Help me pack ten days in ryan air under Seat

I don't buy new knickers only to chuck after one wear... But this reminds me that I do sometimes deliberately pack old knickers that were earmarked for the bin, wear those and then throw them away. Because I was going to throw them away anyway so may as well get one last wear out of them.

This! Why add so much stress to what’s meant to be a break away? When I go away, I want to wear my nice clothes and feel good, not be miserably re-wearing a top I’ve spilt coffee on or washing my knickers in the sink every night.

You can have s duty free bag as well

There is no way this lot is fitting in an underseat/ overhead bag.

Is thrifty and light packing the new MN chicken?

I've just done 5 days with a small bag , didn't bother packing toiletries just one lipstick . Had my eyelashes dyed before I went away. I bought one sun cream at the airport which I made sure to use up. I used hotel toiletries and hotel beach towel .

Wear one outfit, pack for 3 other days, wash tops and underwear twice instead of just the once. I cannot bring myself to care about trying to wear different outfits on different days. Who's counting? Just rewear.

It sounds like you are going somewhere hot. If you favour long dresses, maybe travel in one, packing a light pair of trousers and a pair of shorts. The default is to travel in jeans but all too often I find I only wear them on the plane, so better not to bring them at all. I also always overpack socks - if you're going to live in sandals most of the week, you don't need many socks.

My daughter is a supreme light packer, so many of her hot weather clothes are little dresses and vest tops that fold up to nothing at all. Oh to be 18.

I don't see the point of buying toiletries out there either, but hand washing is no big deal and only takes what, 10 mins max? It seems so much easier to me than lugging 10 days worth of clothes around. It's different if you are travelling with kids and having to find multiple clean outfits every day, but for one person washing a top, vest top, pair of knickers and a bra is trivial.

The ryanair bag really is tiny though. As PP said, think of it as a very short holiday on repeat.

That bag is 40x25 x20, whereas you are allowed 40x30x20.

It’s not difficult if you’re careful which bag. I’ve seen some chunky looking bags on eBay recently which claim to be Ryanair approved. Also this one https://eu.eastpak.com/en-gb/products/cabin-pak-r-ek0a5bkd5v8

Do you have to sell it to yourself on Vinted first to do that?

I'll chuck in the vinted hack. Post a pile of stuff to a locker at your destination for a few quid, then post it back to yourself at the end.

This. Pay for a bag rather than not wearing things that bring you joy

This.

I find one of the bonuses of being on holiday is no cooking, cleaning or laundry. Why on earth does anyone want to be hand washing clothes in a sink? I also don’t get the whole rewearing dresses/skirts/shorts multiple times. If you don’t normally handwash or wear the same handful of clothes all week at home, why do it on holiday??

I did 5 days in Malaga with Wizzair, hand luggage only and it was stressful. I wouldn't do it again. It was Jan/Feb so had to take more than we would have done had it been summer.

They were very very strict at the gate about checking and putting the bag in the measure thing. I don't think my bag would have got through it ... although it was the right dimensions originally, it had bulked out too much.

We were lucky though .. they pulled over the woman in front of me so they were concentrating on her whilst I skimmed past. On our return the guy on the speedy boarding couldn't give a toss about bags ... the lady on our queue was super strict but then the speedy boarding ended and we skirted over to him. Result. But not worth the stress IMO.

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We do this regularly as Ryanair can bore off with their ridiculous charges. I use those vacuum packing cubes which are brilliant if you are just going to one destination.

You don't need as many shoes as you think.

I buy all bulky toiletries (shampoo/shower stuff/sun cream etc) either airside in departures or in local supermarkets when I get there. I wear anything bulky I want to take with me such as denim jackets/chunky sandals/hats etc to save space.

Check to see what is at your accommodation such as hairdryers etc. We have 'approved' sized backpacks from Amazon and they have straps on to compress it once you've zipped it up - they are actually surprisingly spacious and I honestly don't struggle for a hot weather trip now.

Absolutely this

Plan to buy as many items as possible at destination - toiletries obviously, swimwear/beach wear perhaps, sandals or flip-flops maybe, etc etc...

Do you then leave them all behind to go home?

Buy toiletries when you get there. Take a kindle. Use a dress for the evening then wear it next day during the day. One pair of sturdy flip flops and pack a light pair. Use a compression packing cube.

On the plane wear a cardigan and a wrap ( and a jacket if you want one) Wear a pair of light linen trousers under a dress. You can have a tiny cross body bag for passport, phone and headphones as long as you keep it on you.

But I'd probably just pay for an extra piece of hand luggage.

Stay in a naturist resort then you only need flip flops a towel and sunscreen.

Get one of those bags with a vacuum section.

Isn’t it amazing how cheap flights have completely messed up our common sense? We’ve become besotted with saving a bit of money, giving money to a very anti-customer Irish owner, and making decisions that we would never have done 40 years ago when flying was simple - you took a hold bag! The joy of retro flying!

That you don't choose to pay for extra luggage doesn't mean you can't afford it. Could mean you prefer to spend money on something else. I nearly always travel with an underseat bag but I wouldn't say there's no point in paying for extra luggage if you want to.

Hope they are clean on the way home after a week of sink rinsing. A wee guffy nap!

And an eye mask I guess! Saving 50p and getting a decent nap.