meet the specifications of all airlines, but we want to go further by giving you those perfect tips for packing your carry-on luggage without having to check it in.

So… How do I pack my carry-on luggage?

Make a list

It may seem very basic, but most of the time we don't realize this. Normally, we start packing on the fly, without having thought about what I'm going to take with me. That's why making a list of all the things I need is the most important thing, even more so when I'm going to take hand luggage. This way, you'll only take what you're going to need.

Organize your outfits

On the one hand, once you know what you have to take, another of the most important aspects of packing is to organize your clothes according to outfits. This way you will only take what you would like to wear.

Choose how you are going to organize your carry-on luggage

On the other hand, there are different ways to organize your hand luggage. You can do it in two main ways. Either organize it by clothing, or you can also roll the clothes in cylinders by outfits.

In addition, it has recently become very fashionable to use compression bags or vacuum bags to optimize space.

Make a small toiletry bag

A toiletry bag is a must-have item, so we need to keep in mind that we need to have a space for it. Above all, we need to make a small toiletry bag with the basic and essential things.

Keep dirty clothes in mind.

Most of the time, we pack our suitcase thinking about how we are going to carry it, but we don't take into account how we are going to bring it back.

Therefore, another of the most important tips is to pack our hand luggage thinking about the dirty clothes we are going to bring, which, as a general rule, tend to take up more space than when we carry them folded.

Remember the shoes

Likewise, when packing our hand luggage, we must take into account the shoes we are going to take, since they are the most bulky and we cannot fold them to take up less space. The best idea would be to put them in a separate bag in the suitcase. Another idea to save space is to put socks and underwear inside the shoes.

Wear whatever takes up the most space

Finally, one of the best tips we can give you from Mapeha when organizing your hand luggage is that you should wear those clothes that take up the most space.

For example, if we want to bring boots, it is advisable to travel with them on and pack the ones that take up the least space in the suitcase.