Secret Carry-On Luggage Features You're Ignoring But Shouldn't Be #traveltips

If you have to pack an only carry-on luggage, these travel tips are going to help you so much because you're going to learn the features you might be overlooking before you pack. My name is Laurie and I have packed an only carry-on suitcase for over 22 years because we mostly fly standby. The number one feature that most travelers overlook is the space between the wheels of your carry-on luggage. This first feature is going to allow you to pack more because it is giving you more space between those wheels. My favorite carry-on luggage is level 8 and this is not a sponsored video, but you can see the space with my old travel pro one that's two-wheeled. Both types of luggage have space in between the wheels. One travel tip is to make sure that you find your airline's size dimensions as well as weight for that particular flight. The rules for the size of your carry-on luggage can change. Once you know the rules for that airline's carry-on luggage, you can do what I do. Here's what I do. I can roll up two shirts. I can compress an essential toiletry item, for example, and pack those in between the wheels of my suitcase. One travel hack is to roll up your belt. You don't have to pack it in any kind of a bag, but I packed in my bedroom slippers bag that I travel with and I can lean that in that space as well. When you have to pack in carry-on luggage, one feature is that there is ample space within all of its dimensions. Look at the space in my luggage. I have space all the way to the corners and here are my travel tips. Number one, bend a folded shirt to fit in that corner. Nestle a bra in there and pack socks in the cups. Or number three, match items that have that rounded shape in there. And one other travel tip is if you can fit all of your travel wardrobe in one side of your carry-on suitcase, then you can just play Tetris and fit all of your other travel essentials in the other side of your luggage. I have a video that will pop up that you can watch later. I'll also have it in the first pinned comment that shows you like what I wore in Europe for like a 10-day trip. One travel tip for packing that I use is I fit only two pairs of shoes in that other side of my suitcase. And remember, they do not have to be packed together in a shoe bag. Another feature in my carry-on luggage as well as yours that will help you pack more is to utilize the space between the handles when they go back inside your luggage. I have folded a shirt there. You can also pack a toiletry kit between the luggage handles that come down the center of your suitcase. Pack that toiletry kit or pouch at an angle and then pack your deodorant stick underneath that little pocket of space when your pouch is packed on an angle. Another feature that most travelers overlook are rugged wheels. If you are flying to an international city that may have cobbled roads and you have to walk from your train station to your river cruise ship like I did when we were in uh where is it somewhere in Germany. That rugged wheel feature is going to give you dependability in a foreign country so you don't have to worry about having to buy luggage if your pops off. And having solid rugged wheels can also help travelers who over pack in their carry-on luggage. If your suitcase is out of balance with weight, if one end is heavier, it helps keep it upright so it's not falling over every time you take your hand off like in the metro train changing to the next stop where the airport is. If your carry-on luggage has smooth wheels, you are going to be less stressed before you even start your vacation. Here is a travel tip. Test your luggage on tile floor. Go into the store, the storeroom of that big department store and roll the luggage. It must roll for at least four or five seconds to show you or to prove to you as a traveler that it is going to have less friction when rolling across carpet as well. If you do want a pocket on the outside of your luggage, this does give you extra space. I could still pack boots in this side of my carry-on luggage. I just used it last week when we went somewhere. San Francisco for our Sonoma trip, I used my luggage that has the outer pocket. I used to think that I always needed an outer pocket for my laptop or just essentials but I found that I really don't reach for the things in there. For this Sonoma trip, I kept like 8x11 like copies of our itinerary and things like that to get in the rental house but I could have easily just used put those in my backpack or my tote bag. Another feature to make sure you have is a steady handle. Take it from me, it is less stress because you are not having to grip that handle with all of your might to make it feel steady. There is a difference between your bag steering off and you having to pull it back or not rolling straight for example. That wobbly handle just makes you use muscles throughout a really long concourse in an airport that is unnecessary. A steady handle can help you. One new luggage feature is the handle for your suitcase that goes on the outer edges of your luggage. I have not bought that kind because I know that one travel feature my personal item bag has to have is that it has to fit over my luggage handles and I have not found a bag with a strap wide enough for those outer suitcase handles. Let us know if you have that new suitcase. I know Level 8 does that, my favorite brand of luggage for carry-on bags, but I do not know of other ones that have that. Packing in a carry-on bag takes as much mental strategy as it does actually packing strategy. So these are things that you can think about as well as do when packing. Another feature is the walls of your carry-on suitcase. Those give you a surface levels with which to work. For example, I push my cubes all the way to the center of my suitcase as far as I can if that helps me fit my curling iron more easily in there. Another carry-on packing tip would be to pack one shoe against the wall in a bag or not whatever you're comfortable with and then make everything else in the suitcase fill up to that level to the top of your shoe. Now you can roll up some shirts, roll up a sweatshirt, make the top of your shoe the height of all the surface level inside your suitcase so far. Then you can roll up a sweatshirt maybe or some other pack some other pouches on top of that level in your suitcase because of what you did with your shoe. A travel tip is to remember that you do not have to pack your toiletry items in a kit at all. You do not have to pack them in a pouch. Take those pieces out like your makeup brushes. Put them in a gallon baggie. You can take out your deodorant. You can take out your makeup palette and pack it in between items in your suitcase. One traveler mentioned like years ago that she packs sometimes like an empty crossbody bag and then when she gets to her destination she will fill it with the items. So you could pack an empty pouch and just fit your essentials in little pockets of space in your luggage and then when you get there take out your pouch or do whatever you want to with those toiletry items. I do have a video that just came out with travel hacks about getting your liquids bag into another country. This is the newest one. You're going to love this one. Donna just told us in this new video that she takes off the lid of her mousse for example or if you have a little pump container of liquid in your liquids bag take that top off just for the airport security part like in London Heathrow where they are so strict and that opens up space for you to put some more items in there. Then when you get through security you can put the lids back on or put them anywhere. It is such a helpful video as well as the other comments from our community members. If you're not there make sure you check out the comment section and say hey if we have not met yet. Alright thank you so much for your time.