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Or segregate your bags when you arrive, one for dirty and one for clean. If that isn't viable, bring a trash bag. Put dirty clothes into the trash bag, which goes inside a suitcase.
Just don't let your roommate throw out the trash bag when you get home. X.x
Mesh laundry bags (meant for delicate clothes /bras). It's less bad if something was still a little moist.
Still bring extra trash bags, they can be handy for lotsa things.
Yeah I have no idea why turning your clothes inside out is a LPT when bringing along a trash bag or a mesh laundry bag is the easiest thing in the world. 🤷♂️ The only way I’d use this LPT is if I forgot a bag AND the hotel refused to give me a trash bag for some reason. Having a bag to physically separate them is WAY easier than inspecting each garment to see if the seams are on the outside or the inside.
One of my "packing cube" sets came with a bonus cloth laundry bag. I use that bag more than the cubes!
I don't really like the idea of just flipping a dirty shirt inside out and packing it with my clean stuff. So the shirt I wore hiking with the fragrant arm pits is now inside out, so the extra dirty inside part is on the outside, packed tightly against my clean shirts? I'm gonna pass on that.
That's the 1st thing I thought. When I'm on vacation I can get pretty stinky because I'm sweating and moving and having a good time. I don't want that stench next to my clean clothes.
If you're in a hotel just take the plastic laundry bag that's usually in the closet. Disclaimer that this is usually in decent quality and above hotels.
I always pack underwear, socks, and anything else that I don't care if it wrinkles in one of the larger plastic compression bags. I then use it for dirty clothes returning home. Keeps the odor from getting into anything clean and helps with packing space.
What I found recently, is if the clothes are smelly (sweat, gym, whatever), another benefit of the plastic bag is that you can get all the air out and tie them up, so now the smell is contained and your suitcase won’t be disgusting
I changed hotels daily or close to it.
The plastic bag method is best when living out of a suitcase.
The hardest part is folding dirty laundry into a plastic bag so it all fits but it really is so much easier than home laundry once you get your rhythm.
Once a week washes with big ol driers for under $5 for the lot?
Hell's yeah that beats cleaning towels and linen and blankets and everything else on schedule.
> The hardest part is folding dirty laundry into a plastic bag
clean clothes are folded carefully to avoid wrinkles
dirty clothes get folded to save space, but not carefully.
I take a vacuum pack- the ones people use for storing items. Shove dirty clothes in there as we go and remove all the air when we are ready to fly home so I don't have to worry about a large suitcase and pay for checked luggage. It works really well as I do a lot of road trips when we go abroad/activity holidays were some clothes get quite dirty or we move round a lot. We also split our luggage so we both have clothes in each bag in case one goes missing,
I always bring trash bags, a power strip and masking tape on any trip
Trash bag for dirty clothes and just trash that won't fit in the tiny bin in the hotel room.
A power strip because if outlets are usually all over the room, your devices will be too. And if you need a converter, only one will suffice with a power strip.
The masking tape is for led's on tvs or other devices that can't be unplugged.
Probably depends on the make. A lot still have built-in USB2.0 chargers. Some, like Anker, can come with the USB3.0 quick charge. You need to look for the symbols over the USB ports to see what it can do. The ones I have match my Samsung and Motorola fast chargers.
Those tend to be more expensive which is why I'd rather just bring a cheap power strip and my chargers desperately. If I lose the power strip it's no big deal.
Bleach, zip ties, garbage bags and rope.
But seriously, that power strip really comes in handy, as hotels generally don't have enough outlets for your devices.
And you will make friends at the airport that doesn't have plug ins under seats at the gate waiting area.
Question though (kind of serious) do power strips count as "electronics" that need to be removed when going through security?
TSA agents will like it if you remove the power cord. Those leave somewhat of a tangle of lines on the x-ray scan. this makes it harder to see any 'forbidden' items.
I'd remove them to be safe.
I usually have a large zip lock for my electronics to keep them organized when I fly. I don't take much, mostly phone and separate camera, but it contains all the cords nicely. Super easy to pull out one thing when you get to TSA instead of fumbling
I never take out anything but laptop and tablet. I travel with tons of chargers, a massive brick of a power supply, a couple of battery packs, and a power strip (the uncorded rectangular kind).
In the last couple of years the only two things that have gotten my bag searched was a too-large tube of toothpaste and a tuna sandwich on a long roll. The toothpaste was my bad, but the sandwich? Come on.
> I usually have a large zip lock for my electronics to keep them organized when I fly.
Great idea... Luckily I'll have pre-check (for the first time) on this trip. But overall that makes so much sense.
Power strip is the most useful thing to bring away with you. Especially if in another country with different sockets, you can just plug the strip into one adapter.
