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Pack light. Share your creative tricks to fit your world into a small bag for a European trip. Or, since we all slip a goofy little extra in, which soothing, handy, or fun packing extravagances can you justify? If it is about packing for your big trip, discuss here.

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Title	Author	Replies	Last Post
Help me understand the 3-1-1 rule	ChinaLake67	49	02/11/15 06:07 PM
RS HideAway Tote	ChinaLake67	7	01/27/15 06:35 PM
RS HideAway Tote- is it too big for International Personal Item?	ChinaLake67	9	04/09/15 09:03 PM
Carry On Size	chip	11	01/09/24 06:32 AM
Long term baggage hold in Rome (Termini?)	chipper.dixon	5	09/09/17 05:25 AM
Cheap, light-weight dress shoes?	Chris	3	02/15/14 04:27 AM
Packing and luggage help for cruise and land travel	Chris	13	12/06/18 05:06 AM
Will Euro flight bag fit Lufthansa size limits for personal item	Chris	8	12/08/18 05:17 AM
Plastic sheets for packing	Chris	11	10/02/25 04:41 PM
Dealing with body odor in clothing on long trips	Chris	67	12/13/25 04:27 PM
Strategies for avoiding gate-checking of luggage	Chris	53	12/13/25 01:12 AM
Bamboo Shirt is Witchcraft! (in a good way)	Chris	7	06/03/23 03:03 PM
Bamboo clothing -- Witchcraft!!!	Chris	3	03/24/24 09:39 PM
Packing and trip excitement crazies	Chriss	8	10/03/22 11:09 PM
Family of 5 planning 17 day Europe trip. I sent them the Rick packing video. It did not...	chrisstipp	78	01/24/23 06:14 AM
To lock or not to lock?	christa	22	07/20/14 11:51 PM
No more single-use plastic water bottles sold at SFO	christa	59	08/08/19 06:10 PM
Locking Rains tote backpack	christian.vendy2	5	05/29/19 07:26 PM
Packing advice for Chile in November	Christina	1	08/16/17 07:57 PM
May 23 -June 9th best of Europe: too early for sandals?	Christina	5	05/03/25 03:51 PM
Packing for tall guy	Christine	11	03/19/14 03:25 PM
Camera suggestions	Christine	43	05/02/14 09:00 PM
Ladies clothing suggestions late summer	Christine	16	05/02/14 01:57 AM
RS Rolling Backpack?	Christine	3	06/04/14 07:05 PM
Question about Dress Codes for Children	christopherva...	1	05/27/18 09:34 PM
Checked bag question	Christy	7	05/20/14 04:32 PM
Does your personal item fit in your carry on?	christymck	23	11/19/17 02:16 AM
Medication taking into Australia	cindy	4	02/14/17 03:09 AM
luggage locks?	cindy	10	02/21/17 04:22 PM
small rain gear	cindy	9	04/24/17 05:23 PM
contact lenses	cindy	11	08/14/17 02:29 PM
quart size bags	cindy	29	09/05/17 06:49 PM
medication	cindy	13	03/25/22 08:46 PM
money belts	cindy	26	04/06/22 06:45 AM
Taking medication to Japan	cindy	3	12/14/23 09:00 PM
Pack a box	cindy	8	03/09/25 04:21 PM
Need suggestions for a personal item bag	Cindy H	7	11/05/16 06:59 AM
Montbell Sale on Ultralight Rain Gear	Cindy H	5	03/18/18 09:24 PM
The trade offs of ultralight luggage	Cindy H	46	01/05/19 12:39 AM
California wants to ban courtesy shampoo bottles	Cindy H	39	05/27/19 12:56 AM
Penny wise pound foolish	Cindy H	21	04/27/19 12:43 AM
RIP Gert Boyle, Columbia Chair	Cindy H	12	11/26/19 04:27 PM
Yet another reason to go carry on	Cindy H	46	12/03/19 04:28 AM
Anyone familiar with the ULA Dragonfly pack?	Cindy H	20	06/03/20 05:40 AM
Eddie Bauer Travel Shirt on Sale at Costco	CindyP	27	07/07/23 12:57 AM
Another Costco Eddie Bauer Find	CindyP	3	06/09/24 04:17 PM
Nanobag worked great!	CindyP	12	08/03/25 05:17 PM
Newbie question about luggage	Cissy K	53	11/19/21 03:30 PM
Air Canada	Cissy K	9	12/05/21 06:10 PM
Sending luggage ahead in Switzerland	Cissy K	6	01/24/22 05:34 AM