- Hi guys! Welcome back to my channel.
In today's video, I'm going to be sharing
with you my best packing hacks.
Because it's that time of year, everybody's gearing up
for the summer holidays so I thought we'd make this video.
And you guys can still love my packing videos
and my hacks videos for today is a merge of the two
and I hope you enjoy it.
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and if you're new to my channel, I love finding hacks
that make our lives easier and sharing them on the internet
so I'd love for you to subscribe and stick around for more.
And yes without further ado, let's get into it.
A great place to start when it comes to packing
is to make a list.
So just write out all of the essentials
that you think you'll want to bring for everyone.
But if you can't in people then to write your own list,
there are some amazing ones on Pinterest.
You can get packing lists for families, packing lists
for carry-ons, there are so many there.
I'll link some down below.
And it's also worth making a smaller list of items
that you need to stick into your case on the morning
of the day you travel.
The next hack is one that Matt invented
and it's by far my favorite,
that's why I'm doing this silly little dance.
But all you do for this one
is get yourself an extension lead
with multiple plug sockets and then one travel adaptor.
And then that way when you go on holiday, viola,
you will have four plug sockets immediately.
Another little tip for you is to roll your clothes rather
than folding them to help them stay crease free.
There is nothing worse than ironing your clothes
to put into your case and then they get loads of creases.
And I also really like using packing cubes.
If you haven't seen these before, definitely look into them.
I bought a pack of four on Amazon and I really like
that you can group things together,
especially smaller baby clothes or the boys clothes.
It's really convenient, also works really well
for dresses and caftans.
So I would just roll all my dresses up and then stick them
into a packing cube and when we get there,
it makes unpacking so so quick
and I just feel super organized with these packing cubes.
For my next hack you will need some shower caps.
And don't judge me but I tend to take these
whenever we stay in a hotel because they can be so useful.
I've shown you a hack of using these before on pram wheels
to protect the boot of your car,
but this will protect the clothes in your suitcase
from any dirty shoes.
So if you have like muddy trainers or just like a bit dirty
that you don't want to get onto your clean clothes
in your suitcase, all you have to do
is stick this shower cap onto the soles of your shoes
and there you go, everything will be protected.
When it comes to toiletries, you can get minis
of pretty much anything and they are so cute,
but they do work out more expensive
so I have recently bought these.
I bought them on Amazon, but I've seen stuff like this
in Boots before.
They're just bottles that you can make your own minis from.
So all you have to do is decap your shampoo, conditioner,
face wash, whatever it is that you want to bring
and there you have your own little minis that you
can use over and over again.
And when I pack products like this, all I do
is take some cello tape and put it all the way
around the top bit and then I will also put this
into a cosmetics bag that is waterproof.
Obviously you could use a plastic bag as well,
but I found some really good ones in Primark.
I feel like my next hack is a very obvious hack
but to use up all available space in your suitcase,
pack your socks within your shoes.
This will also help them to keep their shape
and as I said, use up all of that space.
And to stop this from happening to your sunhats
and them getting squished in your suitcase,
pack them full as well. So I'm using caftans here
but you can use dresses, tee shirts, socks, anything,
just make sure it's really really tightly packed
and it will keep its shape.
This next hack is gonna help you with the huge amount
of laundry that you will return with from your holiday.
I bought these two mesh bags on Amazon.
They were really cheap and they're very lightweight.
And all you do is take them away with you, have them
in a suitcase, have one for your light washing,
one for your dark washing and when you return from holiday,
it will just help you that little bit.
Because everything's separated, you know which clothes
are dirty and which ones aren't
and you can even just chuck these into the machine
if you want to and wash the clothes within the mesh bag.
If you really can't be bothered to take them out of the bag,
it's that easy.
So if you're going somewhere without washing facilities,
it might be worth getting these.
Another tip is to get yourself
some easily recognizable luggage.
The range in Primark is brilliant.
I just got this in there and it's really lightweight
and it was very reasonable.
I think it was 35 pounds.
Or you know, worst case, just tie a ribbon onto your luggage
so that you know exactly which one is yours.
Or you could do what this lady did and get your face printed
onto your suitcase.
I've also heard that if you put a fragile sticker
onto your suitcase, they will be more careful with them.
And apparently, anything with fragile on it will go
to the top of the luggage pile, which means it
could be the first out on the luggage belt.
So it's worth a try.
I must admit, I haven't actually tried this one out yet.
I found it researching for this video
but I will definitely let you know how I get on.
The next perk I wanted to show you is
for all the keen photographers out there.
I bought this on Amazon and it's a cable box.
It's really cool.
It all velcros so you can change the size of some
of the sections.
But it's just a perfect place to put all of your cables,
lenses, batteries, microphones, go pros, cameras,
everything.
SD cards even, chargers, et cetera and just have it all
in one place, it makes me feel really organized.
I also like to store my jewelry in an old sunglasses case.
This one's a really good one because it is hard
and it protects everything, so I can just put my earrings,
bracelets, necklaces in there and know that they're all
in one place and protected.
And if I do have any thinner necklaces like this
that I really I don't want to get tangled up and everything,
you can use a straw as a hack.
So I cut this straw down a little bit.
And all you have to do is feed it through the straw
and then tie it up and that will really help it
from getting all tangled.
The next product might be a gimmick, but I really love it.
I found this on shocker, Amazon.
It's a makeup bag that completely opens out flat,
so you can easily find what you need to use.
And then once you're done putting on your makeup,
all you have to do is pull the drawstrings and everything
is back in together again.
It's so easy to use and I love it.
And when it comes to shoes, I wanted to say be ruthless
with what you take.
You don't need six or seven pairs of shoes.
All I tend to take now on holiday is a gold or nude pair
of heels and a gold or nude pair of flip flops
and then I'll wear trainers on the flight
and that is all I really need while we're away.
Obviously Jackson packs these like silver heeled boots
because they look fab on him, but yeah.
This next product is great if you have kids like mine
that want to swim right up until their flight.
This is a wet bag so you can put all
of their wet swimming clothes into it
and then seal it all up and none of the wetness will get
onto anything else in your suitcase.
It's completely waterproof and it's really convenient.
So I will link it down below for you guys.
And the last hack that I wanted to say is to make sure
that you pack all of your heaviest items at the bottom
of your case.
This will just help you to distribute the weight
and make it easier to pull
and make sure it doesn't fall over.
Right, that is it for this video.
I really hope you enjoyed it.
And I would love for you to comment below where you're off
to on your next vacation and I will see you in my next one.
Bye guys!
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