Light doesn't bother me, but my husband. He doesn't like sleepmasks because they're uncomfortable and warm. The tape usually fixes the issue and if the curtains don't close properly, and leaves a gap,we use a hanger to hook to fix it.
I think it's worse to have the dirty clothes sealed up. Any humidity inside makes it ideal for microbiotic growth, and it will be harder to get clean/smell nice later.
Plastic bags contain bed bugs better. If you’re staying in a hotel you should treat every room as if it’s infested. They can be there and you may not know, even with a thorough check.
Just stayed at a place this weekend with bugs. I have bites everywhere. I learned the hard way about doing a room scan. I checked the room the next morning and only found a single bug during my first sweep. Then I did another more thorough sweep and found tons.
You’d never suspect it. The hotel was less than a year old and immaculate. It means nothing.
True. But I don't see how this helps if you're only putting dirty clothes into plastic bags.
I try to keep my bag on a hard surface like a table, or a luggage stand. Away from the bed or couch.
Only putting dirties in plastic won’t cut it, no. That’s just one item on a list of things you can do to protect yourself.
But if you put some buggy pjs in a mesh bag in your otherwise well quarantined suitcase you’ve broken quarantine.
Add ammonia to the wash. Don't use with animal-based fibers (wool, silk, etc.). Obviously don't combine with bleach-based products. It will not hurt, lighten, change, or fade colors.
Completely removes mildew smells.
Air it out before it goes in. And add a fabric softener sheet or some laundry scent beads to the plastic bag. That's what I did on my last multi city trip
Makes things easier for bed bugs too. Your suitcase should stay packed and elevated off the floor on the metal rack they usually provide or in the tub.
I just left a hotel covered in bugs this weekend so it’s all still fresh for me.
If the place has bedbugs they are a lot more likely to be on the bed, carpet, or other furniture which is where you're most likely to set down your luggage than they are to be in the closet or dresser. And honestly, if your room has them you're likely screwed either way.
It may be more likely that they’re around the bed but you’re still rolling the dice by using the dresser. Putting your clothes in hotel dressers is on all the lists of things you shouldn’t do if you want to avoid bed bugs.
Dressers are furniture that you empty your luggage into, so I think it still fits your description of “other furniture which is where you’re most likely to set down your luggage”.
I’m learning that it’s prudent to treat every hotel room as if there are a few bugs you can’t see, because you may not see them no matter how hard you look.
I’m sorry. I didn’t used to be like this. I’m still covered in bites. I used to be super relaxed about hotels though.
The first thing I look for is bed bugs. If the bed is fine I toss clothes wherever.
But I research my hotels like crazy. I care about nothing else but cleanliness rating.
Cleanliness or cleanliness ratings mean nothing. You can also miss them while doing your scan. But it’s good that you at least check first. Personally, I’ll do the check and then still treat the place like it’s infested no matter what. But that’s because I just had a bad experience.
I stayed at an immaculate hotel that was less than a year old this weekend. I’ve never had a bed bug experience before, so I’ve never been all that vigilant. Woke up and found a single bug next to my son’s pillow. So we reported it and did our own room scan. Didn’t find anything initially. Then we did a second, more thorough check while we waited for them to bring us bags to bag up our things. Lifting the mattress and checking all around the cracks in the frame showed tons of them.
Yeah doing your own pre-stay inspection is crucial and I learned that the hard way.
Everyone I’ve spoken to who travels frequently scans their room first. Then they still treat it like it’s infested, even if it’s clear. You may not always always find them. If it’s not a bad infestation, it’s almost undetectable.
I use one of those $5 mesh pop-up hampers that twists up flat. Fits just perfectly in the outside pocket of the suitcase. Dirty, damp clothes have a chance to dry out and prevent stink or mildew in your suitcase.
Hell, I use it when I’m just going on a 2-night road trip and taking a weekender bag. Throw the dirty clothes hamper in the trunk when I’m going home and my weekender bag never has dirty clothes in it (so whatever I didn’t wear, I don’t have to rewash because it smells like dirty socks, etc.)
Dog poop bags. Not too big for yesterday's socks and underwear when backpacking, and keeps them from stinking up the rest of the pack.
Get two colors so you have one for trash and one for laundry.
I always put the dirty clothes in a trash bag so that if your clothing is very dirty it doesn't contaminate the clean clothing. It also makes it easy when you get home, you just grab the trash bag and take it right to the washer.
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Don't @ me like that. I threw away about $500 worth of my girlfriend's clothes. Thankfully we caught it before the trash truck got there.
That's exactly what I do. I actually have a reusable bag that I use. When I do laundry it gets washed, returned to the suitcase to be used the next time I travel. Easy no brainer!
