# What is your luggage packing style? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 15, 2024, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-luggage-packing-style/1000303 "2024-04-15T03:45:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 30
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-luggage-packing-style/1000303/30 "2024-06-07T17:42:26Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > I pack according to a Reader’s Digest article I once read: Bring as much **unwanted** clothing as possible. Then discard it as the trip goes on, such that your luggage gets lighter and lighter and you have more and more space for other things. > [@Apodder](#): > > Idk…seems wasteful if the items get thrown out instead of donated. Plus, if they’re unwanted and I’m not wearing them at home, I sure don’t want to wear them on vacay… A), you can generally find a place at many urban destinations to donate clothing. B), lots of us have clothing that we don’t hate but are ready to be done with, for one reason or another. For instance, I generally pack my raggediest old underpants when travelling (sorry Mom!). They make it through one final wearing on the trip, and then get thrown in the trash, which is probably less resource-intensive than washing and re-transporting them anyway. Bonus, if the loss of those raggedy garments has depleted my usable underwear supply too much, I can get some nice foreign undies as a souvenir of my trip! (No I do not show them off to guests, very funny.) The One Super Useful Weird Tip for long-stay travel packing, though, is: Thrift stores at your destination. I left for a six-months overseas trip last year with one modest half-filled suitcase containing a few key garments and the abovementioned ratty underwear. And for less than US$100, I obtained a lavish temporary wardrobe (including shoes) that I then cleaned and re-donated before returning home. Think of it as just a rental fee for having all the clothes you need without either the hassle of massive packing, or the environmental costs of transporting massive amounts of luggage. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-luggage-packing-style/1000303)._