10 days in a carry-on
How much stuff can you stuff in a carry-on?
Could you pack all you needed for a ten-day trip in one carry-on bag? Flight attendant Heather Poole can. See the packing slide show on the New York Times web site.
I’m a sucker for tips on how to travel ultralight. Heather takes a lot more clothes for ten days than I took on my last two-month trip, but she travels without all of the stuff that weighs me down: netbook, camera, tape recorder, notebooks, books, and hair products.
Here’s what she packs:
- 3 pairs of shorts
- 3 pairs of dress pants
- 1 skirt
- 3 pairs of casual pants or jeans
- 3 nightgowns
- 3 bathing suits
- 1 sarong
- 3 lightweight sweaters
- 4 dresses,
- 10 casual shirts
- 6 dress shirts
- a clutch (men-this means a small purse)
- toiletries
- 2 pairs of shoes.
- She wears the third pair of shoes, as well as jeans and a longer sweater.
That’s a lot of clothes (and I’m amazed that she needs 16 shirts, not to mention 3 nightgowns!). Her secret is that she rolls everything tightly. Wish I could roll my computer and my books into a tight cylinder.
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May 10, 2010 2:09 pm
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By Gordon Brown, August 27, 2010 @ 3:03 am
Looks great, although it does look expensive, how much is it?
By Erin Van Rheenen, September 1, 2010 @ 7:17 pm
The idea is that you can pack light with any carry-on. The one pictured is just an example–not sure of its price, but it’s got to be less than my (out-of-reach) favorite–Hideo Wakamatsu’s Metro Trolley carry-on.