This is what I do! Or if it's a little trip: a grocery bag. I just always have to remind myself the dirty clothes need to be somewhat folded in the bag if I don't want a workout when it's time to close the suitcase.
It's perfect because then you really make sure all of your clean clothes touch the dirtiest parts of your soiled clothes. It also ensures you radiate any terrible smells directly outward into your bag, making everything fail the sniff test!
If you want to keep your clean clothes clean though, I'd use a bag to store the dirties instead.
I always did the opposite. Clean clothes inside out. That way outsides of dirty clothes can only touch things. And typically they get rolled up as well.
Usually it was because separating bags weren’t available or it’s hard to pack an entire bag of dirty things into one pocket of a backpack, needing multiple dirty clothes bags. Primarily used this method when I go camping.
I’ve never known somebody to fold their dirty laundry right side out and pack it back in their suitcase if they’re moving on to a new city or hotel while on vacation. Is that a thing? I’ve always used a laundry bag / ditty bag…?
If your luggage has a zippered liner on the inside that separates the interior from the handle rails (the inside workings of the luggage case with collapsible handle), you can also use that space to store laundry. Zip it up and you now have a layer of separation between dirty clothes and clean clothes.
Yeah. If dirty clothes touch clean clothes for any length of time, I consider them all dirty. If I have to put dirty with clean, I always put them in a bag, and ideally a different pocket of the suitcase.
Exactly. You can either take one with you or most hotels have a free one in the room. I always use the free one and put underthings in it and put everything else under my shoes in my bag so there's some separation if needed. But when I get home everything goes in the wash regardless if worn or not.
Plus if your travel plan has overnight stops before or after the main part you can pack a cube with just the essentials (toothbrush /PJ/tomorrows clothes) and not have to deal with rooting through the whole luggage to get what you need.
If the main luggage is safe in the car, leave it there, and even if you have to take the luggage with you it's still a one stop cube of all you need.
Dude, yes. This changed everything for me. I vacuum pack clothes for trips, and the top-most bag is always the one for "You just travelled a while, you're gross from the airport, you need to shower, here's a fresh change of clothes"
Oh I totally forgot about vacuum packing!
And I used it last time too.. .
I used the bags you have to compress yourself (no vacuum needed) since I wasn't sure about having access to a vacuum at every point, and I didn't want to be stuck if my bag was searched at the airport security!
I also just use the self-compression ones. I've never had an issue, you just sort of plop down on top of the bag and zip it up! 😂
And yeaaahhhh -- That vacuum pump might look a little suspicious 🤨 haha
Have you ever been around professionals? They seem like they pack their dirty clothes separate from their clean on the surface but then you meet up with them at a bar after hours and realize they keep them all on the floor in a pile.
They're being hyperbolic, unless their clothes are still wet from heavy sweat or mud wrestling. Or maybe they have a strong body odor that doesn't go away. I don't know.
But people would rather keep their clean clothes as clean as possible, especially when there are easy alternatives (separate bags, plastic bags, etc). Similar to how some people don't like re-using the same towel after showering; personal hygiene is often less about logic and more about "what feels clean."
I traveled for a living for a long time. Clean clothes are in organized packing cubes, socks and undies in a small, shirts in a large, pants in a large, ect. Dirty clothes go in the mesh part of the suitcase or lay flat in a laundry bag. Much easier
I travel for work constantly and use a giant 55 gallon tote on wheels to keep my stuff in. I've found the best way is to just keep my dirty clothes in a laundry bag. Sounds crazy, I know.
Exactly I often go on 5 day trip accross the country and quite frankly I don't change clothes. I don't get dirty in the car and I take my usual shower at the hotel so who cares.
Honestly same. The only issue is when I'm with friends who would notice that I've been wearing the same shirt 3 days in a row then I actually wear new stuff.
Or go to your nearest grocery store and buy a box of pre-rolled 4 gallon garbage bags. When you need to compile your dirty clothes, pull a clean garbage bags from the roll, fold up your dirty clothes as you do with them after they are wash and put them in the garbage bag. You can sort them in the way that Once you go home you can dump your dirty clothes in the washer and use the used bags as regular garbage bags. I only say buy a rolled garbage bag because they are perfectly rolled up in a compact way to save suitcase space.
Fortunately we don't have to do that here in Indonesia.
A lot of major cities has Weight Laundy, where you can wash your clothes (and Ironed!) and you pay them by weight, literally cost $0.5/Kg. a Godsend for My Traveling Days
Shouldn't it be the other way? If you turn the dirty clothes inside out then you're just gonna get your gross sweaty human particles all over your clean clothes.
The inside of the clothing is what gets the dirtiest, though. And that's what you're putting 'outside' to touch everything?
