A well-packed suitcase is important when travelling.

 

After all, you want to fit as much as possible into the suitcase without crumpling the contents.

 

There are several ways to pack a suitcase correctly, find out which one suits you best.

Think about what type of clothing is needed for the trip. A hiking holiday in the mountains obviously requires different clothing than a beach holiday on the Mediterranean. How long will you be travelling for and are there washing facilities at your destination? What kind of weather can you expect? Will you need clothes for going out or is it more of a camping holiday?

Cosmetics should be as small as possible. You don't need a litre bottle of shampoo for a fortnight. Pour all cosmetics into small, sealable containers and don't forget to label them.

Make a list of what you definitely need to take with you and what you would also like to pack. Cross out things that you probably won't need. Remember, if you haven't packed something and you need it at your destination, it's quite likely that you'll be able to buy it there. Is the list finalised and revised? Then you can start packing now.

The roll method

Place each piece on the floor in front of you. Fold the larger pieces in half.
Now you can roll all the pieces of clothing tightly together one after the other until you have a cylinder-like object that you can place in the suitcase. Imagine that you are playing suitcase tetris and have to fill the gaps with the pieces according to size.
Heavier items of clothing such as jackets and trousers should go in the suitcase first.
Underwear and socks can also be rolled up and tucked into shoes or other empty spaces.
You can lay more delicate items such as blazers or suits flat on top of the rest of your clothes or take them with you separately in a garment bag.
To prevent shoes or bras from being crushed, fill them with smaller items such as socks.
You can put the bag with the cosmetics in a cavity between the rolled cylinders, preferably in the centre of the case, so that they are protected.

The stacking method

Start with the shirts. Lay the unfolded pieces on top of each other, the most easily creased ones first.
Fold the sleeves all at once into the centre of the shirts.
Now fold the bottom ends towards the centre all at once. The result should be a rectangle that fits into the case first.
Clothes can now be placed on the shirt rectangle. Let the bottom ends of the dresses hang out of the suitcase.
Fold the skirts and trousers lengthways individually.
Now stack the folded skirts and trousers on top of each other.
Now take the whole pile of trousers/skirts and fold them lengthways. Now place this rectangle on top of the shirts or dresses in the suitcase.
Now fold the overhanging ends of the dress on top.
Shoes that have been stuffed with socks and the like can now be put in the gaps.
Insert cosmetic products into the gaps in the same way.

The daily method

Prepare your outfit for each day of the trip.
Pack each outfit in a separate bag; the roll method works well here.
Pack each bag individually in the suitcase and fill the bag with cosmetics and the shoes in a gap at the end.

Tips:

To protect each pair of shoes, put them in a plastic bag and of course fill it with smaller items beforehand. (Optimum utilisation of space)
Some people misinterpret the new security rules for air travel and think that you can no longer take any liquids on board at all. In fact, you can put your liquids in your suitcase as normal, the rules only apply to hand luggage. Even under the new regulation, you can pack a certain number of liquids (cosmetics) in your hand luggage to prevent anything from leaking in your suitcase. It is only important that the individual containers contain a maximum of 100 ml and that there are only a total of 10 per person. These must be presented separately in a transparent plastic bag.