{"id":3155,"date":"2013-10-11T18:40:50","date_gmt":"2013-10-11T15:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=3155"},"modified":"2013-10-12T00:49:29","modified_gmt":"2013-10-11T21:49:29","slug":"how-to-pack-like-a-world-traveler-lighter-smarter-and-cheaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/how-to-pack-like-a-world-traveler-lighter-smarter-and-cheaper\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pack Like a World Traveler -Lighter, Smarter and Cheaper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re a world traveler you know the importance of packing well!<\/p>\n<p>As a missionary family we travel a lot and every once in a while we have to make the grand trip across continents and oceans. At times like these packing well is vital!<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U3z9cP18opk?rel=0\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nHere are 7 tips for \u00a0successful packing:<\/p>\n<h4>1. Start early<\/h4>\n<p>To avoid hectic rushing around before the flight trying to collect your things you must start early. When your thinking is not clouded by time constraints and you can make better decisions as to what goes and what stays.<\/p>\n<h4>2. Make a list of items each family member needs<\/h4>\n<p>The best list I have found is one from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000XUBF3I\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000XUBF3I&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sukfam-20\" target=\"_blank\">Flylady<\/a>. It is very simple but to the point. It helped me pack many times for both short and long trips for our big family.<\/p>\n<p>You can download your <a href=\" http:\/\/www.flylady.net\/i\/pdf\/packing_coj.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">copy here<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>3. Invest in a set of good quality lightweight bags<\/h4>\n<p>With airlines limiting the weight of luggage pieces one has to become a savvy in packing. We found that the less our bags weigh the more we can put in them! Six years ago we purchased <a href=\"http:\/\/www.llbean.com\/llb\/shop\/63913?feat=duffle%20bag-SR0&amp;page=adventure-duffle-large\" target=\"_blank\">duffel bags from L.L. Bean<\/a> and never regretted the choice. The bags are light, durable, waterproof and roomy.<\/p>\n<p>You can find the toiletry bag we use\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.llbean.com\/llb\/shop\/73884?feat=toiletry%20bag-SR0&amp;page=personal-organizer-toiletry-bag-family-size\" target=\"_blank\">here at L.L. Bean<\/a>\u00a0as well.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">4. Use a packing system<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>We also use Packing Cubes to pack our clothes. Each one has his own color and it makes it easy for each person to find their own clothes in a big bag.<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005LXPSEY\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B005LXPSEY&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sukfam-20\" target=\"_blank\">Packing Cubes on Amazon!<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">5. Consider weather conditions or seasons<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>We are going to catch both cold and warm times of the year so we will pack summer clothes as well as winter. We will try to wear heavier shoes on the plane as it will free up some\u00a0weight for other items.<\/p>\n<h4>6. Think of growing kids<\/h4>\n<p>Yes, kids grow fast! Just in the last 3 months our 11-year-old son grew 2 inches! No wonder all his clothes are\u00a0too short. If you pack for a long trip and are able to purchase clothing in the country you are going to, that&#8217;s great, but if not, remember, in a few months your child may not fit into the same pair of pants!<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">7. Purge unnecessary luggage fillers<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Once you have all your items together look over them and set aside everything that is non-essential. You will not miss those items on your trip.<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0Question: What tips can you share that help you pack lighter, smarter and cheaper?<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re a world traveler you know the importance of packing well!<\/p>\n<p>As a missionary family we travel a lot and every once in a while we have to make the grand trip across continents and oceans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[31],"tags":[214],"class_list":["post-3155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-writing","tag-travel"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/packing.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3izZc-OT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3166,"url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/our-last-family-photo\/","url_meta":{"origin":3155,"position":0},"title":"Our Last Family Photo","author":"Caleb Suko","date":"October 14, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm glad that we took the opportunity on Sunday to snap a family photo in our church yard as we left. 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