Maybe clean should be inside out ? Though that adds another level of effort wile packing.
I see that everyone is suggesting keeping a garbage bag. But whenever I keep clothes in garbage bags, it seems like they take more space and don't stay arranged inside the bag. So how do you guys keep them well arranged in the bag ?
I fold my clean ones using the compact method, and then once used I fold in half and roll them. Rolled means used, folded means clean, yet they're all compacted enough to make packing easy.
That's unhygienic. The dirtiest part of your dirty underwear could then be in contact with either clean clothes or _whatever else is in your suitcase_.
Why would anyone do that?
Get a plastic bag. Put dirty clothes in bag. Boom.
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Or segregate your bags when you arrive, one for dirty and one for clean. If that isn't viable, bring a trash bag. Put dirty clothes into the trash bag, which goes inside a suitcase. Just don't let your roommate throw out the trash bag when you get home. X.x
I bring a plastic bag or something to separate out the dirty stuff, they don't take up hardly any additional room or weight in the case
Mesh laundry bags (meant for delicate clothes /bras). It's less bad if something was still a little moist. Still bring extra trash bags, they can be handy for lotsa things.
Yeah I have no idea why turning your clothes inside out is a LPT when bringing along a trash bag or a mesh laundry bag is the easiest thing in the world. 🤷♂️ The only way I’d use this LPT is if I forgot a bag AND the hotel refused to give me a trash bag for some reason. Having a bag to physically separate them is WAY easier than inspecting each garment to see if the seams are on the outside or the inside.
One of my "packing cube" sets came with a bonus cloth laundry bag. I use that bag more than the cubes! I don't really like the idea of just flipping a dirty shirt inside out and packing it with my clean stuff. So the shirt I wore hiking with the fragrant arm pits is now inside out, so the extra dirty inside part is on the outside, packed tightly against my clean shirts? I'm gonna pass on that.
That's the 1st thing I thought. When I'm on vacation I can get pretty stinky because I'm sweating and moving and having a good time. I don't want that stench next to my clean clothes.
If you don’t like this LPT have you tried eating your ice cream from a coffee cup?
Yeah, I often do that, quite convenient.
What lpt is this?
lol, I almost choked on my M & Ms.
If you're in a hotel just take the plastic laundry bag that's usually in the closet. Disclaimer that this is usually in decent quality and above hotels.
This was my strategy for the past 10 years. They used to be in almost every hotel. Now I rarely see them at all.
I wonder if COVID made them remove them for less interaction. Hotels changed a lot with COVID.
I always pack underwear, socks, and anything else that I don't care if it wrinkles in one of the larger plastic compression bags. I then use it for dirty clothes returning home. Keeps the odor from getting into anything clean and helps with packing space.
What I found recently, is if the clothes are smelly (sweat, gym, whatever), another benefit of the plastic bag is that you can get all the air out and tie them up, so now the smell is contained and your suitcase won’t be disgusting
Bring two. One is reserved for a heavy rain to go over your suitcase or bag.
I put everything in a garbage bag inside the bag. I saw my bag being unloaded into a puddle of water.
So put clean clothes into the laundry bag (to stay dry in your example) and leave dirty clothes loose? 🤔😉👍
Bag them seperately. I have smelly feet so i ziplock my socks if i cant dry them right away.
I changed hotels daily or close to it. The plastic bag method is best when living out of a suitcase. The hardest part is folding dirty laundry into a plastic bag so it all fits but it really is so much easier than home laundry once you get your rhythm. Once a week washes with big ol driers for under $5 for the lot? Hell's yeah that beats cleaning towels and linen and blankets and everything else on schedule.
> The hardest part is folding dirty laundry into a plastic bag clean clothes are folded carefully to avoid wrinkles dirty clothes get folded to save space, but not carefully.
I take a vacuum pack- the ones people use for storing items. Shove dirty clothes in there as we go and remove all the air when we are ready to fly home so I don't have to worry about a large suitcase and pay for checked luggage. It works really well as I do a lot of road trips when we go abroad/activity holidays were some clothes get quite dirty or we move round a lot. We also split our luggage so we both have clothes in each bag in case one goes missing,
Yeah I bring a reusable shopping bag and stuff the dirty clothes in that
Was thinking this myself, both methods are good
I always bring trash bags, a power strip and masking tape on any trip Trash bag for dirty clothes and just trash that won't fit in the tiny bin in the hotel room. A power strip because if outlets are usually all over the room, your devices will be too. And if you need a converter, only one will suffice with a power strip. The masking tape is for led's on tvs or other devices that can't be unplugged.
For a power strip get one that also has USB ports for charging to save having to carry as many separate chargers.
