How To Fit 10 Days Worth Of Stuff In A Standard Carry-On

The NYT has a slideshow that demonstrates how a flight attendant packs enough stuff for a 10 day trip into her carry-on. Yeah! This is how you do it! Now if only Amazon would hire this lady.

Her secrets:

  • Shoes around the bottom edges.
  • Roll everything, pants go in first, then lighter stuff.
  • Toiletries on top.

Here’s the best tip: If you have clothes that wrinkle and don’t need to save as much space, fold them around the rest of your clothes.

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10 Days In A Carry-On [NYT]

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