optimise clothing storage:

Packing is one of those things that at the end of the day everyone ends up finding stressful. Whenever you believe you have managed to leave everything done and you can finally go to sleep you realise that you forgot to include an item of clothing that doesn’t fit anymore. This situation would normally mean that you will need to dedicate 1 hour to re-arrange the suitcase but, in Wanderlust we have a better solution. We have launched folders to optimise clothing storage space that would make your packing 10 times easier.

Start With What You’re Actually Doing

Before touching a single item of clothing, write down the activities on your trip. Not a vague mental list, an actual one. Make sure you note down everything that you will be doing on the trip so that nothing slips out. After having noted everything you are carrying make sure to organise the different items in the suitcase by activity.

After organising all of the items by activity you’ll have a chance to realise that maybe you might have forgotten something or see that accessory that goes perfectly with a specific outfit. Organising will give you the key to elevating your outfits and make sure you bring everything you need. This would enable you to pack more efficiently, making you have any type of clothing you’ll need. 

The Container Question

How you store clothes in a suitcase matters more than most people realise. Organised and optimised packing make both the activity of packing more relaxed and give a chance to be able to include more items on the suitcase. There are different approaches towards finding solutions to fit more clothes in a suitcase:

Rolling works well for casual fabrics: this would enable you to save up some space but would have the inconvenience of wrinkling the clothes. 

Flat folding is the most used approach as it’s not time consuming and clothes come out in an acceptable stage. 

A Possible Solution

But, if what you want is to be able to fit in a lot of clothes and have them come out greatly Clothing folders are the solution. They are the option that once people try don’t go back from. A folder holds a flat-folded stack of clothes compressed between two rigid panels, keeping everything in neat layers that slide in and out of a suitcase without disturbing the rest of the bag. They allow users to optimise clothing storage space and to be able to for example at the trip they want to distinguish between the clothes they need to wash when they return and the ones they don’t. They make travelling smoother and save time from when they return to their home.

Shoes and the Space They Steal

Shoes are the most inefficient item in any suitcase. They are too big and rigid and they consume a lot of space. Even though they are inconvenient, they are required and a considerable amount of them should be packed in order to elevate the different outfits. 

The bigger win though comes from what the folders free up elsewhere in the case. When your clothes are compressed and stacked neatly, you’ll often find you’ve reclaimed enough room to fit that third pair you always reluctantly leave behind. Shoes tend to feel like a compromise when using folders to optimise clothing storage, they don’t have to be.

What You’ll Actually Wear

Research consistently shows that travellers wear about 60% of what they pack. This leaves 40% of clothes packed unused. A useful tip before packing a suitcase is taking time to reflect on the viability of wearing all of the clothes packed. This reflection would most probably make you remove at least 5% of your luggage. This reflection added to the usage of the storage optimising folders would allow users to actually be able to bring back home a lot of memories from their trip.

Final Thoughts

If you have used the folders for storage optimisation you’ll return home and be able to distinguish what’s clean than what’s dirty as well as having the chance to re-use the folders as much as you can and implement them in your closet. These folders would enable users to organise any storage container.

Efficient packing isn’t about owning less, it’s about being deliberate with what you bring and having a system for where everything lives. Once that’s in place, the focus can go back to the trip itself.