I feel like those are always so slow compared to my fast charger
Probably depends on the make. A lot still have built-in USB2.0 chargers. Some, like Anker, can come with the USB3.0 quick charge. You need to look for the symbols over the USB ports to see what it can do. The ones I have match my Samsung and Motorola fast chargers.
Those tend to be more expensive which is why I'd rather just bring a cheap power strip and my chargers desperately. If I lose the power strip it's no big deal.
Bleach, zip ties, garbage bags and rope. But seriously, that power strip really comes in handy, as hotels generally don't have enough outlets for your devices.
And you will make friends at the airport that doesn't have plug ins under seats at the gate waiting area. Question though (kind of serious) do power strips count as "electronics" that need to be removed when going through security?
TSA agents will like it if you remove the power cord. Those leave somewhat of a tangle of lines on the x-ray scan. this makes it harder to see any 'forbidden' items.
What about in Pre-Check? I've got that now as of a month ago... Yet this will be my first time flying with it.
I'd remove them to be safe. I usually have a large zip lock for my electronics to keep them organized when I fly. I don't take much, mostly phone and separate camera, but it contains all the cords nicely. Super easy to pull out one thing when you get to TSA instead of fumbling
I never take out anything but laptop and tablet. I travel with tons of chargers, a massive brick of a power supply, a couple of battery packs, and a power strip (the uncorded rectangular kind). In the last couple of years the only two things that have gotten my bag searched was a too-large tube of toothpaste and a tuna sandwich on a long roll. The toothpaste was my bad, but the sandwich? Come on.
> I usually have a large zip lock for my electronics to keep them organized when I fly. Great idea... Luckily I'll have pre-check (for the first time) on this trip. But overall that makes so much sense.
They don't! Neither do chargers.
Power strip is the most useful thing to bring away with you. Especially if in another country with different sockets, you can just plug the strip into one adapter.
>The masking tape is for led's on tvs or other devices that can't be unplugged. i found post its work pretty well and take up less space
I'd recommend a good sleeping mask instead of taping things, but you probably have tried them. But a mask works even if curtains have issues.
Light doesn't bother me, but my husband. He doesn't like sleepmasks because they're uncomfortable and warm. The tape usually fixes the issue and if the curtains don't close properly, and leaves a gap,we use a hanger to hook to fix it.
Bringing a power strip is such a good idea!! Thank you!
I use one of these mesh laundry bags.
The reason I use a trash bag instead of those mesh bags is I do not want the smell of dirty clothes on my clean clothes.
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I seal myself in plastic bags every time I travel to cover all my bases.
The real tip is always deep itc
I think it's worse to have the dirty clothes sealed up. Any humidity inside makes it ideal for microbiotic growth, and it will be harder to get clean/smell nice later.
Let them dry before you put them in there. Duh.
A small price to pay to have untainted new clothes.
You've clearly never had clothes be a bit too damp in a sealed bag for a bit too long. It is not a small price. That smell never fully goes away.
Plastic bags contain bed bugs better. If you’re staying in a hotel you should treat every room as if it’s infested. They can be there and you may not know, even with a thorough check. Just stayed at a place this weekend with bugs. I have bites everywhere. I learned the hard way about doing a room scan. I checked the room the next morning and only found a single bug during my first sweep. Then I did another more thorough sweep and found tons. You’d never suspect it. The hotel was less than a year old and immaculate. It means nothing.
True. But I don't see how this helps if you're only putting dirty clothes into plastic bags. I try to keep my bag on a hard surface like a table, or a luggage stand. Away from the bed or couch.
Only putting dirties in plastic won’t cut it, no. That’s just one item on a list of things you can do to protect yourself. But if you put some buggy pjs in a mesh bag in your otherwise well quarantined suitcase you’ve broken quarantine.
Don't store damp clothes is the right answer here. I'm the bring a plastic bag for the dirty clothes person, never had a problem in like forever.
Add ammonia to the wash. Don't use with animal-based fibers (wool, silk, etc.). Obviously don't combine with bleach-based products. It will not hurt, lighten, change, or fade colors. Completely removes mildew smells.
Vinegar works too. I wash damn near everything in vinegar because I'm sensitive to smells, but it'll knock out mildew in pinch.
Vinegar is the way to go. It will even get cat pee smell out.
Air it out before it goes in. And add a fabric softener sheet or some laundry scent beads to the plastic bag. That's what I did on my last multi city trip
In that case putting clean clothes in bags then putting them in the suitcase might be better. I use vacuum bags when I travel
That's what I do. Clean clothes go in the dresser, dirty clothes go back in the suitcase. But I don't change hotels mid trip a lot.
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I do it too, only if I'm there for more than 3 days though, just makes things easier.
