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How to Travel Without a Bag May 29, 2015 by Caroline Morse, SmarterTravel Staff
How to Travel Without a Bag
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Camera, water, sunscreen, hand sanitizer, tissues, etc. It can be hard to travel light without sacrificing the essentials that keep you comfortable and healthy on the road. But hauling around a backpack or purse all day can be a (literal) pain in your back and shoulders, too. So maybe it's time to think beyond the bag. This gear will help you carry your stuff in unconventional hands-free ways.
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ExOfficio FlyQ Lite Jacket
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This summer-weight jacket is perfect for protecting you from rain showers or chilly night temperatures. Leave the bag behind when you're wearing this, as the FlyQ has an "Interior Ten Pocket Travel System" with spots for everything from your passport to your water bottle. It's available for women and men
SHOLDIT
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Hide your valuables in plain sight with SHOLDIT, a scarf that can hold everything that a purse can, via a secret zippered pocket. If you do decide to travel with a (small) bag, it can also fold down into a zippered clutch.
Pick-Pocket Proof Pants
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One downside of traveling with a backpack or purse is it makes you more vulnerable to pickpockets. Instead, rock the Pick-Pocket Proof Pants from Clothing Arts, which have double-secured pockets with a zipper and button flap for extra protection.
Girly Go Garter
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The Girly Go Garter is the sexiest alternative to a money belt we've ever seen. It's an adjustable garter belt with built-in pockets that hold your phone, cash, passport, ID, credit card … or even your flask. It can hold up to three pounds of stuff without falling down—even through strenuous activities like running or dancing. Find it on Amazon orapricotlaneboutique.com.
Scottevest Featherweight Vest
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The whole Scottevest line is designed to help you travel without a bag, and we love the newFeatherweight Vest because it only weighs 0.6 lbs. This means you can load up the vest's 14 hidden pockets without feeling too bulky or dragged down.
Hips Sister
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The Hips Sister is basically a less obtrusive alternative to a fanny pack. This belt blends in with your clothing, but has three pockets to stash all of your stuff.
Speakeasy Travel Scarves
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Coming in all kinds of cool colors and fabrics, Speakeasy travel scarves look exactly like a normal infinity scarf. But they have a secret: a hidden zippered pocket that can hold your phone, camera, passport, keys, cash, etc. Your stuff is hidden to pickpockets, but easily accessible to you. Perfect.
Bandi Pocketed Headband
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Want to go for a run in a new city, but don't have any pockets to keep your cash and hotel key in? Toss on the BANDI Pocketed Headband, an athletic headband with a built-in pocket that can hold a few small essentials.
Clever Travel Companion Shirt
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Keep your belongings close with the Clever Travel Companion T-shirt. This T-shirt is fitted, so you can wear it as a base layer, hiding whatever you've stashed in the two built-in zippered pockets. We love that the pockets are on the side of the shirt, so it's more inconspicuous than front money belts.
How do you get around without a bag while traveling? Tell us in the comments.
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How to Fit More Stuff in Your Suitcase Christine Sarkis, October 28, 2015
How to Fit More Stuff in Your Suitcase
When it comes to packing, there are two types of people: the rollers and the folders. I've long been Team Rolling, but I recently found myself wondering—does it actually save space?
It's certainly accepted wisdom (both here at SmarterTravel and among other travel experts in general), but I couldn't find any hard data on whether rolling is truly more space-efficient.
So I decided to put it to the test. I pitted folding against two types of rolling, and then threw in a wild card just for fun. Will the results surprise you? It depends on your team.
Test 1: The Basic Fold
As my baseline, I filled a carry-on bag to capacity with folded clothes. This is how much a 19-inch rolling carry-on could fit.
As you can see, the suitcase is full to the zipper. It's densely packed as well; I used socks to fill spaces and slipped in a stack of tank tops sideways to abide by the folding rule while filling all the available space.
Test 2: The Fold-Roll Hybrid
When I started rolling, I realized for the first time that my default technique has evolved into a hybrid fold-roll. I take folded items from the drawer and rather than unfolding them to reroll them (which adds an extra step and more time), I simply roll the folded item. This probably isn't the best for wrinkles, but since rolling is best used on items that don't wrinkle easily (clothing like denim and stretch knits like t-shirts and light sweaters), it's never been a deal breaker.
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So before testing the purist rolling technique, I tried my time-saving fold-roll hybrid method. As I tucked the last item into the carry-on, the results were clear: Rolling saves space. Using even this adapted rolling method, I freed up about 10 percent of my suitcase.
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