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Roll Clothes When Packing

When packing shirts or blouses (or even shorts and slacks), in your suitcase, instead of folding them flat try rolling them up. They will not wrinkle nearly as much, and you will actually be able to fit more clothes in your suitcase.

By Linn from Canada

Related: Packing a Suitcase

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04/13/2011

Ya man, works really well, been doing it for years. Ex nam wife, was married like 3 decades.

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04/03/2011

Yeppers, the Marines taught my son the same thing. Worked much better too, since his "suitcase" was a duffel.

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03/31/2011

Not only does it work for clothes for traveling, but for your towels and dishtowels in drawers or on shelves. You actually can put more in. I compared...

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03/31/2011

Thanks for you post. It does work. Hope others like this idea too.

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03/30/2011

My dad, a navy vet, used to tell us the same thing! I grew up hearing that very tip! It's also much easier to get your clothes out of the suit case, and you're able to get more into the case as well!

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