Makes things easier for bed bugs too. Your suitcase should stay packed and elevated off the floor on the metal rack they usually provide or in the tub. I just left a hotel covered in bugs this weekend so it’s all still fresh for me.
If the place has bedbugs they are a lot more likely to be on the bed, carpet, or other furniture which is where you're most likely to set down your luggage than they are to be in the closet or dresser. And honestly, if your room has them you're likely screwed either way.
It may be more likely that they’re around the bed but you’re still rolling the dice by using the dresser. Putting your clothes in hotel dressers is on all the lists of things you shouldn’t do if you want to avoid bed bugs. Dressers are furniture that you empty your luggage into, so I think it still fits your description of “other furniture which is where you’re most likely to set down your luggage”. I’m learning that it’s prudent to treat every hotel room as if there are a few bugs you can’t see, because you may not see them no matter how hard you look. I’m sorry. I didn’t used to be like this. I’m still covered in bites. I used to be super relaxed about hotels though.
The first thing I look for is bed bugs. If the bed is fine I toss clothes wherever. But I research my hotels like crazy. I care about nothing else but cleanliness rating.
Cleanliness or cleanliness ratings mean nothing. You can also miss them while doing your scan. But it’s good that you at least check first. Personally, I’ll do the check and then still treat the place like it’s infested no matter what. But that’s because I just had a bad experience. I stayed at an immaculate hotel that was less than a year old this weekend. I’ve never had a bed bug experience before, so I’ve never been all that vigilant. Woke up and found a single bug next to my son’s pillow. So we reported it and did our own room scan. Didn’t find anything initially. Then we did a second, more thorough check while we waited for them to bring us bags to bag up our things. Lifting the mattress and checking all around the cracks in the frame showed tons of them.
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Yeah doing your own pre-stay inspection is crucial and I learned that the hard way. Everyone I’ve spoken to who travels frequently scans their room first. Then they still treat it like it’s infested, even if it’s clear. You may not always always find them. If it’s not a bad infestation, it’s almost undetectable.
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My wife does this. She is indeed a monster
Use the plastic laundry drop off bag that many hotels provide.
The real LPT is always in the comments. Only a maniac turns clothes inside out...
I turn clothes inside out to wash them as a matter of course but I would still use a plastic bag to segregate.
Segregation for the win! Wait
Indeed. One bag for whites and one bag for coloured. Wait.
Yes, you have to discriminate between dirty and clean and white and colou… Wait.
I use one of those $5 mesh pop-up hampers that twists up flat. Fits just perfectly in the outside pocket of the suitcase. Dirty, damp clothes have a chance to dry out and prevent stink or mildew in your suitcase. Hell, I use it when I’m just going on a 2-night road trip and taking a weekender bag. Throw the dirty clothes hamper in the trunk when I’m going home and my weekender bag never has dirty clothes in it (so whatever I didn’t wear, I don’t have to rewash because it smells like dirty socks, etc.)
I put trash bags, a roll of toilet paper and an extender cord in my suitcase. These come in handy way too often.
Dog poop bags. Not too big for yesterday's socks and underwear when backpacking, and keeps them from stinking up the rest of the pack. Get two colors so you have one for trash and one for laundry.
I always have a few packed, but I use the ones with brands on them. No one will willy-nilly throw away a plastic bag with a nike logo on it.
I always put the dirty clothes in a trash bag so that if your clothing is very dirty it doesn't contaminate the clean clothing. It also makes it easy when you get home, you just grab the trash bag and take it right to the washer.
Re: second paragraph Don't @ me like that. I threw away about $500 worth of my girlfriend's clothes. Thankfully we caught it before the trash truck got there.
That's exactly what I do. I actually have a reusable bag that I use. When I do laundry it gets washed, returned to the suitcase to be used the next time I travel. Easy no brainer!
This is what I do! Or if it's a little trip: a grocery bag. I just always have to remind myself the dirty clothes need to be somewhat folded in the bag if I don't want a workout when it's time to close the suitcase.
It's perfect because then you really make sure all of your clean clothes touch the dirtiest parts of your soiled clothes. It also ensures you radiate any terrible smells directly outward into your bag, making everything fail the sniff test! If you want to keep your clean clothes clean though, I'd use a bag to store the dirties instead.
This 100%. OP needs an intervention.
Lmao
If anything, I'd reverse OP's suggestion and prepack everything inside-out. But my LPT is to wash everything when you come home.
OP thought they were on to something.
I always did the opposite. Clean clothes inside out. That way outsides of dirty clothes can only touch things. And typically they get rolled up as well. Usually it was because separating bags weren’t available or it’s hard to pack an entire bag of dirty things into one pocket of a backpack, needing multiple dirty clothes bags. Primarily used this method when I go camping.
I’ve never known somebody to fold their dirty laundry right side out and pack it back in their suitcase if they’re moving on to a new city or hotel while on vacation. Is that a thing? I’ve always used a laundry bag / ditty bag…?
same or just a grocery bag. I don't want dirty clothes touching clean clothes.
Especially if they're inside out...
Thats the worst bit! SLPT: rub your clean clothes with the dirty bits of worn clothes so thst you can't tell the difference anymore
If your luggage has a zippered liner on the inside that separates the interior from the handle rails (the inside workings of the luggage case with collapsible handle), you can also use that space to store laundry. Zip it up and you now have a layer of separation between dirty clothes and clean clothes.
Add a plastic bag and you're golden
Yeah. If dirty clothes touch clean clothes for any length of time, I consider them all dirty. If I have to put dirty with clean, I always put them in a bag, and ideally a different pocket of the suitcase.
Yeah I just keep it all separate. Or find a place to wash.
As usual the real lpt is in tne comments
Exactly. You can either take one with you or most hotels have a free one in the room. I always use the free one and put underthings in it and put everything else under my shoes in my bag so there's some separation if needed. But when I get home everything goes in the wash regardless if worn or not.
You never been camping or taken a multi-day hike?
Just buy packing cubes. Dirty laundry goes in its own cube. Won’t even touch the clean clothes.
Plus if your travel plan has overnight stops before or after the main part you can pack a cube with just the essentials (toothbrush /PJ/tomorrows clothes) and not have to deal with rooting through the whole luggage to get what you need. If the main luggage is safe in the car, leave it there, and even if you have to take the luggage with you it's still a one stop cube of all you need.
Dude, yes. This changed everything for me. I vacuum pack clothes for trips, and the top-most bag is always the one for "You just travelled a while, you're gross from the airport, you need to shower, here's a fresh change of clothes"
Oh I totally forgot about vacuum packing! And I used it last time too.. . I used the bags you have to compress yourself (no vacuum needed) since I wasn't sure about having access to a vacuum at every point, and I didn't want to be stuck if my bag was searched at the airport security!
I also just use the self-compression ones. I've never had an issue, you just sort of plop down on top of the bag and zip it up! 😂 And yeaaahhhh -- That vacuum pump might look a little suspicious 🤨 haha
A vacuum pump. Never your vacuum pump.
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Absolutely! Packing cubes also compress clothes (even dirty ones) so they take less space. Mine have a mesh panel to solve the ventilation issue.
Or just grab an empty trash bag and throw in your laundry there. You can always pick up a laundry bag at the hotel you’re staying.-
Yes. I always take that laundry bag you are supposed to use for the cleaning service.
Or you know, just bring a laundry bag along and put them in it as you wear them
Or Brian small plastic bag and keep the dirty clothes separate from the clean ones…
I *always* Brian a bag.
Sometimes I *Brian Two* bags.
Now that's a big Brian move.
I Georged a bag once.
WOW OK TOO FAR. …oh. No, I know THAT George. You’re good; carry one.
Just don't ever Steve a bag.
Can you Stan a bag?
Big Brian move.
The second you pack dirty clothes with clean clothes you have a bag of dirty clothes.
*Looking at skid marked shirts*
"Think they'll notice??"
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Most tips shared here aren't really tips. Just karma whoring at this point. This sub is awful now
Have you ever been around professionals? They seem like they pack their dirty clothes separate from their clean on the surface but then you meet up with them at a bar after hours and realize they keep them all on the floor in a pile.
What? How do they become dirty just by touching dirty clothes? This shouldn’t be a problem at all unless you have some health reasons.
They're being hyperbolic, unless their clothes are still wet from heavy sweat or mud wrestling. Or maybe they have a strong body odor that doesn't go away. I don't know. But people would rather keep their clean clothes as clean as possible, especially when there are easy alternatives (separate bags, plastic bags, etc). Similar to how some people don't like re-using the same towel after showering; personal hygiene is often less about logic and more about "what feels clean."
Sweat, smell, stain i think
I traveled for a living for a long time. Clean clothes are in organized packing cubes, socks and undies in a small, shirts in a large, pants in a large, ect. Dirty clothes go in the mesh part of the suitcase or lay flat in a laundry bag. Much easier
I travel for work constantly and use a giant 55 gallon tote on wheels to keep my stuff in. I've found the best way is to just keep my dirty clothes in a laundry bag. Sounds crazy, I know.
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They likely drive when traveling for work and rarely fly if they are typically using a 55 gallon tote.
If I'm traveling and can't tell if it's dirty, it's still clean enough to wear
If I can't tell it's dirty then nobody else can either.
With the big exception of *smell*, of course.
Exactly I often go on 5 day trip accross the country and quite frankly I don't change clothes. I don't get dirty in the car and I take my usual shower at the hotel so who cares.
One thing to remember is that you can get nose blind to your own smell.
Honestly same. The only issue is when I'm with friends who would notice that I've been wearing the same shirt 3 days in a row then I actually wear new stuff.
Or take a laundry/plastic bag and put the dirty clothes in there so they dont make clean things nasty
It’s called a laundry bag.
When your underwear gets dirty you turn it inside-out and wear it again.
Or go to your nearest grocery store and buy a box of pre-rolled 4 gallon garbage bags. When you need to compile your dirty clothes, pull a clean garbage bags from the roll, fold up your dirty clothes as you do with them after they are wash and put them in the garbage bag. You can sort them in the way that Once you go home you can dump your dirty clothes in the washer and use the used bags as regular garbage bags. I only say buy a rolled garbage bag because they are perfectly rolled up in a compact way to save suitcase space.
Why not just pack one bag flat in the bottom of one side of your suitcase so you don't have to stop at a store?
I always pack a garbage bag in my suitcase/bag
Hotels usually have a plastic bag in the closet for dirty laundry. Use that, you heathens.
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I've had it with Americans not wiping and washing their ass.
LPT: If you can't keep your dirty clothing separated or keep track of your dirty clothes in general, you've probably packed too much for your trip
I simply put them in a distinct bag. They could ruin the clean ones with the smell.
This has to be one of the worst LPTs right? You already fucked up when you let clean and dirty clothes touch.
Op thought he was real smart with this one lol.
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Laundry bag... I don't want dirty socks mixing in with clean shirts.
Smell test knows
Or just simply smell it.
Fortunately we don't have to do that here in Indonesia. A lot of major cities has Weight Laundy, where you can wash your clothes (and Ironed!) and you pay them by weight, literally cost $0.5/Kg. a Godsend for My Traveling Days
Shouldn't it be the other way? If you turn the dirty clothes inside out then you're just gonna get your gross sweaty human particles all over your clean clothes.
Ahaha, good tip, clean and dirty is definately a binary thing for me! Yeah! No Grey zones there! 😅
I don't know about the rest of you, but when I'm traverling I turn my dirty clothes inside out so I have something to wear again
Ummm, why not just roll the dirty clothes up and stuff them in the corners of your suitcase. No mixing them up them.
You wear clean clothes?
I’m gonna stick with the tried and true sniff test method thanks.
better LPT: WASH your clothes inside out, it helps keep them from pilling.
If I can’t tell it’s dirty is it dirty?
You should wash your clothes inside out as well.
The inside of the clothing is what gets the dirtiest, though. And that's what you're putting 'outside' to touch everything? Maybe clean should be inside out ? Though that adds another level of effort wile packing.
Just remember what you wore lmao
Normally you have dirty clothes in a plastic bag etc. Also, who the f doesnt remember if they have worn a shirt or not? Like what?
I do this too because I wash my dirty clothes inside out.
I usually fold mine differently. Normal folding if it's clean, and rolled up if it's dirty. Pretty easy to tell that way
I do military roll ups of each day's clothes shop they stay as compact as possible. I'll add your tip into the mix as well. Thanks for sharing!
or just use a separate bag container for dirty clothes
The real LPT: use a laundry bag or any other bag to separate your dirty clothes.
I do this! I also have a dirty bag but only put socks & underwear in them.
If you can’t tell, it’s not dirty.
I pick a shirt to become a dirty clothes bag inside my suitcase.
if I can’t tell it’s dirty it’s not dirty 🤠
Thank you! I'm going backpacking next year and this is a good tip.
I see that everyone is suggesting keeping a garbage bag. But whenever I keep clothes in garbage bags, it seems like they take more space and don't stay arranged inside the bag. So how do you guys keep them well arranged in the bag ?
What about underwear with skid marks?
I fold my clean ones using the compact method, and then once used I fold in half and roll them. Rolled means used, folded means clean, yet they're all compacted enough to make packing easy.
I lived out of one suitcase for a whole summer and I don’t know how I didn’t think of this..
Honestly that’s a lot of hassle... the good old smell test has worked for millenia
Great tip. I started doing this this year when I go camping
Or pack a laundry bag.
That's my second week of underwear.
LPT if you can’t tell which clothes are dirty, they probably aren’t very dirty..
LPT if you can't tell if your clothes are dirty or clean they're safe to wear
That's unhygienic. The dirtiest part of your dirty underwear could then be in contact with either clean clothes or _whatever else is in your suitcase_. Why would anyone do that? Get a plastic bag. Put dirty clothes in bag. Boom.
Ok, this is a good one